by Steve Thomason | Oct 25, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon continues the CORE Worship Series. It looks at Law and Gospel. This is a core teaching of Lutheran theology. Follow the PowerPoint [slideshare id=81195850&doc=howwelivematters-171025140814] Read the Manuscript I’m curious. How many of you have ever had...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 2, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
Why would God–the infinite source of all things/ultimate reality–choose to become human, suffer, and die the death of a common criminal? That’s just stupid. This is the big question for our sermon this weekend as we continue our worship series: CORE....
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
Our CORE series continues this week with the topic of FORGIVENESS. The key texts are Psalm 51:1-12 and John 20:19-23. King David wrote the Psalm after he had been busted by the prophet Nathan for his affair with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband. Would you be...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 20, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This is the second sermon in the CORE Series. This sermon explores what role the Bible plays in our faith. What is the Bible and why does it matter? The key passages are Psalm 1:1-3 and John 1:1-5, 10-14. [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 18, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
The CORE sermon Series brings us to the next key element of our faith. We are the church, and the church is a holy mess. Martin Luther said that we are simil justus et peccator, which is Latin for similateously saint and sinner. The Apostle Paul said it best in Romans...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 14, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon launches the Worship Series called CORE. We spend eight weeks looking at the core elements of our faith as followers of Jesus, specifically within a Lutheran framework. This sermon asks, “Why Jesus?” We need Jesus to both see God, and to know...