It is so easy to, as the apostle Paul says, to “be overcome by evil.” It is much harder to “overcome evil with good.” A closer look at what’s going on in Ferguson, Missouri, shows that very clearly. 12th Sunday after Pentecost – August 31, 2014 Romans 12:9-21, Matthew […]
It’s hard work keeping up with the Joneses, but we try. If we’re honest with ourselves, in one way or another we follow the trends and try to buy, think, speak, and act like the crowd. But when we get down to it, following Jesus is walking a different path. […]
We all have friends, family, neighbors and co-workers who do not share our Christian faith. What about them? It’s a loaded question, but we will explore it this week. 10th Sunday after Pentecost – Sunday, August 17, 2014 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church – Pastor Evan Davis Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 […]
Sometimes we think the church and the house of faith is OUR house. But it’s GOD’s house, and God decides who’s invited. In fact, God already has in Christ. God builds his house through our hands, as we share the word of faith we’ve received – amazing news! Listen to […]
As Christians, we often wonder about our relationship with Jews. Oh and if you didn’t notice, Israel is in the news quite a bit these days. So, what about Israel, anyways? 8th Sunday after Pentecost – August 3, 2014 Romans 9:1-5, Isaiah 55:1-5 – Pastor Evan Davis 8th Sunday […]
If we’re honest, we fear many things and sometimes many people. But seriously – if God is for us, who’s against us? 7th Sunday after Pentecost – July 27, 2014 Romans 8:26-39 – Pastor Evan Davis
As the Church, we’ve spent a lot of time worrying about who’s in the will and who’s out. Who gets the inheritance of Christ and who doesn’t? The good news for us is that we’ve been written into God’s will in the blood of Jesus Christ, crucified and risen. That […]
The good news CHANGES us. It does not leave us the same. The apostle Paul is serving up some serious good news in Romans 8:1, which we heard today as we travel through the letter this summer. At Power in the Spirit, our Virginia Synod ministry conference last week, I […]
There are many things we want, and need, to stop doing. Or to start. But no matter how much we want to do the things we know we should, we can’t. Why can’t we just be good? Paul’s answer, and Martin Luther’s, is because we are addicted to sin – […]
On Sunday, June 29, 2014, after about four months of listening to God in scripture, listening to each other in conversation, and prayer, we formally adopted this purpose statement and these guiding principles as a congregation. They will be the rock that grounds us in God’s mission as we go […]