Pr. Cheryl Walenta Gorvie Sermon - blog

Annual meeting day is usually about how we come together as the body of Christ.  The business of the church is holy business.  I’ve heard...

Happy New Year?  Just as we were ready to return to our routines, refreshed and exuberant, here comes the snow.  And more snow.  And we...

How many of you, by show of hands, got excited last Tuesday when it was finally December 17th and we entered the season of the “O...

How do you determine what really matters in life?  Do you ever take time in silence, away from the noise of life and news and pop-up...

God’s Word doesn’t change, but the world does.  In times of big change, people of faith cling to the un-changing God

Jesus says, “Nation will rise against nation and country against country”—disasters caused by humans—"there will be earthquakes in...

What are we doing here today?  In particular, Gethsemane Lutheran Church—what does this church exist for?   The stewardship team did not...

What’s it like to be “not far from the dominion of God?”  Is it the same as being within  the dominion of God?  Or is it like standing...

Jesus asks, “What do you want me to do for you?”  How would you answer?  Would you assume it’s obvious—why should I have to say it,...

Where are you on “the way”?  Jesus has been explaining what it means to follow him as a disciple, and it’s not so much a syllabus to...

Jesus does not issue commands, like he has power over other people.

You don’t get to decide who is in or out—that’s God’s business, and guess what, you’re not God!

Come here, Jesus says to his disciples, gather round.  Sit down.  Pay attention.

In these weeks of the season of creation, we are looking at the Scriptures to pay particular notice to what they mention about creation. ...

Salvation is about God restoring life, ability, & freedom in a way that’s life-giving for everyone.  No one has to lose so that some can win

When Jesus went out with his disciples, there was ALWAYS work to be done: people needed healing.  It couldn’t wait.  It was busy, no time...

What are the things you are proud of?  Your career or your accomplishments?  Maybe your home or something you created?  Your cultural...

"The way Jesus describes it, the dominion of God is going on right under your feet, in the really ordinary and simple stuff..."

Sometimes we talk about Jesus as if he was a theological construct or a dispassionate miracle worker who roamed the earth for a time and...

We always have more to learn and consider about how to follow God’s law and honor the Sabbath, and also how to honor other people.