My sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent. The scripture for today is: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35Von Alan Bentrup

God is near, even on the First Sunday of Lent. Readings for this week: ⁠Deuteronomy 26:1-11⁠ ⁠Romans 10:8b-13⁠ ⁠Luke 4:1-13⁠

My sermon for Ash Wednesday, 2025. The readings are:Joel 2:1-2,12-172 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

I preach about trust for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. The readings are: Jeremiah 17:5-10 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 Psalm 1

I preach on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.Today's readings:Isaiah 43:1-7Acts 8:14-17Luke 3:15-17, 21-22Psalm 29

Let's talk about St. Martin, looking at Matthew 25:31-46.Sorry for the quality. We're still replacing our video equipment after our electrical surge and this was shot on a cell phone.Von Alan Bentrup

Alan Bentrup preaches on God's mercy, looking at James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37. It is the second part in our sermon series on James, "A Faith that Works."Von Alan Bentrup

What do Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch teach us about God's love?Von Alan Bentrup

Jesus is always out ahead of us, making all things new.Von Alan Bentrup

Where do we hear ourselves in the story of Jesus' last week?Von Alan Bentrup

Alan Bentrup preaches about snakes, crosses, and idolatry.Von Alan Bentrup

The 10 commandments, Jesus cleansing the temple, and how we hold up our end of the bargain.

Alan and Gavin tackle the sermon together, looking at Lent, covenant, and what we're doing when we're baptized.Von Alan Bentrup

Evil tries to claim it all. And what does Jesus have to say about that?

Baptism is easy. The Christian life is the hard part.Von Alan Bentrup

The Light shines in unexpected placesVon Alan Bentrup

Alan preaches on November 12, 2023.Von Alan Bentrup

What does it mean to love our neighbor?Von Alan Bentrup

Father Alan preaches on Sunday, September 10, 2023.Von Alan Bentrup

Father Alan preaches on Sunday, September 3, 2023.

When we focus on God's love, we can do anything.Von Alan Bentrup

We have to mean it.

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A sermon for VBS Sunday

When we feel alone or scared or like we’re standing at the edge of a gap, God is trusting that we will learn that God is always with us.