Category Archives: Sermons

Sunday’s Sermon Today: UN-cheap Grace (Gospel of Luke)

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Sometimes, we want the payoff without the cost, without any effort. We want to look svelte and sleek, but we want to eat whatever we want while we’re sitting on our couch watching television. We want to know our financial … Continue reading →

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Sunday’s Sermon Today: In Between Lost & Found (Gospel of Luke)

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

In Luke 14:15-24, Jesus tells a parable of about a banquet. Maybe that’s too old-fashioned or strange to you. For me, in the month of March when both of my boys have birthdays, I can look at it this way. … Continue reading →

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The Bible Says What? “The Arc of the Covenant” (Genesis 6:5-Genesis 19) #3

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

You know the posts that lead off with “10 Ways to Make Your Body Look Good in Under 20 Minutes” or “See What that Puppy Did to Save a Life”? Well, someone just clicked on this just to scroll down … Continue reading →

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R-E-P-E-N-T (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Jesus didn’t come to make your life better. Jesus came to make your life eternal. (End sermon. Walk away…) Jesus came preaching good news for the poor, the sinful, the left out, the forgotten about. Jesus came preaching good news … Continue reading →

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Don’t Worry, Be Joyful (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Fresh out of business school, the young man answered a want ad for an accountant. Now he was being interviewed by a very nervous man who ran a small business that he had started himself. “I need someone with an … Continue reading →

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Livin’ On A Prayer (Ash Wednesday Sermon)

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

Livin’ on a prayer. Bon Jovi, circa 1986, nailed it in the musically excellent department, chronicling an economically-challenged couple who work hard, stick with each other, and hold onto hope livin’ on a prayer. The album Slippery When Wet was one of my … Continue reading →

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On The Move (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

There are movies oodles of movies about traveling. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Airplane! It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Oh, and there are horror flicks, thrillers, and adventures about traveling – romances, too. But the film that comes to mind when I reflect … Continue reading →

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Do You Believe In Miracles? (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

The Super Bowl was pretty amazing. The Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots struggled, banged on each other, and fought for thirty-nine minutes. And then in the final minute, two amazing things happened. First, Russell Wilson threw the ball … Continue reading →

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Jesus Said… (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

This year, I entered new territory: I’m coaching my son’s eight and under basketball team at the Y. I’ve coached swimming (six year olds to high school students), soccer, and baseball before, but basketball has been… different. Some of its … Continue reading →

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Sons of Thunder (Sunday’s Sermon Today- Gospel of Luke)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Jacob Sahms

So, you want to be like Jesus… Seems easy enough, right? Love. Serve. Give. Strike that. This being like Jesus thing might read easily enough, but being like Jesus is tough. It costs us something because of what we give up to … Continue reading →

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