7/18/21 Galatians 6:7-16 “Snatched From the Jaws of Satan!” This is my summertime sermon and we have been having a hot old summer here in North Dakota so far. Our only summertime holiday is July 4 and this is when we shoot off fireworks. We have...
7/11/21 Colossians 1:1-14 “Heirs to Everything!” As I have mentioned before, one of the hard things in your faith life is to hang onto your faith during a crisis. When you are in the middle of trouble of any sorts, it’s very hard to see and...
July 4, 2021 Luke10:1-11, 16-20 “Don’t Settle for Fake Joy!” I have lived a lot in the last 70 years as do most people. My eyes were really opened when I became a pastor about 15 years ago. Until then I wasn’t really sure about how...
June 27, 2021 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 “You Have to Ask!” In this country we banter the word freedom around so much that it really doesn’t have much meaning. Let me give you a few examples. You say that you can go to this place and they...
6/20/21 Luke 8:26-39 “When Good Becomes Evil!” When I first started being a pastor 15 years ago, I had very little experience in most parts of ministry. I have held onto the Lord’s hand many times as I have stumbled my way through a series of...
6/13/21 Romans 5:1-5 “From Suffering to a Better Life!” I have been reading a book about the early history of this country from a Christian perspective. I read that one of the reasons the Jamestown settlement failed was they lacked God in their lives and community. ...
6/6/21 Luke 7:11-17 “Shock and Awe or Love and Awe!” I have noticed that before I sit down and write a sermon, I always start with a blank screen and usually a blank mind, but that is a whole other topic. Everybody has their own way...
5/30/21 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 “Are You Wise or Are You Not Wise?” As I was doing a little research for this week’s sermon, I happened across a wonderful quote from one of the founding fathers of this country, John Adams. He said, “I am apt to...
5/23/21 Acts 2:1-21 “Do You Live in the Fog?” It’s getting to be a few years ago now, but I used to take part in two baccalaureate services every May. Sometimes it was even more exciting for me as I would give the sermon. I remember one...
5/16/21 Revelation 22:12-21 “How to Be One of the Richest People in the World!” There have been many times in my life when I have been accused of faulty thinking, and generally these people have been right. It seems that we see our own mistakes long...