We finish out Missio Dei sermon series with the Sunday of Transfiguration and talking about who Moses was and what that has to do with us and our sense of who we are in God’s kingdom. Sermon Scripture: Luke 9:28–36 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and…
This Sunday the readings are about the Sabbath, but Sabbath is really just resting in God’s Word. We talk about how we find our rest in God’s Word, a part of that Word being our Baptisms, and PJ explains what he used to do with pastors that went a little long. Sermon Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:12–15 “‘Observe…
This week’s readings all tell us something about the concept of worship, which kicks off our Lenten series about what worship is and how we worship. We see that throughout time – from the Israelites worshiping in Deuteronomy to Paul’s understanding of the Word being near – that God works in and through worship to…
Is skimming the Bible a sin? Sometimes we think so, and it can keep us from seeing the big picture that God is trying to show us in the Scriptures. What would happen if you allowed yourself to read (even skim) the Bible for 8 weeks? That’s what we want to know. It seems like…