Sermons on faith
This year skip New Years Resolutions. All they do is give you a bad conscience.
This year skip New Years Resolutions. All they do is give you a bad conscience. A happy new year to all of you. I hope and pray that all your wishes and hopes for the new year will come true to some degree. Even better if God sends new goals, hopes, and dreams that you might find meaningful. The New Year is usually the time when you make new year’s resolutions. Lose weight, go to the gym, read more, watch…
How to Move Mountains
How to Move Mountains – Luke 6:20-31 What is strong and what is weak? The early church faced a dilemma. In the time of Jesus, the common expectation was that the messiah would be a hero. He would be a victorious fighter who defeats the Romans and restores Israel as a free and independent country. Jesus did not really do that. He died painfully on the cross and the Romans were as powerful as they were before. But when we…
Sola Fide and the Welcoming Church
Sola Fide and the Welcoming Church Sermon Series on “All Are Welcome.” Lutherans are saved by Grace through Faith. Faith is not an activity. You cannot get good at having faith by believing something. Faith is the work of God. It comes from the outside when you hear the word of God. When the human heart slowly starts to trust that Grace is really a free gift that comes without condition, that state of being is what Lutherans call faith.…
Horn and Hoof Guy or Deep Spiritual Insight? Luke 4:1-13
Horn and Hoof Guy or Deep Spiritual Insight? Luke 4:1-13 Spiritual discipline helps us to develop those qualities within us that enable us to do what is right and good. And that can be as easy as giving something up for Lent. You also could add something to your life, or do the things you do with more awareness and intention. Anything that interrupts business as usual helps. What is important is the intention of what we do or don’t…
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Rev. Olaf Baumann, sermon, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles WA. Please check out our video ministry 1517 Grace Guerrilla https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv2aB-i9zHPqgh3NjUJ5-lg
Doubt is the eternal twin of faith.
Doubt is the eternal twin of faith. Many People want to have prove for the existence of God, like in a science lab where peer reviewed numbers can quantify what we know about the physical universe. This is not gonna happen. Every theologian and philosopher who set out to prove the existence of God, proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the exercise is futile. Faith cannot be proven, faith can only be experienced. Faith is about living it,…
What’s in a Faith Story?
What’s in a Faith Story? By sharing personal faith stories, we inspire, comfort, and help others You cannot tell your faith story without sharing about difficult times in your life. This is not about developing a smooth, logical narrative. It is about witnessing to God’s work in your heart and soul. It is about focusing on the cracks and wounds in your life story, and how God mended them. It is about the struggle to find words for your relationship…
The Seeds of Eternal Life
The Seeds of Eternal Life Seeds are the ultimate container of life. They don’t look like it! They are small, they don’t have fragrance or bright colors or special shapes. But when you put them into the earth, let the sun shine on them, and give them water, they will grow into all kinds of plants, even into majestic trees! These containers of life, as insignificant as they look like, are resilient and durable. When there is no fruitful soil,…