This week, guest preacher Rev. Bee Vang from Amazing Grace Ministry in Fridley, MN, spoke about Jesus' commissioning of the disciples to bear witness and how that translates to our lives. 

For Palm Sunday, we focused on Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. While many lauded him king, others asked, “Who is this?” In his sermon, Pr. John says Jesus is indeed king, but not in the ways many expected.

This week, Pr. John explores the parable of the sheep and the goats and asks if, in the final judgment, it really comes down to how much we fed the hungry, clothed the naked, and visited the prisoners. How does this fit with the Lutheran belief that we are saved by faith and not works?

Pastor John delivers a "state of the congregation" which points out that while it feels like the Christian Church is in the wilderness right now, there are opportunities that we need to be open to in order to grow and serve our community.

This week, guest preacher Pr. Rollie Martinson explores Jesus’ parable about the wedding banquet and how the host responds to the guests, and wonders what happens if you plan a wedding banquet and no one bothers to come?

In his sermon this week, Pr. John asks us to consider why we may think we're more deserving of things than anyone else, especially when it comes to God's generosity to his children. 

This week, Pastor John reminds us that forgiveness is not a free pass, but has a cost and we need to practice giving it as well. 

Pastor John tells us this week that the story of the transfiguration teaches us that the world is sacramental, alive with the presence and gifts of god. And that we should use our faith practices to listen and look for God's presence among us through Christ. 

This week, our Director of Faith Formation, Nick Ralston talks about the miracle of food--both when Jesus and his disciples fed over 5,000 people, and the miracle that is the work of people try to eliminate hunger.