Give to the emperor what is the emperor’s, and give to God what is God’s—and what is not God’s? Being made in God’s image has implications for how we use the gifts God has trusted to us (stewardship), how we
Vineyard Mercy | October 15, 2024 Sermon
This Sunday’s sermon is an update to my 2020 sermon on this text, Vineyard Vengeance, for which I found helpful Michael Renninger’s sermon here and David Lose’s reflection here. This sermon looks at connections between a fascinating parable from Jesus
Practicing Faith: Proclaim the Good News of God in Christ through Word and Deed | September 24, 2023
In this third week of our series Practicing Faith we’re exploring our call to “Proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed.” Here are the first and second weeks of this series. Today’s Scripture readings are
Practicing Faith: Hear the Word of God and Share in the Lord’s Supper | September 17, 2023
This is week two of our five-part sermon series “Practicing Faith” exploring the five promises of baptism. Today, we’re looking at what it means to “Hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper.” Our Scripture readings for
Practicing Faith: Live Among God’s Faithful People | September 10, 2023 Sermon
This week, we begin a new five-week series of sermons exploring the five promises of baptism, which I’m calling “Practicing Faith.” Today, we’re looking at what it means to “Live among God’s faithful people.” Following the service, we are assembling