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January 29, 2023. The beatitudes are blessings. Not payment, bribery, or compensation, but the promise of a God who loves us simply because we are children of God. In this sermon, Pastor Meagan preaches on what the beatitudes have to tell us today.   Readings: Micah 6:1-8, Matthew 5:1-12   *** Transcript ***   Often, […] The post Blessed appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

January 22, 2023. What drew the disciples to follow Jesus? What draws us to be disciples and follow Jesus? We know that the road is not easy, but as Pastor Meagan reminds us today, we do not walk alone.   Readings: Isaiah 9:1-4, 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-23   *** Transcript ***   Recently we’ve […] The post A Road Full of Promise appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

January 15, 2023. Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus. We remember Peter’s claim that God shows no partiality, and in her sermon Pastor Meagan reminds us to listen for God’s voice calling us, and all people, beloved.   Readings: Isaiah 42:1-9, Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-17   *** Transcript ***   After telling us about […] The post Beloved: Called and Sent appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

January 8, 2023. On this day when we celebrate Epiphany and we consider the wise people making their way to Bethlehem, Pastor Meagan preaches on finding our way.   Reading: Matthew 2:1-12   *** Transcript ***   When I was in grade school, my classmates and I went to camp in northern Minnesota in January, […] The post The (Non) Science of Following the Star appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

November 27, 2022. This Advent we reflect on expectations. The people of God were waiting for something that looked like swords to bring the justice they craved to the world, but Isaiah told them that God promised swords turned into plowshares. And today we expect, or at least wish, that God would come with practical, […] The post Trading Expectations appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

November 13, 2022. In falling-apart-times, we’re afraid. And Jesus tells us that as much as we may want to, as hard as we may try, we can’t understand it or change it. But in those times, when the stones are coming down, God is present. And God will guide us and enable us to embody […] The post Falling-Apart-Times and Ordinary Days appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

November 6, 2022. We who grieve on this All Saints’ Day, who feel overwhelmed by the beasts and brokenness of this world, can rest in the promise of resurrection.   Readings: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18, Ephesians 1:11-23   *** Transcript ***   Two years ago my family gathered, in an outdoor space to be safe in […] The post Resurrection Hope appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

October 30, 2022. Today is the perfect day to remember that Martin Luther composed “A Mighty Fortress” while he was in exile. We remember all the promises of God that show up throughout our scriptures. God is our refuge and strength, no matter what happens in our lives.   Readings: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans […] The post The Poetry and Promises of God appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

October 23, 2022. As we reflect on our gospel text from Luke today, and the varying practices of Confession we each grew up with, we are invited to think about what it means for us as Christians and why Martin Luther saw it as an inherent part of the Good News that he wanted to […] The post Confession is Good for the Soul appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

October 16, 2022. Our readings today address head-on a significant truth about what it’s like to be human in a world that’s both beautiful and broken. Sometimes, like Jacob, we wrestle with God. But we come out of that wrestling more sure of who we are, as a child of God, more certain of what […] The post Wrestling With God appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

March 20, 2022. Why? The need to know is a very human thing. We humans have been asking for centuries why bad things happen to good people. The sermon today is about our reading from Luke on Jesus’ response to the suffering of the Galileans, and the parable of the barren fig tree.   Reading: […] The post Dig the Soil and Add the Fertilizer appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

March 13, 2022. Today’s sermon by Pastor Meagan is a reminder of how Jesus gave himself for us, for all people, for creation, so that one day the kinds of sacrifices we saw on 9/11, and see in the wildfires, the struggles for justice on the streets of our country, and the courageous stand of […] The post So That They May Live appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

March 6, 2022. On this first Sunday in Lent, Guest Pastor Tina Reyes preaches on the temptation of Jesus in the desert, and the real-life deserts in our lives that open up all those things that we try to push back: our vulnerability, our fears, and our anxieties.   Reading: Luke 4:1-13   *** Transcript […] The post Real-Life Deserts appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

March 2, 2022. On this Ash Wednesday, Pastor Meagan preaches on our reading from the prophet Joel: “The day of the Lord is coming, it is near.” Many passages in scripture about the wilderness can feel discomforting or uninviting, and the wildernesses of our time can feel vast, overwhelming, and unconquerable. But God is no […] The post A Way in the Wilderness appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

February 27, 2022. In today’s gospel reading we witness Jesus being transfigured, and hear that Peter suggested trying to capture what had happened, so he could understand it, recreate it, and make sure it wouldn’t be lost. We humans like the familiar, the predictable, the understandable. But the truth is that life is always changing, […] The post Trusting a Changing God in a Changing World appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

February 20, 2022. The sermon today, on our reading from Genesis about Joseph and his brothers who sold him into slavery, is about forgiveness, of ourselves and others.   Readings: Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Luke 6:27-38   *** Transcript ***   Joseph’s brothers did him wrong. There’s no question about that. The choice they made out […] The post From Blame to Compassion appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

February 13, 2022. Today we remember our own baptisms and name our connectedness, to one another by the water that fills and nourishes every cell of our bodies, and to our God whose love for us and for all creation is beyond our capacity to understand.   Readings: Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1   *** Transcript […] The post Come to the Water appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

February 6, 2022. As we claim in our baptisms, whether we believe we can do it or not, regardless of how much the very idea may terrify us, we too are called to be fishers of people. In her sermon today, Pastor Meagan talks about what that means for us.   Readings: Isaiah 6:1-13, 1 […] The post Cast Your Net to the Other Side appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

January 30, 2022. For centuries we have believed in a “zero-sum game,” that there are limited resources available, and if we extend resources to those who have none, there will be less left for the rest. But today we hear that God promises to be with us all the way, and that there will always […] The post The Spirit Unleashed! appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.

January 23, 2022. “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” If someone were to come here and say that to you, what would you think? Pastor Meagan preaches in her sermon today that the Spirit of God is upon us, anointing us to bring good news to those who need it most, and […] The post Today God’s Promises are Fulfilled appeared first on Christ Lutheran Church.