Liturgies & Sermons

“The rule of god has come upon you.” Last week the offense of Jesus’ message reached a tipping point. John the Baptist, one of Jesus’… Read More »The Rule of God Has Come Upon You | Matthew 12:15—13:58

“I desire compassion, not sacrificial victims.” Last week we heard Jesus’ teaching and sermon on what the true people of god were to be about.… Read More »I Desire Compassion, Not Sacrificial Victims | Matthew 8:1—9:34

When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught… Read More »The Sermon on The Mount

“You have heard it said….But I say to you…” John the Baptist had prepared the way and gotten the people ready for god’s action in… Read More »But I Say to You | Matthew 5:1—6:19

I really didn’t know what I was signing up for when I heard those words, “follow me and I will send you out to fish… Read More »Follow me! | Matthew 4:1-25

“Where is he?” Around 3 BC, some men from the middle east, likely Babylonians, who were astrologers and magicians, saw a star and sign in… Read More »Where Is He? | Matthew 1:18—2:23

There is an old joke that presses on our text today a touch. A man, in the northwest was walking through the woods, when he… Read More »The Kingdom of The Stump | Isaiah 11:1-9

“The stump will be the holy seed.” In our text for this week we just heard about the prophet Isaiah having a vision where he… Read More »The Stump Will Be the Holy Seed | Isaiah 6:1-13