This is the Beginning
Jesus says, “Nation will rise against nation and country against country”—disasters caused by humans—"there will be earthquakes in...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Nov 107 min read
A Future With Hope
What are we doing here today? In particular, Gethsemane Lutheran Church—what does this church exist for? The stewardship team did not...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Nov 26 min read
Not Far from the Dominion of God
What’s it like to be “not far from the dominion of God?” Is it the same as being within the dominion of God? Or is it like standing...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Oct 264 min read
Reformation Sunday
Jesus asks, “What do you want me to do for you?” How would you answer? Would you assume it’s obvious—why should I have to say it,...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Oct 125 min read
On the Way
Where are you on “the way”? Jesus has been explaining what it means to follow him as a disciple, and it’s not so much a syllabus to...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Oct 56 min read
Season of Creation—Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Jesus does not issue commands, like he has power over other people.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Sep 285 min read
Season of Creation—Humanity
You don’t get to decide who is in or out—that’s God’s business, and guess what, you’re not God!
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Sep 216 min read
Season of Creation: Future Generations
Come here, Jesus says to his disciples, gather round. Sit down. Pay attention.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Sep 145 min read
Season of Creation: FIRE
In these weeks of the season of creation, we are looking at the Scriptures to pay particular notice to what they mention about creation. ...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Sep 74 min read
Season of Creation: WATER
Salvation is about God restoring life, ability, & freedom in a way that’s life-giving for everyone. No one has to lose so that some can win
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jul 205 min read
Created to Be!
When Jesus went out with his disciples, there was ALWAYS work to be done: people needed healing. It couldn’t wait. It was busy, no time...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jul 67 min read
Power made perfect in weakness.
What are the things you are proud of? Your career or your accomplishments? Maybe your home or something you created? Your cultural...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jun 155 min read
You don’t know what might grow!
"The way Jesus describes it, the dominion of God is going on right under your feet, in the really ordinary and simple stuff..."
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jun 86 min read
Christian Family Values
Sometimes we talk about Jesus as if he was a theological construct or a dispassionate miracle worker who roamed the earth for a time and...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Jun 17 min read
Sabbath of abundant life
We always have more to learn and consider about how to follow God’s law and honor the Sabbath, and also how to honor other people.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
May 187 min read
Welcome the Overwhelming Holy Spirit
There are no answers for overwhelmings; there are only postures. That means you get to choose how to respond.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
May 117 min read
Jesus—A Vision of Mercy
In Jesus, God brings peace and mercy rather than retribution and revenge.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
May 46 min read
Seminex—Living a Consequential Faith
When I was in seminary in Austin, Texas, I checked out a few books from the library stamped with the name “Christ Seminary-Seminex.” ...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Apr 278 min read
A productive vine.
We think we know what a productive vine looks like—healthy growth, uniformly green and without blemishes, luscious fruit that is pleasing...
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Apr 206 min read
The Healing Shepherd
Today’s Gospel reading is only a piece of a bigger puzzle. Just before the part we read today, Jesus says, “I came that they may have...
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