Christmas Eve message.

On this last Sunday of advent, we’ll meditate on Psalm 98. This memorable song of joy and inspiration for “Joy the World,” a song about Christ’s sovereign rule and expectation of future judgment. At this time of the year where we are reminded...

Continuing our “Advent in the Psalms” series with a sermon from Psalm 121, “A Song of Help.” Martin Luther called it a “Psalm of Comfort” for times when it seemed like God were sleeping… and we can resonate with that assessment of the...

The idea of peace is everywhere at Christmas; decorations and carols speak to the peace that the angels announced at the birth of Jesus. In this second week of advent (Peace) we’ll look at Psalm 85, which is about the establishment of God’s...

What better place to grasp the gravity of the brokenness of the world along with the hopefulness that God is the one who alone delivers and rescues us from sin, death, and even ourselves than the Psalms? This Sunday we turn to Psalm 130 where the...

This week as we conclude our series through the Gospel of Mathew, the final Word of the book is that the tomb is empty and that reality changes everything for us in Christ’s church. The empty tomb means that there we are a people formed by the...

Love is talked about everywhere in our culture today, whether it’s in movies, TV shows, books, etc. However, despite love being talked often, it isn't usually talked about accurately. Our thoughts of love are often very self-focused. This week’s...

As come to the cross and crucifixion, we’ll see how Matthew focuses so much of this event on how Jesus is mocked; as King of the Jews, destroyer of the Temple, and the Son of God. And yet, ironically and gloriously, in every insult, Jesus’...

In this Sunday’s passages, Jesus is put on trial. The righteous judge of all creation not only will undergo the judgment for sin that we deserve, but he allows himself to be judged by sinners. Jesus stands before the high priest, Pontius Pilate...

In this week’s passages, Jesus is betrayed by Judas, denied by Peter, and abandoned by everybody else. What makes this story so powerful aren’t just the themes of righteousness and wickedness, betrayal and courage, or despair and mercy. It that...