The Mediator: A Parable

Here we look at the life of Jesus, what he was about, and what led to the cross.

10 Huhti 202019min

We are moving through the whole story of the Bible--salvation history. Here I take a look at the story of the exile and where it fits in the Bible. I didn't know when I laid out this series the way the coronavirus would be impacting our world. But God did. As I studied the exile, I realized that we feel in some ways that we are in exile.

28 Maalis 202019min

Here we look at the monarchy and what the kings mean for how we view Jesus.

22 Maalis 202019min

This sermon was preached for video on the first week of a cancellation of church due to the Coronavirus. I reflect on the situation and ask where our hope really comes from.

14 Maalis 202017min

When we were young, we read about the judges as heroes. As adults, these stories seem more fitting for an HBO series than a Sunday School lesson. What is the meaning of this dark and violent book, especially in the grand narrative of salvation history?

9 Maalis 202026min

Here is how Moses, the Exodus, and the Wilderness fit into the large story of the Bible and point to Jesus.

7 Maalis 202018min

In part 2 of this series, I look at Abraham and his descendants. I consider Abraham's faithful responses to God's leading as well as God's promises of blessing.

24 Helmi 202021min

I am kicking off a sermon series that will go 10 weeks (with a few gaps) telling the large story of the Bible through some of the epochs of the story. Here, I develop the problem of sin and how bad it is, so that we look through the rest of the Bible at how God will fix this problem. In this sermon, I flowed right into communion. Each person came forward, saw themselves in several mirrors with words of the fall written over them (unloveable, worthless, sinner, ugly, broken...). Then they took communion and came to another set of mirrors with other words (holy, forgiven, loved, valuable, precious...).

17 Helmi 202020min