Luke 23:50-56 Chris Tweitmann God is dead. Eons before Nietzche declared it to be so, God died. But Nietzche got it wrong when he claimed we killed God. For yesterday, on the Friday we call Good, Jesus offered his life for ours. We did not execute him as much as Jesus lovingly gave up his […]

John 18 & 19 Chris Tweitmann Right out of the gate, the very first question that Pilate asks Jesus is this: “Are you the king of the Jews?” (John 18:33) Decades ago, a few wise men who were following a star asked a similar question of a would-be monarch named Herod, “Where is the one […]

Luke 22:14-30 Chris Tweitmann Taken together, all four of the Gospel accounts offer us the complete picture of the room where it happened – where Jesus reframes the celebration of an old, treasured, foundational story into a new covenant, a blessed sacrament, a holy table to which generation after generation of Christians have returned to […]

Luke 19:28-42 Chris Tweitmann To start the new year, we began a sermon series on the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel. We reached a significant turning point in that book at the start of the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. It was the moment when the people of Israel demanded that God provide […]

1 Sam 15:1-3, 7-23 Drew Williams Have you ever had someone disobey you? Have you ever had someone not do what you asked them to do even after they agreed? Then this sermon is for you. For the last few weeks, we’ve been watching the decline of Saul’s tenure as king over Israel. It started […]

1 Samuel 14 Chris Tweitmann   Have you ever said something that you wished you could take back? Something rash, something in haste, and not fully thought through. Have you ever made a promise or vow to do something that was ill-advised? Something you immediately knew you’d regret having to deliver? Something that ended up […]

1 Samuel 13:1-14 Chris Tweitmann I’m a child of the 80’s. One of the classic rock anthems of my generation declares this truth: “The waiting is the hardest part.” Waiting is difficult, isn’t it? In life, it feels like we’re always waiting on something or someone. Waiting for a green light. Waiting for loan or […]

1 Samuel 12:1-25 Drew Williams This past year, I’ve picked up a few new skills and hobbies. Some of them were fads, and some were just things that I’ve had an interest in before, but had never tried. Some turned out pretty well, and others… not so much. For instance, I learned how to bake […]

Someone once said, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t’ stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Can we relate? Do you ever get lost in the everyday of life? We can become so focused on all the tasks, all the things on our to-do list, that sometimes can miss […]

Only three days ago on February 14th, we celebrated the joys and blessings of our love for each other. Today begins our journey to remember, in the aftermath of flowers, chocolates and other sweet demonstrations of affection, to remember and not to forget or overlook our most important valentine of all. This valentine is no ordinary […]