When Simon the Pharisee invites Jesus to have dinner at his home, he gets an unexpected guest: a woman of the city, a “sinner,” who cries tears over Jesus’ feet and washes them with her hair. How will people respond? What does this mean for the way we come to Jesus with our sin? Find out in this message from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on Luke 7:36-8:3.

Two stories of resurrection. One big difference. That difference shows us just how powerful our God is, and that power He gives to us can change our lives. Find out more in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke based on 1 Kings 17 and Luke 7:11-17.

What do people hear from your house? What do people hear coming from our Lord’s house? As Solomon dedicated the house of the Lord, the temple named attributed to him in the Old Testament, he prays for foreigners to be able to hear the Gospel and know the Lord from what happens at that place. While that temple did not last, God sanctifies all the places where His people meet and call on His name, so that the world may know His salvation.

People often ignore God in one of two ways: they focus on the things about Him they can’t understand, or they focus on the things about Him that they do understand, to the exclusion of learning something new about Who God really is. In this story from John 8:48-59, Jesus speaks to people who fall into each of these traps. How can we avoid making the same mistakes? Find out in this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke!

On Pentecost, we pray, “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love.” It’s important to remember that the Holy Spirit first came into our hearts through His Word, sealed that promise at our baptism, and He still works in us every day so we can love one another. How do we do that? Listen to this sermon from Pastor Jedidiah Maschke to find out.

When Jesus ascends into heaven, His disciples walk away from the experience rejoicing! This is not a normal “goodbye.” What do they know that we do not? That is what Pastor Jedidiah Maschke explores in this sermon, based on Luke 24:50-53.

What do you do when God does not answer your prayers? Jesus tells us, “Ask and you will receive, that your joy may be full,” but who of us is really, always, completely full of joy? What is our problem? In this sermon, based on John 16:23-33, Pastor Jedidiah Maschke looks at the problem with our prayers and leads us to Jesus’ answer, that our joy may be full.

“No one will take your joy from you.” When Jesus speaks those words to His disciples, they seem like an awesome promise. Unfortunately, the world we live in is filled with all sorts of things that take away our joy. So what does Jesus mean? And how can we live in that promise? That’s what Pastor Jedidiah Maschke talks about in this sermon based on Jesus’ words in John 16:16-22.

One day, when Jesus is teaching in the temple, the people there ask Him to tell them whether or not He is the messiah. Jesus answers them by saying that they would understand if they are part of His flock, and He makes them a promise that they would never forget. Pastor Jedidiah Maschke talks about this assurance in Sunday's sermon, based on John 10:22-30.

In the weeks after Easter, we often lose the glow of the holiday and settle back into our normal lives. That’s something even happened to Jesus’ disciples. In this sermon on John 21, guest Pastor Richard Brewer talks about how to keep and maintain the hope that Easter brings for our lives