The Joy of Repentance
What is the first feeling that comes to mind when you hear the word “repentance”? Pain? Sorrow? Grief? What about joy?
Prince of Peace
/in sermons /by Pastor SchlichtTonight we focus on the climactic fourth name given to the coming Messiah from Isaiah’s familiar words in chapter 9. The promised child, the Son which is given, will be called the “Prince of Peace.”
Peace Requires Preparation
/in sermons /by Pastor BergIt was the best of times it was the worst of times…not a tale of two cities, but a tale of two students.
A Comforting Name: Immanuel
/in sermons /by Pastor BergStanding at the edge of the Upper Pool, a rock-hewn aqueduct, near the Gihon Spring, we find King Ahaz of Judah, deathly afraid.
A Posture of Hope
/in sermons /by Pastor SchlichtParadoxically, despite the daily distractions and disasters we face, with our Savior on the way we can all assume a posture of hope. Sermon based on Luke 21:25-36.
What Kind of King is Christ?
/in sermons /by Pastor BergOnce upon a time, there were two men who had a meeting. One didn’t really want to be there, the other wouldn’t have missed this meeting for the world.
Awaiting Eternal Gratification
/in sermons /by Pastor Schlichthe Marshmallow Test was a psychology experiment from the late 1960s designed by a guy named Walter Mischel. The idea is you place one marshmallow in front of a young child and say, “You can eat it right away or if you don’t eat…
Eagerly Awaiting
/in sermons /by Pastor BergIt happens every year, at least for me. At some point during the season of Lent, I really feel the guilt and the sadness that my sins have brought to me. Maybe you do to? If you do, that’s good and healthy.
Reformation at the Potter’s House
/in sermons /by Pastor SchlichtIn the region Topheth by the valley of Ben Hinnom, there was something called the potsherd Gate, a place where earthen vessels were discarded. The desert ground was littered with broken clay, a graveyard of sorts for all kinds of pottery…
He is Calling You!
/in sermons /by Pastor BergFor most of us, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to be totally blind, isn’t it? Children often play games where they pretend to be blind: pin the tail on the donkey, swinging at a pinata, and “Marco Polo” just to name a few.
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