So you want to be a disciple... Sounds simple until Jesus starts describing what that really means. In Luke 17:1–10, Jesus challenges his followers to forgive endlessly, serve humbly, and trust fully. This week we'll explore what discipleship looks like and how God invites forgiven sinners to be humble servants in his kingdom.

Vicar Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith at October 5, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz

Everyone wants to make the most of their money. In Luke 16, however, Jesus turns our ideas of wealth and security upside down. He warns against clinging to riches that fade and calls us to use earthly treasures in service to God’s eternal kingdom. This week’s sermon invites us to trade futility for utility as we invest in what lasts forever.

Vicar Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith at September 21, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz

The found are left; the lost are found. In Luke 15, Jesus tells the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin, showing us the heart of a God who seeks the straying and rejoices over their return. This week we’ll explore the scandal of grace: why God’s mercy runs after the lost, why the found are called to wait, and how Christ restores broken sinners to his family.

Pastor Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith on September 14, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field'‘ by David Hilowitz

Carrying a cross is never easy. Jesus makes it clear that following him means counting the cost and putting him above everything else. In his letter to Philemon, Paul shows what that love looks like in real life: courage to forgive, compassion to restore, and confidence to act as Christ has acted for us.

Pastor Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith at September 7, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz

Everyone wants the best seat at the table—but in Luke 14, Jesus turns our ideas of honor and status upside down. He warns against pride that seeks recognition and calls us to humility that trusts the Host to lift us up. Even more, he shows us that our place at God’s banquet isn’t earned but graciously given. This week’s sermon invites us to trade self-promotion for Christ’s invitation.

Vicar Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith at August 31, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz

Just because "everyone says" something doesn't make it true. People have all kinds of ideas about who gets to go to heaven or how they might get there. Jesus says, however, that the door to heaven is narrow, and few will be able to enter it. Jesus himself is the only way in.

Pastor Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith at August 24, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz

Why does God choose to place his light in us, his fragile clay jars?

Vicar Schroeder’s sermon preached on August 17, 2025.

It’s easy to move through life on a “turn by turn” basis— we focus on the little details instead of the bigger picture of where we’re going or what we’re doing. What if we get so caught up in the details that we forget that God is working out the big picture in his way and his time? We can trust him to lead us and to work all things in a way more beautiful than we ever could.

Pastor Schroeder’s sermon preached at Faith at August 10, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz

What if the joy you’re chasing today vanishes when God calls you home? Focusing on Jesus’ Parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13–21, we confront the subtle grip of greed that tempts us to anchor our true joy in possessions rather than God’s eternal love. Jesus’ teaching challenges us to pause and ask… When God calls us home to Him, whose will our joy be? And even further…Whose is our joy today?

Is it difficult for you to ask for help? If it is, you’re not alone. As we get older, we want to figure out our problems on our own, making it increasingly uncomfortable for us to reach out in times of need. But when it comes to prayer, God wants us to cry out to Him. What an incredible privilege it is to be able to humbly and confidently approach our Father in heaven with all our problems. As we cry out to Him, our eyes are refocused on Him, the only One who can truly answer our prayers.

Vicar Behm’s sermon preached at Faith on July 27, 2025.

Intro/Outro Music: “Depth of Field” by David Hilowitz