When Jesus says “I am the bread of life”, what does he mean? Let’s explore the amazing gift that Jesus offers for all people, calling us to receive, to share, and to feed on him, the bread of life. Come and feast. (YouTube video of the service including this sermon: https://youtu.be/yxUjYys7ZuI ) [Organ/Piano - Pentecost 10]

In his letter to the Ephesian Christians, Paul compares us, God’s community, his church, to a building. The key is the cross of Christ; the foundation is the apostles and prophets, called to speak God’s Word concerning Christ and to witness to Christ and his resurrection; and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone, the foundation stone. What’s more, in Jesus we are built by God to be his cross-shaped church in the world. What does this mean? (YouTube video of the COVID lockdown service including this sermon: https://youtu.be/mI7UKZkhUl4 ) [Prerecorded music - Pentecost 8]

Exhilaration is probably not a word you often associate with the Christian life. Exhilaration is a combination of scary and joyful. In Mark 6, Jesus sends his disciples to preach, heal, and liberate others from the power of evil. It’s both scary and joyful for them as they have to depend completely on God and the hospitality of others, and as they discover the trustworthiness of God and the joyful, life-changing power of Jesus. We, too, are sent by Jesus. But how is discipleship modelled to us? Will we enter more fully into the scary joyful life of being sent by Jesus? Into exhilarating discipleship? (YouTube video of the service including this sermon: https://youtu.be/2XqzXmPMf50 ) [Organ - Pentecost 6]

‘Give ear, and come to me.’ What does God want to do, to accomplish, through the Word in my life? And through the Word in our life together in congregation? (YouTube video of the service including this sermon: https://youtu.be/Cp182r9WRvU ) [Organ - Pentecost 4, Commemoration of Augsburg Confession]

Jesus calls us to work together so that the life-giving good news of Jesus Christ can be preached to all. Often our differences can make this challenging. How will we respond, to work through and despite our differences? (YouTube video of the service including this sermon: https://youtu.be/Jcut07frrrY ) [Prerecorded music - Pentecost 2]