What pictures make you think of a king? A crown? A throne? How about a sheep and a stick? That's what Jeremiah used to describe Jesus. See why they're the perfect pictures for our King.

Have you ever wondered what the afterlife holds in store for you? Wonder no more! God gives us a beautiful picture of peace and painlessness, but, best of all, one that is in keeping with his promises. Whatever problems you experience here and now, God has not forgotten you and he promises you relief through Jesus and his promised heavenly home.

Maybe the last 5 words anyone will want to hear or say on Judgment Day - "If Only I Had Listened..."

God gives us warnings, and they sound horrific, but the very fact that God warns us demonstrates his immense patience with us and, maybe even more importantly, his loving heart that wants us to live with him forever.

Jeremiah wept over it. Luther reformed the church because of it. We still have need to change it. It's not a certain, unpopular teaching. It's not even a particularly bad behavior. It's a mindset - a change of heart - and it starts today.

Does church feel like home to you? For some of us that may be true. For others, though, there's not enough history for it to feel like home - or there's too much. Thankfully, as much as the homey feeling comes from our brothers and sisters being together, what makes God's house our home is the presence of our Brother, our Savior, the one who unites us in his blood - Jesus.

Usually with a concept like contentment you don't think of great wealth. If you're content, you're not endlessly struggling for more. You're happy with what you have. God flips the script on us a bit and tells us that when we're content, we will receive more than we could have ever earned by our own effort. Listen find out what how contentment actually pays off.

Whatever your political leanings, watching events like the Federal Leaders Debate can get the blood boiling. It can be difficult to be encouraged by or confident in our government at times like that. But with a few short words from 1 Timothy 2, Paul urges Timothy to pray for "kings and all those in authority" as of first priority, and he says we should do this not only because it would ultimately turn out good for us, but because it pleases God. This week's sermon explores how praying for the government is good for us and why God is so happy when we do it.