A Light Shines in the Darkness! The text for this sermon is Isaiah 2:1-5. Pastor Jim Kniseley presented this sermon on November 27, 2016. Dear Friends in Christ, This is the day we pastors face quite a challenge. How do we convince our congregations to be “counter-cultural”? How […]
Jesus: A Different Kind of King This sermon is based on Christ the King and the gospel reading, Luke 23:33-43. Pastor Jim Kniseley presented this sermon on November 20, 2016, at Trinity and St. Jacob’s Spaders. Grace, mercy and peace to your from God our Father and the Lord […]
Our Future is in God’s Hands! Pastor Jim Kniseley presented this sermon on November 13, 2016, the 26th Sunday after Pentecost. Pastor Kniseley is serving as Interim Pastor at Trinity and St. Jacobs-Spaders Lutheran Churches. Dear Friends in Christ, It’s ironic that on the Sunday after our Presidential […]
Death and Life This All Saints Sunday Sermon was presented on Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Trinity and St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Churches by Pastor Jim Kniseley. Dear Friends in Christ, This is the day of all days in the church year in which we recognize the closeness of […]
The Three Solas of the Reformation Pastor Jim Kniseley presented this sermon on October 30, 2016, The Festival of the Reformation. Dear Friends in Christ, Today we mark the 499th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Next year, 2017, we mark the 500th anniversary. Our Presiding Bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, […]