Today, we read from 1 Corinthians 13 (the “love chapter”) and hear Paul calling the Body of Christ (us!) to our primary mission of reflecting God’s love for the world. All of our spiritual gifts are useless without love. This is the conclusion of a three-week sermon mini-series looking at Paul’s image of the body of Christ. 

Today, we continue in 1 Corinthians 12 as Paul expands his image of the Church as the Body of Christ. In Christ’s body, we are joined together. Every part of the body is important, and together, we are called to join in Jesus’ mission of liberation, healing, and proclamation in the world.

For the next three weeks, we’re going to be reading from 1 Corinthians and considering how Paul’s instructions for the first-century church in Corinth apply to us today. This week, we look at 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and how the Holy Spirit gives each of us spiritual gifts to be used for the common good. God gives each of us gifts, blessing the community with everything needed to fulfill the mission we are given.

Welcome to the season of Epiphany! Today, we’re looking at Jesus’ baptism and how by being baptized, Jesus comes to stand with humanity in all of our need and struggles. Today’s Scripture readings are Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 and Isaiah 43:1-7. The text of this sermon is available at https://danielflucke.com/epiphany-baptism/. 

In tonight’s Christmas Eve sermon, Pastor Daniel looks at the good news the angels bring and why we need this promise of hope that God has come to us. Merry Christmas!

It’s the fourth week of Advent, and today, we’re looking at God’s unexpected choices in the Christmas story. Our Scripture readings are Micah 5:2-5a and Luke 1:46b-55.

It’s the third week of Advent, and today’s theme is joy. Our Scripture readings are Philippians 4:4-7, Isaiah 12:2-6, Zephaniah 3:14-20, and Luke 3:7-18, all of which celebrate the promise of God’s salvation entering into the world. Because God is our salvation, we can rejoice no matter what our circumstances.

It’s the second week of Advent, and today’s sermon is all about road construction. God promises to make a way through the desert, flattening mountains and filling in valleys. God is coming to bring salvation!

In the season of Advent, we prepare to celebrate the coming of Christ at Christmas, even as we anticipate Christ’s final return in the future. As we wait, we are called to pay attention, to trust, and to have hope, knowing God has secured our future.

The God who cares for the birds and flowers also cares for you! The antidote to worrying is remembering what God has done in the past and trusting God to be faithful in the future.