Let Your Light Shine – Let it Shine!

Oct 01, 2023
18th Sunday after Pentecost Stewardship Emphasis – Matthew 5:14-16 Pastor Jean M. Hansen     “Let your light shine – let it shine. Let your light shine – let it shine. Share your talent and your time – stewardship can be divine! Let your...

The Challenge of Grace Upon Grace for All

Sep 24, 2023
17th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Pastor Jean M. Hansen          Another Sunday, another parable. Did you notice its vital words of introduction? “The kingdom of heaven is like….” Keep that in mind. Also, here is a question...

An Easy, but Difficult, Truth

Sep 17, 2023
16th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        We who are Christians have being more like Jesus as a goal…although, there are times when we would be relieved to be let off the hook of doing so, and...

Sing Out and then Serve!

Sep 10, 2023
15th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Philippians 2:1-11 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        Today is about serving and singing.      It’s the ELCA Day of Service, an event that has been scheduled for the Second Sunday in September for 10 years now....

Glimpsing God’s Eternal Realm … Now

Sep 03, 2023
14th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 16:21-28, Romans 12:9-21 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        It’s good to be back, although, I am thankful for my time at the Chautauqua Institution where basked in the beautiful surroundings, attended...

Jesus is There – Here – for Us!

Aug 13, 2023
11th Sunday after Pentecost Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Pastor Jean M. Hansen        Being overwhelmed by water is a scary experience if one does not know how to swim. It happens that I do know how, having taken swimming lessons for years and...

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