Transitioning from the season of Epiphany to Lent, this week we hear the story of Jesus’ transfiguration. In this mountaintop moment, the disciples glimpse Jesus’ true glory, a vision which will shape how the disciples will understand the events to
Today’s message is a little different than normal. Rather than sharing a full sermon on a few verses of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, I offered a brief introduction, then the full text of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount from
On this annual meeting Sunday, we hear Paul make a passionate plea for the church to be united in Christ, knit together in the same mind and the same purpose. Yes, church annual meetings are bureaucratic procedures, but on another
As both Christ the King and Living Hope prepare to hold annual congregational meetings next Sunday, today’s reading from Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth offers encouragement and a powerful reminder that we’re not doing this on our
For us as Christians, baptism is a means of grace, a gift from God offering forgiveness of sin and a welcome into God’s family. But if baptism is for forgiveness, why does Jesus need it? Today’s sermon for Baptism of