Pastor Eric’s sermon described what he called the Four Horsemen of GRACE – or the 4 Un’s: 1. Grace is Unrelenting! If you have ever had a dog who played ‘Fetch’ you know that sometimes they have a very hard time letting go of the ball or the toy. God is like that with…
Reformation Sunday – wear red to remember Martin Luther’s bold decision in 1517 to confront the hierarchy of the Church with his ninety five theses, concerning God, Faith, Life and what it meant to be a Church, which he nailed to the door of the German castle! Pastor Beth presented to us on this Sunday 9.5…
Pastor Eric, without his robe and in a wrinkled shirt, looked on the outside how he was feeling on the inside – grumpy! Our congregation has been trying to figure out how to help children at Mountain View Elementary stay “Safe and Warm” when they arrive at school long before the doors are open. We…
Today’s gospel is from Luke where Luke tells the story of Jesus healing ten lepers and only one thanking Jesus for making him well. Just as the leper was changed, healed, and made clean, gratitude changes our life. Gratitude for the Grace that God gives us each and every day. Each day, finding one thing…
Faith is not about you…it is about what God does through you! Faith is about doing ordinary things in extraordinary ways! Faith is not about being super human but about being fully human! Do you ever hear a bible reading and wonder the context and tone of voice in which it was originally delivered? Click…
How would you respond if you saw a friend struggling and your actions could lessen their burden? Would you hesitate to help? The Gospel (Luke 16:19-31) for Sunday Sept. 29 illustrates the parable that the “poor” (i.e struggling) are lifted up, and the rich one is “sent away empty”. Pastor Beth illustrated this parable with…
Summons. The dictionary defines summons as “to authoritatively and urgently be called upon to be present”. The Greek translation is, “to remind privately”. In his sermon, Pastor Eric used parables from Luke to illustrate the message that Jesus teaches us, more so convinces us, to follow him. The business owner summons his dishonest manager; the…
Pastor Beth’s sermon was based on the parable of a lost sheep and a lost coin. The shepherd leaves 99 sheep in the wilderness to find one sheep that was lost, and a woman who has 10 coins and loses one searches all day to find one lost coin. When the sheep and the coin…
Listen to Pastor Beth’s sermon which she ends with a writing of St. Teresa of Avila. Although she was a 16th century Carmelite nun, her words are as relevant today as they were then. Christ has no body but yours. No hands, no feet upon this world but yours. Yours are the eyes which look…
“A case at a time…A can at a time…” Come help us celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America by filling a horse trailer of non-perishable food for the Thurston County Food Bank. Pastor Eric’s sermon September 1st was about a “Generous Invite”. Flyers were passed out to share with family…