Lightly Salted

Jesus calls us to follow Him to the cross to see and proclaim the good news that the kingdom of God is at hand

Our culture claims total freedom with the cry, "It's my body and I can do what I want with it." For Christians, that is simply not true for our bodies were bought at a price.

How do you measure wisdom? By age, by experience, by schooling? How about by distance.The episode only has the Gospel reading, the account of the wisemen and the sermon.

God came into the world on a calendar day to fill our calendars with His grace.

Even as Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes, he did so to wrap you in the full love of God.

The proverb that the clothes make the man is shown true as God robes us in the goodness of His Son.

Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise made to David and delivered to His mother, Mary.

Sackcloth and ashes have never been in vogue in the fashion world, but are always in style with Christians.

The children point us to our Christmas joy!

While John has the reputation of being a fiery preacher of repentance, he also had a message of great joy!

Joseph's coat of many colors showed his father's favoritism and created trouble, but it also pointed forward to the Christ

The word of the Lord endures forever is a promise that outlasts even the cosmos!

While Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves, God showed them mercy and pointed to the fulfillment of that mercy by clothing them with animal skins.We apologize that there were a couple of sound issues, especially during the readings.

This Palm Sunday text is perfect for the start of Advent, because before riding into Jerusalem, our Savior rode into Bethlehem.

When the religious leaders failed God promised that He will take over the job directly.

The seeds of thankfulness are sown in the furrow of the Peace of Christ and the Word of Christ

Living in the light of Christ we should be and act as what we are, the children of light.

Jesus tells a parable that shakes us to the core, because the difference between wise and foolish is the extra oil for the lamp.

Psalm 149

Psalm 46:10 Be Still and Know that I am God.

Jesus said to the [Pharisees and Herodians who plotted to entangle him in his words], “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”

Sometimes it is easy to "Rejoice in the Lord!" But for the sake of Christ we can always "Rejoice in the Lord."

Paul was "good to go" in his righteousness, until he saw the whole picture in Jesus.

Psalm 24 is a powerful Psalm inviting us to celebrate and proclaim our creating and redeeming God!

Following Paul's example that, even though he was thrown in prison, it didn't stop the spread of the Gospel.

Jesus calls his disciples to forgive a radical amount of times and with the depth of "from the heart." How is that even possible?

Isn't it interesting that God would be happier over the lost sheep that is found than over the ninety-nine who never went astray?

Romans 12 is one of the most succinct descriptions of the life of a Christian and echos much of what Jesus taught in the "Sermon on the Mount."

As the Holy Spirit moves Paul, he makes a beautiful transition for the theology of the life God brings us to the practical application of the life a believer lives.

A Gentile woman demonstrates the tenacity of faith by clinging to Jesus even when He acts in an unusual way.

How would you complete the sentence? “If I had a little more faith I ...”

It's more than a feeling. It's love in action!

In fact the Good News is far better than what you think.

While we may think idol worship is stuff of the past, there are plenty of false gods that people cling to. But the living God calls us to trust in Him as our Rock and our Redeemer.

The Word of God is to be sown with reckless abandon allowing it to fall wherever to let the seed do its work.

Are you tired? Come to church for some much needed rest!

Jesus speaks some radical and challenging words that both cut to the heart and heal our souls.

Jeremiah faces a difficult ministry that he cannot fulfill. But the Lord strengthens him for ministry even as He strengthens us.

Jesus sent the disciples with the authority to heal, cast out demons, and raise the dead. to which I'm guessing they were thinking, "You've got to be kidding, we're fishermen!" But wasn't them, but the power of Christ in them.

Adults love to count, we are doing it all the time. Thankfully God doesn't count quite like we do but counts the one thing, faith.

We join the Psalmist in singing our praises for the grandeur of creation and salvation.

Jesus is the living water that wells up in us and overflows us.

While we encourage the graduates to soar like eagles as they develop their skills and knowledge, we also remind them that those gifts are to be used humbly among the "turkeys."

Even though Jesus was no longer visible with them, the disciples were still filled with great joy because of the resurrection.

Jesus says, "If you love me you will keep my commandments." That's not so much a new commandment as it is a promise that Jesus fills in us.

We usually don't think of stones as living, but in Jesus, we are, like living stones, being built into spiritual priesthood offering sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ (who is the living stone rejected by men, but precious in the sight of God).

"All I learned about sheep I learned in church." With that Pastor Harvala launches into what is called "Good Shepherd Sunday." But before Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd," he first says, "I am the door." And it is through Jesus that the sheep find security and good pasture.

Jesus hides his identity from the Emmaus disciples to strengthen their faith in the Word and promise of God.

Peter simply explodes with joy as he reminds us of all the blessings that flow from the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead!

Fear is powerful. The resurrection of Jesus moreso!