On this Good Shelpherd Sunday, Pastor Tim Delkeskamp talks about, yes, sheep. (They need to be led,  in case you didn't know.) We are followers of our Good Shepherd, who leads us over paths he himself has trod.  He knows each of us, and we know him.

With all the stresses and bad news of modern life, peace often seems elusive. But Jesus offers peace always.  Hear how, in this inspiring sermon by Pastor Steve Herder of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California. Pastor Steve refers to the experience of his friend, Kathryn Koob, who spent 444 days in captivity in Iran after the U.S. Embassy takeover there. He also reminds us of the many places in scripture where we can find God's promise of "Shalom," a peace that is deeper than simply peace. 

Celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!

On Easter Sunday, we remember the joy at the very center of our Christian faith.  He is risen!  He is risen indeed!

God's time is not our time...The bigger the faith, the bigger the power...The times we can't soar, or run -- when walking is good enough...Those are some of the themes touched upon in this inspiration-packed sermon by Pastor Larry Wagner of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California.  This is the last of a six-part Lenten series based on John Ortberg's best selling "If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat." 

We humans tend to define ourselves as winners and losers, but those are NOT God's categories, notes Pastor Tim Delkeskamp of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California.  God has only one category for us, as God's beloved children.  In this fifth in a series of Lenten sermons based on John Ortberg's best selling "If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat," Pastor Tim talks about those times, and we all have them, when we find ourselves in "the cave."  Times of failure, times of vulnerability, times when we feel our veneer of power stripped away.  Fortunately, God does some of his best work in caves...

In this sermon, Pastor Tim Delkeskamp of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California, talks about where God is when we're in times of challenge and sadness. The answers are calming and empowering. This is Part 4 of Ascension's Lenten sermon series based on John Ortberg's "If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat."

God's calling for your life may not be what you expect.  It may not even be what you think you want.  But you can be sure that when you are able to discern God's calling and take it on, you will be fulfilled in a way that nothing else can fulfill.  Pastor Larry Wagner of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California continues this Lenten series based on John Ortberg's best selling, profoundly impactful book, If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get OUt of the Boat.  As Pastor Larry says, "Come on in, the water's fine."

Drawing from Jesus' Parable of the Talents, Pastor Steve Herder of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California talks about daring to use our God-given gifts.  Does fear of failure hold you back?  Find the faith-filled mindset that allows you to risk and grow. 

This Transfiguration Sunday, Pastor Tim Delkeskamp of Ascension Lutheran Church in Thousand Oaks, California, talks about What it meant for Jesus to empty himself of his divinity to come down and be with us -- yes, in our mountaintop experiences, but also those in the valley below.  He talks about the late Kayla Mueller, the 26-year-old relief worker held in captivity and then killed in Syria, and how she had said that some see God in church, some see God in nature..."I see God in suffering"...because she felt called to relieve suffering.  She got the point, says Pastor Tim.