This, Not That … An Upside-Down Way to Live

Feb 12, 2023
Sermon 2-12-2023 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          Well, I’ve been warning you for a couple weeks that we were coming to the challenging teaching of Jesus in Matthew 5, and here we are. Now...

“This Little Light of OURS…”

Feb 05, 2023
Sermon 2-5-23 Fifth Sunday of Epiphany Text: Matthew 5:13-20 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          Later today we’ll be singing, “This Little Light of Mine,” which is one of those songs people love to join in on, even if they do not catch the...

An Upside-Down Way of Living

Jan 29, 2023
Sermon 1-29-23 Fourth Sunday after Epiphany Texts: Matthew 5:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        One of the most captivating, yet challenging, portions of the Gospels is in Matthew, chapters 5-7, the Sermon on the...

The Light Continues Shinning in the Darkness

Jan 22, 2023
Sermon 1-22-23 Third Sunday after Epiphany Text: Matthew 4:12-23 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          On Christmas Day, nearly a month ago already, we celebrated the infant Jesus as the light that shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot...

Our Name Means Something

Jan 15, 2023
Sermon 1-15-23 Baptism of our Lord Text: Matthew 3:13-17 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        On January 1 we focused our attention in worship on names, not only the name of Jesus, which was the focus on the day, but our own names – why we were...

Honoring God’s Gifts

Jan 08, 2023
Sermon 1-8-23 Epiphany of Our Lord Text: Matthew 2:1-12 Pastor Jean M. Hansen             I hope you are not surprised that Christmas decorations still adorn the church; technically, the Season of Christmas ended on Friday, January 6, but...

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