Our religion can often become idealized, especially in thinking that our faith is mostly about learning how to be better. Martin Luther’s Reformation, however, was all about keeping it real. Keeping it real about us, and keeping it real about God. Reformation Sunday (Year B) – October 25, 2015 – […]
You’re going to the kingdom of God (heaven). In fact, it’s already all around you… But will you like it? 20th Sunday after Pentecost – October 11, 2015 – Mark 10:17-31 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Preparing for the Kingdom – Pastor Evan Davis How’s your elbow feeling? […]
I couldn’t come up with a clever title for this sermon, so here it is, a sermon on marriage and divorce. 19th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – October 4, 2015 – Genesis 2:18-24, Mark 10:2-16 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia “On Marriage” – Pastor Evan Davis What […]
Somebody out there is probably following Jesus without following us. We want to stop him and tell him how to do it right. Jesus says, “do not stop him….for whoever is not against us is for us.” 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – September 27, 2015 – Mark […]
We’re pros at denial. (Don’t deny it.) But the elephant in the room does not go away – our God is not a God of victory as we imagine it, rather a God of the cross. 17th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – September 20, 2015 – Mark 9:30-37 St. […]
What we think is life is often no such thing. Let us find the abundant life of Jesus that comes in losing the life the world values. 16th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – September 13, 2015 – Isaiah 50:4-9a, Mark 8:27-38 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Church, Harrisonburg, Virginia Find Your […]
We’re building a new Sunday evening worship service which will begin on Sunday, December 6, and continue every Sunday at 5:00pm. Why are we doing this? You and I both know that we find ourselves in a different cultural world. While our current worship service at St. Jacob’s serves our present community […]
Tuesday, September 15, 6:00-8:00pm at Corgans’ Publick House 865 Port Republic Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Table Talk is a place to gather for guided-but-open conversations about Christian faith from a Lutheran perspective. No faith commitment is implied or assumed among those who attend, even those it is hosted by a […]
“Stewardship” is not about what the church needs. It’s about what you need to give – and what the church needs to give for the sake of the kingdom of God. 15th Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) – September 6, 2015 – James 2:1-17, Mark 7:24-37 St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran […]
Exploring Faith Together – Harrisonburg Community Classes on Scripture and Theology Fall 2015 Course – “What’s a Lutheran?” 6:30-8:00pm, Wednesday evenings at Trinity Lutheran Church Sept. 9, 16, 23, 30; Oct. 7, 21, 28 Click here for more details: What’s a Lutheran – Fall 2015 flyer