Rock Of Ages

Lamentations 3:22-33● 2021-07-04 ● Series: Defy Expectations ● Print ● Listen ● (no video available) I’m guessing most of you are familiar with what happened in 1776 at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. But there are a number of Americans who aren’t aware of just how close the colonies came to losing the war against […]

Acts 17:13-26 ● 2021-06-27 ● Series: Defy Expectations● Print ● Listen ● Watch Have you ever witnessed someone during a crisis? The movies don’t always get it accurate. Not everyone is cool on camera and able to act out for an action film. Most people crumble, panic, and are tossed into despair. Consider how you […]

Ezekiel 17:22-24 ● 2021-06-20 ● Series: Defy Expectations ● Print ● Listen In 1903 a man started a new automotive company. But he wasn’t the man you’d picture to become a world-famous entrepreneur. In fact, this man was already 39 years old and had tried unsuccessfully to start two other companies. When he first developed […]

Mark 2:23-28 ● 2021-06-06 ● Series: Defy Expectations ● Print ● Listen ● (no video) Has someone ever told you, “You did better than I expected”? I Know someone who likes to use that as a joke. The joke of course is that it is both a compliment and a hidden jab at the same […]

John 3:1-17 ● 2021-05-30 ● Trinity Sunday ● Print ● Listen ● (no video) That was an amazing picture that we read earlier in Isaiah, wasn’t it? Isaiah saw the throne room of God. Seraphs, fiery angels, were covering their eyes and covering their feet as they flew above his throne. They were calling to […]

John 17:11-19 ● 2021-05-16 ● Easter Series: Connected ● Print ● Listen ● Watch I think my wife and I have done a fairly good job of helping our kids see the importance of being safe –especially when it comes to preparing for crashes with buckles. At one point I remember we had a child […]

John 15:9-17● 2021-05-09 ● Easter Series: Connected ● Listen ● Watch

John 15:1-8● 2021-05-02 ● Easter Series: Connected ● Listen ● Watch

John 10:11-18 ● 2021-04-25 ● Easter Series: Connected ● Print ● Listen ● Watch In the recent movie, “The One and Only Ivan,” a gorilla is raised by a man who runs an amusement center for tourists. At first it seems like the man has some fairly good intentions. He spends time with the baby […]

Luke 24:36-49 ● 2021-04-18 ● Easter Series: Connected ● Listen ● Watch Sermon text will be uploaded in the near future.

John 20:19-31 ● 2021-04-11 ● Easter Series: Connected ● Print ● Listen ● Watch For some things being disconnected can be tough. My family has gone without a connection to high-speed internet in our home for periods of time. Some of you might laugh at this, but we found it a little hard. I don’t […]

1 Corinthians 15:19-26 ● 2021-04-04 ● Easter Sunday ● Print ● Listen ● Watch View on YouTube Have you ever noticed how we are sometimes oblivious to the signs that tell us there is more to come? Take for example the tiny little ant that is running across your countertop. The observant and rational person […]

Zechariah 9:9-17 ● 2021-03-28 ● Series for Lent ● Print ● Listen ● Watch I’ve seen a number of energy shots and not a few energy booster commercials. I occasionally grab a coffee when I need an extra boost or have a long drive down the road. But when you see those products don’t you […]

Isaiah 43:1-7 ● 2021-03-21 ● Series for Lent ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Watch on YouTube Earlier this week an Idaho state trooper arrived on the scene of an accident. It was on a bridge which crossed a 100-foot-deep canyon. Looking at the scene he saw a 30-foot trailer blocking the bridge. Upon closer […]

Numbers 21:4-9 ● 2021-03-14 ● Series for Lent ● Print ● Listen ● Watch View on YouTube We’ve occasionally permitted our children to order toys online. But 5-7 days for shipping can seem like so long when you are only that many years old. Waiting can be difficult. Does anyone ever really outgrow the natural […]

Memorial service sermon from 2021-03-13 (Jim Strong) Listen to Audio

Exodus 20:1-17 ● 2021-03-07 ● Series for Lent ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Watch on YouTube I’ve been joining my children in watching a popular animated tv series which came out a few years ago. It follows the adventures of heroes and villains as they battle for control of the galaxy with their lasers […]

Genesis 28:10-17 ● 2021-02-28 ● View series for Lent ● Print ● Listen ● Watch ● a WELS ministry ● Tom Barthel, pastor watch on YouTube In the early 1840s a family set out on a journey to travel to America from their homeland in Germany. The ten of them boarded a large sailing vessel […]

Genesis 22:1-18 ● 2021-02-21 ● Series for Lent 2021 ● Print ● Listen ● Watch Watch on YouTube It was about 150 years ago when the engineer, James Eads, had an idea to attempt something that had never been done before. He was going to use a newly devolved material, steel, to build what most […]

2 Corinthians 4:3-6 ● 2021-02-14 ● Series for Epiphany ● Print ● Listen ● Watch View on YouTube Have you ever had someone express road rage at you?  It doesn’t take much for another driver to get angry if they feel like you are getting in the way. They will treat you as if you […]