Sermons on Mark
Questions the Transfiguration Answers
The world prepares for Ash Wednesday (March 5) in a variety of ways. Some celebrate the days before Lent with wild parties, or a special pastry at the local bakery. Others consider giving something up for this 40-day season. This Sunday we prepare by singing hymns of praise as we watch the Transfiguration of Jesus in all his gleaming and glowing glory. We need to see him like this before he travels the road of suffering, sacrifice and humiliation. If…
Cleaning the Clutter
Some have compared cleaning up after young children to shoveling the sidewalk during a snowstorm. They go from room-to-room and empty drawers, toy baskets and closets. They toss couch cushions on the floor. You can clean the clutter, but within 5 minutes things are messy, again! This Sunday at St. Paul’s Jesus is going to talk about cleaning another kind of clutter. Join us and find what Jesus is talking about, and if we’re part of the solution or the…
Be Still, My Soul
Several powerful tornadoes rolled through Wisconsin recently. We cannot stop tornadoes or storms. We can only watch the weather alerts and hope to survive them. But we know someone who can. Our Creator God can stop storms in their tracks. He can also remove other types of storms in a Christian’s life. Find out more about the God who combines his power with his love and promises to be with us through all our storms (physical and spiritual) of life.
The Cross
Just so that you know what you are in for this weekend at St. Paul’s. Our attention is going to be glued to the most recognizable of all Christian symbols – the cross. St. Paul’s Church was designed in the shape of a cross. And, as you enter the worship space your eyes can’t help but look up at the cross, the largest object in our church. Yes, Jesus died on the cross to provide our forgiveness. In today’s lesson,…
Transfiguration
“This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Only one individual in history has ever received an approval like that from God. And he heard it twice. At Jesus’ Baptism he heard it, and again at his Transfiguration. This Sunday we celebrate the Transfiguration of Jesus. Inspiration, a choir from Wisconsin Lutheran High School, will be part of our celebration. Join us on Sunday at 9:30 am and find out why these words from God…