We’re not naturally wired for humble service; we usually either refuse to serve, or serve in a way that feeds our pride. But when we take the Gospel to heart, we find the power to serve because Christ first loved us. You can hear more about this gospel, the fulfillment of God’s covenant, in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Mark 10 and Jeremiah 31.

Nearly everybody knows John 3:16 is an important, well-known verse of the Bible. But why is it so important? And why is Jesus talking about snakes right before He says it? In this sermon based on John 3 and Numbers 21, Pastor Jedidiah Maschke answers these questions and more!

It’s pretty common to think of the 10 commandments as a checklist for how to live a better life, but the Bible makes it clear that God’s standards are much higher. So what can we do when we’re not meeting the mark? Find out in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke on Exodus 20.

The more we live life, the more we realize we can’t do it all. In fact, as we grow older, we find ourselves facing suffering more and more. What value does suffering have in our lives? St. Paul points out how suffering ultimately leads us to the hope that we have. Find out more in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Romans 5:1-11.

We’ve all felt pressure in our lives at various times. And while we don’t always remember it, Jesus did too. What can we learn about dealing with pressure from Jesus? Find out in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Mark 1:9-15.

We often think of transfiguration as the event where Jesus shines, but there’s something more important going on. In this sermon for Transfiguration Sunday, Pastor Emeritus Jim Mueller reminds us that transfiguration is not about how you look, but how you live, and accepting the Lord’s forgiveness will always change your life.

If you’re looking for a sermon on how to win friends and influence people, this is not the sermon for you. However, if you’re looking to find joy and peace in spite of the fact that you can’t make everyone happy, we can find that in Jesus. Listen to this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Mark 1:29-39 for details.

Mark’s gospel gets to the good stuff right away, with Jesus performing miracles right away in the first chapter. But people miss the most important point when they see Jesus: His power comes from the authority given to Him by His Father, and the identity Jesus finds there. What does this mean for us? Find out in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Mark 1:21-28.

St. Paul’s conversion experience on the road to Damascus is a powerful testimony to God’s power to change lives, but very few of us have a story like that. If we haven’t experienced God’s power in the same way, does that place doubt on our salvation? Or is there something more important going on? Listen to this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Acts 9:1-22 to find out more.

In John 1:43-51, we see that Nathanael wasn’t ready to take Philip’s word that Jesus really was the Savior. Like many of us, he wasn’t ready to blindly accept someone else’s word. But Jesus doesn’t respond in the way we might expect. Listen to this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke to find out how God accepts and uses doubt in people like us, and what that means for our faith and our lives.