Landing on Our Feet
Sermon 8-11-19 Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Genesis 15:1-6; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Pastor Jean M. Hansen Landing on Our Feet Today we are going to step back into the Old Testament and be…
More Reason to Hope than Meets the Eye
Sermon 8-4-19 Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23; Luke 12:13-21 Pastor Jean M. Hansen More Reason to Hope than Meets the Eye It happened again, my initial response…
Jesus’ Prayer Tutorial
Sermon 7-28-19 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Text: Luke 11:1-13 Pastor Jean M. Hansen What if, out of the blue, I invited one of you to come forward and lead a prayer for the ministry of Faith…
Now Do It
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Text: Luke 10:25-37 Pastor Jean M. Hansen The story I’m about to tell you probably is being repeated frequently today in Northeast Ohio ELCA…
A Harvest of Hope
The Fourth Sunday of Pentecost Text: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 and Galatians 6:1-10 Pastor Jean M. Hansen Whenever I hear Jesus’ words, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore…
Fear Stops, Faith Starts, New Realities
Second Sunday after Pentecost Text: Luke 8:26-39 By Pastor Jean M. Hansen The people of the Gerasenes in today’s Gospel reading wanted to get rid of Jesus; of what do you suppose were they afraid?…
In Search of Wisdom
The Holy Trinity Text: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 By Pastor Jean M. Hansen I’ve always liked the passage from Proverbs 8 that we read this morning; perhaps because wisdom is depicted as a woman who…
Trust in God
By Pastor Jean M. HansenLast Sunday the Psalm encouraged us to trust in God, our ultimate refuge and source of shelter. The theme was TRUST in God. Today’s theme is WAIT for God.Waiting is not…