Hinge Moments

Feb 23, 2020
Sermon 2-23-2020 Transfiguration of Our Lord Matthew 17:1-9 Pastor Jean M. Hansen   We just read about a “hinge moment,” or so say commentator Erica Gibson-Even. She writes that the Transfiguration points to the hinge of our life of faith...

“You Have Heard that it was Said, but I Say to You...”

Feb 16, 2020
Sermon 2-16-2020 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Matthew 5:21-37 Pastor Jean M. Hansen   Well…I could just say “Amen” and sit down, letting Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount seep into our hearts, minds and souls. I’m guessing if we all sat quietly...

Mix It Up with the World

Feb 09, 2020
Sermon 2-9-2020 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Texts: Matthew 5:13-20; Isaiah 58:1-12 Pastor Jean M. Hansen   If you have eaten a meal with me, you may have noticed that, after praying, the first thing I do once there’s food on my plate is...

Turning Points

Feb 02, 2020
February 2, 2020 The Rev. Dr. Sandy Selby Faith Lutheran Church The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany 4 Text: Micah 6:1-8   Micah 6:1-8 Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice....

We Scatter the Shadows

Jan 26, 2020
Sermon 1-26-2020 Third Sunday after Epiphany Text: Matthew 4:12-23 Pastor Jean M. Hansen Some of you may be confused…not just in general … but by today’s Gospel reading, especially if you were here last Sunday when we read in John’s Gospel...

Letting God Be God, for Us

Jan 24, 2020
Sermon 1-24-2021 Third Sunday after Epiphany Text: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        I will let you in on a preacher’s secret. When you’ve gone through the three-year cycle of assigned readings a few times, especially when it...

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