The most potent spiritual weapon we have in culture is not to point out how desperately others need Christ but how much we need Christ.

Jesus requires total allegiance in this world. Our reaction to Jesus will be the basis of judgment in heaven. As a follower of Jesus Christ, we (the church) are the light that drives away the darkness in this broken world.  

Before sending them off, Jesus tells his disciples twice to not be afraid, which makes us wonder: what did they have to fear in the first place?

In today's passage, the Lord Jesus shows us that it is his will to share the responsibility of the spreading the Good News of his Kingdom with the world. In his recruitment strategy, he turns conventional wisdom on its head by choosing a most unlikely group to lead his mission.

We cannot be Jesus’ disciples in our own power. Yet the call is not to do nothing: we can desire to follow him. We can surrender our lives again and again to him. And even if that surrender feels partial and incomplete, God can do powerful things with those whose lives are yet still growing.

God made a promise to Abraham in Genesis. In this sermon, the Rev. Dr. Doug Richnow explores how it is sometimes hard for us to believe the promises from God.

Jesus was interested in every person he encountered. He didn't wait for them to get it together first.

Trinity Sunday is an opportunity for the Church to celebrate her unique understanding of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Our Gospel passage gives to the Church her mandate: " to make disciples of all nations". The sermon therefore is a challenge to all who believe in Jesus Christ to obey this Mandate.

The Holy Spirit is not just about new conversions and baptisms. It is about transforming the lives of those perhaps already committed but still not walking in the fullness of the power of God already given.