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October 9, 2011

Pastor Janine Olson presents an interactive sermon encouraging the audience to consider: "what brings you to church?" "what is the Kingdom of God like?" Those questions help us understand the parable of the wedding feast.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 25:1-9
Philippians 4:1-9
Matthew 22:1-14

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October 2, 2011

Participants from the Jr High Trip to Camp Amnicon in Wisconsin, the Sr High Trip to New York City, and the Family Camp Trip to Luther Heights Bible Camp in Idaho share reflections on their experiences. Katie Christensen then ties together all those reflections around the concept of building up Faith Circles.

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September 25, 2011

In the sermon for this weekend Pastor Dee reminds us of God's promises to be at work in us as our faith gets a "work out" every day.

Preaching Texts:
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
Psalm 25:1-9
Philippians 2:1-13
Matthew 21:23-32

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September 18, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel lesson for this weekend: the parable of the workers in the vineyard. Why is God so unfair? because God loves you and the "other" whom you think God shouldn't love even when neither of you deserve it!

Preaching Texts:
Jonah 3:10-4:11
Philippians 1:21-30
Matthew 20:1-16

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September 11, 2011

Guest Preacher Rev. Tim Coltvet, Children, Youth & Family Ministry Staff at Luther Seminary preaches on the need to build up the Faith Circles in our community.

Preaching Texts:
Genesis 50:15-21
Romans 14:1-12
Matthew 18:18-22

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August 21, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel lesson Matthew, 16:13-20, in which Jesus asks his Disciples: "Who do you say that I am?" It turns out the answer is not as much about what Jesus does as it is about his true identity. And in our own lives we discover that it is our identity as Children of God that shapes "what we do" as disciples.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 51:1-6
Romans 12:1-8
Matthew 16:13-20

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August 14, 2011

Pastor Steve preaches on the Gospel lesson of the Canaanite woman approaching Jesus seeking just the scraps of his compassion to heal her daughter. In the end Jesus says to this women great is your faith the only time in Matthew's Gospel that great is described someone's faith and she was a gentile!

Preaching Texts:

Isaiah 56:1, 6-8

Psalm 67

Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

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August 7, 2011

Guest preacher Rev. Charles Henneman preaches on the Gospel lesson for August 14 recounting Peter's failed attempt on walking on the water because he lost his focus on Jesus.

Preaching Texts:
1 Kings 19:9-18
Psalm 85:8-13
Romans 10:5-15
Matthew 14:22-33

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July 24, 2011

Guest preacher Rev. Leatrice Teigen preaches on the 6 parables relating to the Kingdom of God in Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52.

Preaching Texts:
1st Kings 3:5-12
Psalm 199:129-136
Romans 8:26-39
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52


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July 17, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel lesson for the weekend which includes the parable of the wheat and the weeds. Sometimes it is difficult to discern what is wheat and what is weeds in our own lives and even more so in the life of our neighbor.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 44:6-8
Romans 8:12-25
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

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July 10, 2011

Pastor Steve preaches on the Parable of the Sower. Pastor Steve invited Jessica Hasseln to share where she has seen seeds being sown in her missionary work in Kenya.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 55:10-13
Romans 8:1-11
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

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June 19, 2011

Pastor Steve preaches on the lessons for the weekend especially the Creation Story from Genesis 1 and how it plays into our baptismal identity.

Preaching Texts:
Genesis 1:1–2:4a
2 Corinthians 13:11–13
Matthew 28:16–20

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June 5, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the difficult to follow prayer Jesus is praying in John 17, concluding that it is a prayer for God's people to be of one purpose to bring glory to God by revealing the Kingdom here on earth.

Preaching Texts:
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26
1st Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11
John 17:1-11

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May 22, 2011

Please excuse the audio quality, a technical issue has since been resolved.

Pastor Janine Olson preaches on the Gospel Text for the weekend, John 14, the most requested text for funerals. What does this text tell us about God's Kingdom, "on earth as it is in heaven?"

Preaching Texts:
Acts 7:55-60
1 Peter 2:2-10
John 14:1-14

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May 15, 2011

Pastor Steve preaches on the Gospel text for what is sometimes called "Good Shepherd Sunday."

Preaching Texts:
Acts 2:42-47
Psalm 23
1 Peter 2:19-25
John 10:1-10

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May 1, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Second Sunday of Easter. We are called to show up in the midst of the deep need of those who are hurting to be the very presence of Christ just as Jesus did in the locked room to his Disciples. Just as the disciples we have our own fears & doubts but it is Jesus who provides the strength to go out into the world.

Preaching Texts:
Acts 4:32-35
Ephesians 3:14-21
John 20:19-31

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April 24, 2011

Pastor Dee preaches on the Easter Sunday Gospel from Matthew. The women went to the tomb expecting to find the stone still in place and Jesus still dead. Instead they were surprised by an empty tomb and a living Jesus. What expectations do we carry into church? How is God defying your expectations?

Preaching Texts:
Acts 10:34-43
1st Corinthians 15:19-26
Matthew 28:1-10

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April 10, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week: Jesus' encounter with a Samaritan woman at Jacob's Well.

Preaching Texts:
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Romans 8:6-11
John 11:1-45

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April 3, 2011

Pastor Steve presents an original retelling of John chapter 9 from the Blind Man's perspective. Sermon Audio

March 27, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel lesson from John 4 of Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well. Preaching Texts Romans 5:1-11 John 4:5-42 Sermon Audio

March 20, 2011

Pastor Dee Pederson preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week including pop culture's favorite Bible verse, John 3:16. Preaching Texts Genesis 12:1-4a Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 Sermon Audio

March 13, 2011

Pastor Steve preaches on the lectionary texts for this week including The Fall of Humanity from Genesis and the Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness Preaching Texts: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Sermon Audio

March 6. 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel text for this week, Matthew 17:1-9 the Transfiguration of Jesus.

Preaching Texts:
Exodus 24:12-18
2nd Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9

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February 27, 2011

Pastor Steve Cook preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week, Matthew 6:24-34.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 49:8-16a
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Matthew 6:24-34

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February 20, 2011

Pastor Dee Pederson preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week, Matthew 5:38-48.

Preaching Texts:
Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18
1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23
Matthew 5:38-48

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February 13, 2011

Pastor Steve Cook preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week, Matthew 5:21-37.

Preaching Texts:
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Matthew 5:21-37

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January 23, 2011

Pastor Dee Preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week from Matthew chapter 4. Some of our negative impressions of this story make us think fishing for people is about manipulation. Instead Jesus' model is to catch up people in the stories and actions of God's love. That is the best way for us to fish for people is to sharing stories of the Good News in our lives and actions in love.


Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 9:1-4
1 Corinthians 1:10-18
Matthew 4:12-23


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January 16, 2011

Pastor Janine preaches on the Gospel lesson for this week from John chapter 1, particularly as it relates to our call to be disciple of Jesus. God's call is at the very core of our being.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 49:1–7
1 Corinthians 1:1–9
John 1:29–42

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January 9, 2010

Pastor Dee Pederson preaches on the Gospel lesson from Matthew recounting Jesus's Baptism. Our Baptismal Identity is much like Social Media, we are connected in so many ways to so many people around the world.

Preaching Texts:
Isaiah 42:1-9
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17

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January 2, 2011

Pastor Steve Cook preaches on the Gospel lesson on the visit of the Magi. Their being drawn to the Christ Child is how God works in the world, drawing us together across divisions and boundaries into one people surrounded and united by God's love.

Preaching Texts:
Jeremiah 31:7-14
Ephesians 1:3-14
John 1:10-18

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