Far Beyond Our Expectations
Mar 24, 2024
Palm Sunday
Text: Mark 11:1-11
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
It’s always interesting to be corrected by a preschooler. This was my week to lead preschool “religion class”, so I decided to talk about Palm Sunday. The cardinal rule of such...
The New, Old Covenant of Grace
Mar 17, 2024
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Text: Jeremiah 31:31-34
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
Today our focus is on what I’m going to call the new, old covenant. We know a lot about the old covenant, or promises, made between God and the people of Israel that...
Unlikely Instruments of God’s Grace
Mar 10, 2024
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Text: Numbers 21:4-9
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
As our study of covenants, or promises, made between God and people in the Old Testament readings continues, we shake our heads at what I affectionately call the “...
The 10 Commandments: Coming Closer to God’s Intention
Mar 03, 2024
Third Sunday in Lent
Text: Exodus 20:1-17
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
Are you still adjusting to the new name you chose last Sunday? It may have been grace or joy or beloved or forgiven or faithful; it’s the name that represents how God...
It’s All About Perspective
Feb 25, 2024
Second Sunday in Lent
Text: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
How we view a situation has to do, to a large degree, with perspective. This week I was visiting one of Faith Lutheran Church’s oldest members. She’s doing...
Unconditional and Overarching Grace
Feb 18, 2024
First Sunday in Lent
Text: Genesis 9:8-17
Pastor Jean M. Hansen
“The first thing Noah did was to thank God for rescuing them, just as God had promised.
And the first thing God did was make another promise. “I won’t destroy the world...