Sermons on Daniel Fast:

Peace With God

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 2, 2011

If you want to learn how to run you look at someone doing 100 meters in under 10 seconds.

Romans 5:1-5 Children's Moment - stretch arm holding golf club - suffering - 18 holes - endurance - better player - character - hope to become a better player - Paul says: "suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope" Self-Improvement "suffering ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1-5

Denomination: Congregational

The Queen Of Sheba Reveals How Blest We Are

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 3, 2011

The Queen of Sheba Reveals How Blest We Are 1) We have wisdom. 2) We have sustenance. 3) We have purpose.

Kids, did you have any friends over during your Christmas break? One thing I always enjoyed about having friends over was that they helped me appreciate again the toys that I had. Even though my toys may have seemed old to me, they were new to my friends and so they played with them with great ...read more

Scripture: 1 Kings 10:1-9

Denomination: Lutheran

Love

Contributed by Daniel Haas on Jan 5, 2011

There are many nativity stories. Matthew has one too. Every story has its own focus. Matthew focuses on David's lineage, fulfilled prophecies, Jesus' name​ and love.

Many Nativity stories - Matthew has one too - every story has its own focus - Mark starts with grown-up Jesus getting baptized by John​, heading right into ministry and his final days in Jerusalem​ - Luke makes sure he has the history right, dating it while Quirinius was governor of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Congregational

You Know What Happened After Jesus’ Baptism

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 9, 2011

You Know What Happened After Jesus’ Baptism 1) Marvel at Jesus’ love for all. 2) Reflect Jesus’ love for all.

I’m sure it’s happened to you. You’ve borrowed a DVD from the library and you invest forty-five minutes in that movie when it stops, skips, and then goes back to the beginning. In spite of your best efforts you can’t get the movie to advance properly. It looks like it’s going to be another movie ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:34-38

Denomination: Lutheran

Baptism: A Better Bequest Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 1, 2016

Through baptism we receive the fortune of forgiveness that Jesus left us. We also receive the Holy Spirit so that we are empowered to live a new life.

Pop star Prince has died at age 57. It’s now been reported that Prince had no last will and testament. He was apparently paranoid of signing any kind of legal document lest he somehow be swindled out of his fortune. Of course now everyone is wondering who will get his millions. His six ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:3-7

Denomination: Lutheran

Embrace A Genuine Superhero

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 8, 2016

Ascension assures us that Jesus has all power and reigns on our behalf. It is he who we want to embrace more than we embrace Batman or Superman.

Have you noticed all the superhero movies in the last five years? There’s been Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Iron Man, X-Men… It would probably take you a week maybe even two weeks of binge watching to catch up on all the superhero movies. That tells me one of two things: either movie ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:6-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Baptism: A Better Bath Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 15, 2016

How can baptism do such miraculous things?

The world has been riveted by the news out of Ft. McMurray. That beast of a forest fire has altered the lives of thousands. What amazes me is how quickly events unfolded. Many still went about their business on a Tuesday morning—attending school, visiting friends, putting in another day at ...read more

Scripture: Acts 2:37-39

Denomination: Lutheran

Baptism: A Better Burial Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on May 22, 2016

Through baptism our debt of sin was killed, and so was our sinful nature's control over us,

On November 29, 1942, a curious looking airplane called the Grumman Duck took off from the iceberg-studded waters of Koge Bay on the south-eastern edge of Greenland. The goal of the flight crew, John Pritchard and Benjamin Bottoms, was to rescue seven members of a B-17 crew that had crashed during ...read more

Denomination: Lutheran

"I Believe In The Forgiveness Of Sins." Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 2, 2013

I choose to forgive as I have been forgiven.

Have you ever played King of the Hill? That’s the game where you try stay on top of a hill while everyone else attempts to push you off. It’s not a game to play in your Sunday clothes. Nor is it a game for the faint of heart. It’s a game that usually ends in tears and fractured ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 2:6-11

Denomination: Lutheran

My Death Is Not My End Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 9, 2013

“I Believe in the Resurrection of the Body, and the Life Everlasting.”

“Boy Falls Asleep During Church And Dies” Do you know how long I’ve wanted to preach on this text about Eutychus? With an opening like that you’re expecting this sermon to be about the dangers of sleeping during church, aren’t you? Of course you could counter that the ...read more

Scripture: Acts 20:7-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Big Mess. Boundless Mercy.

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jun 16, 2013

Lessons from Manasseh’s Memoirs

You’re familiar with David, the Goliath-killer and shepherd king of Israel. You know a few things about his son, Solomon, the builder of the temple in Jerusalem and the guy who had 700 wives. But can you name any other Israelite king? Saul (the first king of Israel), and Ahab (the wicked king ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-18

Denomination: Lutheran

#rejoice! Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 21, 2014

God is not controlling as Satan would have us believe. He's with us to protect us and in fact sings over us. That's reason for us to rejoice!

How many Christmas hymns, carols, and songs are there? Do you have any idea? Our hymnal has 35 Christmas hymns while Wikipedia lists 77 Christmas carols that are unique to the English language. But it’s not just English speakers who celebrate Christmas. Germans, Norwegians, Ukrainians, ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20

Denomination: Lutheran

Wake Up Tp The Truth!

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Dec 25, 2014

Like Joseph, wake up to the truth of Christmas. The babe of Bethlehem is God's Son, your Savior.

What kind of sounds, smells, and sights did you wake up to this morning? Did you hear the shrieks of children eager and impatient to open presents? Did you smell freshly brewed coffee swirling with the aroma of Christmas baking? And did you see Christmas stockings so stuffed that the seams ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25

Denomination: Lutheran

The Need Of Peace

Contributed by Daniel Elmore on Jan 1, 2015

Peace is not the absent of storms. God can give us peace on the inside when there are storms on the outside.

The need of peace Confusion, frustration, tension, violence, sickness, and even death are widespread in our world. We see family against family, members against members, and countries against countries. We agree we need peace. Where politicians, Saints, and consumers ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 4:7

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus’ Jailhouse Rock

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Jan 4, 2015

Only Jesus can make a jailhouse rock as he puts a song in Paul's heart and a spring in the jailer's step.

In a 1957 movie, Elvis Presley made prison look like a rip roarin’ time when he sang “Jailhouse Rock.” The truth is Jesus made a jailhouse rock long before Elvis did and it was no staged production. It was a real-life event punctuated by an earthquake, a jail break, and a midnight ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:25-34

Denomination: Lutheran