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  • Beloved

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 25, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 377 views

    A sermon about how much God loves you.

    “Beloved” Luke 15:1-32 If there were one word I could use to describe how other people see you what would it be? Maybe it would be “smart” or “athletic” or “funny” or “popular” or “loner” or “nerd.” Think about it for a minute. What is that one word I could use to describe how other people ...read more

  • The Foolishness Of The Cross--Updated Version

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 18, 2025
     | 175 views

    How does the Cross show us the love of God and steer us in the way we are called to live?

    “The Foolishness of the Cross” 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 There is a story about a wealthy early colonial settler who asked the rector of the church if it was possible to find salvation outside of the Church of England. The rector wrestled with how to answer the question because he knew it was ...read more

  • The 4th Temptation

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 5, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 610 views

    A sermon about the temptation to believe God doesn't love us.

    “The 4th Temptation” Luke 4:1-13 Who can tell me how many temptations Jesus faces in this morning’s Gospel Lesson? Three, right? That’s the obvious answer. It’s what we have been told or have come to believe. It’s what we just read. First, Jesus was tempted to turn stones into ...read more

  • Who Am I?

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 26, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 481 views

    A sermon about identity.

    “Who Am I?” Luke 9:28-43 Jenny Caughman wrote a mid-week devotion for this past Wednesday that got me thinking. If you missed it, you might want to go back and have a look. If you don’t get the mid-week devotions sent to you by the church and you would like to, please add your email address in ...read more

  • Doing The Gospel

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 19, 2025
     | 545 views

    How do we live out Jesus' call to love our enemies?

    “Doing the Gospel” Luke 6:27-38 Raise your hand if you live by these instructions from Jesus all the time? Anyone? Why not? What’s gone wrong? Is Jesus way off base? Does He expect too much of us? Theologian N.T. Wright says the following about these instructions from Jesus in Luke ...read more

  • God Of The Marginalized

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Feb 13, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 529 views

    A sermon comparing God's ways with our ways.

    “God of the Marginalized” Luke 6:17-26 Something VERY radical is taking place here in Luke Chapter 6. Jesus is speaking to His disciples, His followers, His students and He is giving them their first lesson. But it sounds VERY strange to our ears, does it not? I mean, this isn’t the American ...read more

  • Now We See Only A Reflection

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 29, 2025
     | 351 views

    A sermon about the primacy of love.

    “Now We See Only a Reflection” 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 When I was a freshman in college, I had a radical conversion experience, for which I am forever grateful. What happened after that was a bit more troublesome. I happened along an extreme Fundamentalist Group on campus that believed the Bible ...read more

  • Is Jesus A Christian Nationalist

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 22, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 553 views

    Comparing Jesus to this movement of our time.

    Luke 4:14-21 Is Jesus a Christian Nationalist? This image is often used to communicate the White Christian Nationalist movement. Taken during the January 6th insurrection, we see a solitary white man, his head pressed in prayer against a massive wooden cross, facing the US Capitol ...read more

  • The Hanging However

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 7, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 869 views

    A sermon about Jesus making something new and good out of our lives.

    “The Hanging ‘However’” John 2:1-11 Several years ago, a friend of mine sent me a video clip from the old t-v show “Ellen.” And the background to this clip is about a lady named Gladdis. You see, Gladdis got onto the Ellen Show because she wrote a letter to Ellen complaining about where the ...read more

  • Darkness And Light

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Jan 2, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 745 views

    A sermon about accepting the light, living in the light and reflecting the light.

    Darkness and Light John 1:1-18 Several years ago, we visited the Lost Sea Adventures in Sweetwater. It’s a big cave that also has a body of water that you can take a boat ride on. But it also has a number of rooms, and you can take a tour with a guide. The tour includes turning off the ...read more

  • Going By A Different Route

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 27, 2024
     | 565 views

    A sermon about making the decision to follow Christ.

    Going by Different Route Matthew 2:1-12 We aren’t told how long of a time had passed between when the magi first saw the star and when they arrived in Jerusalem, but Herod’s order—in verse 16—to kill all male children two years and younger in accordance with the time that the star first ...read more

  • "making Room For Jesus"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 23, 2024
     | 344 views

    A sermon for Christmas Eve.

    Luke 2:1-20 Making Room for Jesus There is a story about a group of children who had been practicing for the Big Christmas Play for several weeks. There was Mary and Joseph and the sheep and shepherds and there was a young boy named Timmy playing the grumpy old Inn Keeper. Timmy was a nice ...read more

  • The Paradox Of Blessedness

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 17, 2024
    based on 2 ratings
     | 647 views

    A sermon about about the blessings of being used by God.

    “The Paradox of Blessedness” Luke 1:39-56 Two weeks ago, we read about how the angel Gabriel visited Mary and told her that she would become pregnant by the Holy Spirit and bear a son, and He will be holy and be called the “Son of God.” And even though she said, “Here am I, the servant of the ...read more

  • What Is Righteousness Version 2

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 12, 2024
     | 187 views

    A updated version of the first sermon I wrote on this.

    “What is Righteousness?” Matthew 1:18-25 What is the first image that pops into your head when you hear the word “righteous?” Do you think of some fire and brimstone preacher with a red face who points a finger at sinners and declares them guilty in the eyes of an angry god? Or do you think ...read more

  • What Is Righteousness?

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Dec 11, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 343 views

    A sermon that seeks to answer the question: What does it mean to be righteous in the eyes of God?

    “What is Righteousness?” Matthew 1:18-25 What is the first image that pops into your head when you hear the word “righteous?” Do you think of some fire and brimstone preacher with a red face who points a finger at sinners and declares them guilty in the eyes of an angry god? Or do you think ...read more