The King had already chosen a side. The Baal prophets weren’t going to convert, but Elijah was counting on God to show up in the presence of the people - so they would know who was “indeed God.”

They got a bull and they built an altar, and set ev

Churches in our time have caused others to suffer abuse, to turn to idols of power and prosperity, and terrorized consciences of those who are judged unworthy of God’s grace. There are deep divisions among denominations, not to mention divisions in Ame

It was God who chose to make a great nation out of Abraham. It was God who moved Moses to lead the people out of Egypt. It was the God who chose David to be King. The story of David in scripture is the continuation of the story of God’s action in the wo

Texts: Ruth 1:1-17; Mark 3:31-35 Subject: Ruth Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost; Oct. 13, 2019, Reformation Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV Pastor Matthew Metevelis

In Deuteronomy, Moses gives a series of messages to the people before they are to enter into the promised land. We hear Moses repeat the law handed down from God - the ten words - the decalogue - the ten commandments. Like the sheet music to a song they�

We are struggling, wrestling with change - We have all had sleepless nights. Our culture is filled with anxiety. I choose to think it’s because we’re growing, and growing up is hard, and painful too.

But we are not without hope.

I’ve been sayi

Texts: Gen. 18:1-15; 21:1-7; Mark 10:27 Subject: Isaac Born to Sarah Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost; Sept. 15, 2019, Reformation Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV Pastor

Texts: Deut. 15:1; Luke 15:11-32 Subject: Sabbath Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost; September 1, 2019, Reformation Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV Pastor Matt Metevelis

The heavens and the earth and all God’s creations were finished. Not perfect. But finished.

So God rests.

That day, the seventh day, God rests. And God makes that day holy. The heavens and the earth and the sky, and land, stars, plants, fish, bi

God commanded rest. Moses reminds the people of the need for rest, according to God’s command, but also for the sake of the community. In this new land they are going into, things are going to be different. It's not like in Egypt where they had to work