SERMONS

I Can Still Hear Them Cheering
Craig Mueller Craig Mueller

I Can Still Hear Them Cheering

You wouldn’t think a bunch of church people holding signs would get cheers. Holy Trinity Lutheran. St. John’s Episcopal. Lakeview Presbyterian. And many, many more. But the loud cheering never stopped. You’d think we were celebrities receiving a royal welcome.

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No law against loving your neighbor
Sermons Michelle Sevig Sermons Michelle Sevig

No law against loving your neighbor

At that time 35 years ago, my pastor was not pro-choice. Most of my peers had never talked about it and would have considered themselves anti-abortion if asked. But that’s the problem when only given binary options. It’s either/or and there’s no room for gray, for nuance, for understanding and compassion.

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Sermon 6/27/21: "It's Too Much" Pr. Craig Mueller
Sermons Craig Mueller Sermons Craig Mueller

Sermon 6/27/21: "It's Too Much" Pr. Craig Mueller

Sometimes life is too much. Yet the scriptures give us freedom to lament, and grieve, and question where God is in it all. The traumas and trials of life are part of what it means to be fragile human beings. Yet somehow, we still proclaim, we still sing: Great is your faithfulness. Your mercies are new every morning. Every day is a gift! And that truly is too much. Too much beauty and grace for us even to take in.

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Sermon 6/26/21: "Incomplete Miracles" Pr. Josh Evans
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Sermon 6/26/21: "Incomplete Miracles" Pr. Josh Evans

The story of these two healings, leading up to the cross and resurrection, teaches us that in this world of now and not yet, God’s promises still prevail. Community will replace our isolation. Abundance, not scarcity, will be a reality. Miracles that are incomplete will be completed. And even in the face of death, God brings new life – to us and to all of creation.

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