This year, we’re doing midweek Lenten worship services in collaboration with all five of the Lighthouse Youth Ministry sponsoring congregations, and tonight, it’s Christ the King’s turn to host and thus, my turn to preach. Tonight’s topic is “Community with
Today’s Scripture readings include some of the clearest presentations of Gospel (good news) in all of Scripture. Ephesians 2:8 declares that our salvation comes to us by grace through faith, as a gift from God, not the result of any
As we continue in the season of Lent, this week and next week, we’re exploring the distinction between Law and Gospel, two ways God speaks to us in the Scriptures. Today, we hear the 10 Commandments, a clear example of
During this season of Lent, a common thread running through our Sunday Scripture readings is the idea of “covenant.” I was at the Quake youth conference for the first Sunday of Lent, but last week, our congregations heard Pastor Jon
Thanks to one of my favorite calendar coincidences, Ash Wednesday this year falls on Valentine’s Day! (Although sadly, unlike when we last had Valentine’s Ash Wednesday in 2018, this year is a leap year so we don’t also get the