Today is the first Sunday in Lent, and we’re looking at Luke’s account of Jesus being tempted in the wilderness, the paradoxes of faith, and the good news that Jesus chooses to deny the temptations of earthly glory and empty
Ash Wednesday 2022: A Good Shepherd Who Provides
For our ecumenical midweek Lenten series this year in Greene, we are using the series “Shepherd Me, O God” from Luther Seminary’s Rolf Jacobson and Church Anew. For Ash Wednesday, the first week of this series, I’ve chosen the texts Ezekiel
Sermon for March 21, 2021 – Dependent on God
Over and over again, humanity has fallen short, failing to live up to our covenants with God. So, God has made a new covenant in Jesus Christ, one that depends on God’s forgiveness, not our efforts. We depend on God
March 17, 2021 – Midweek Lent Worship: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
This year for our ecumenical midweek Lenten worship series, we are focusing on the Lord’s Prayer, looking at one or two lines per week, influenced by the devotional book The Lord’s Prayer for Lent, by Vern Gundermann (available for Kindle on
March 14, 2021 Sermon: Motivated by Love
What difference does it make to believe in a God who is motivated by love? That’s the question for this sermon on March 14, 2021, the 4th Sunday in Lent. Today’s message is on God’s gift of grace and love