Sermons
Sermon – Unraveled: Abraham and Sarah ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
September 20, 2020 Unraveling happens in many ways. Sometimes, we are unraveled by external forces…take the COVID-19 virus for example or natural disasters. Sometimes we are unraveled by violence and injustice, sometimes we are unraveled by shame and greed. ...
Sermon – Unraveled: Lives of Faith – Pastor Sarah Rohde
September 13, 2020 Today’s gospel reading is probably one you’ve heard many times…Jesus and the disciples have just fed 5,000+ people and they’re exhausted. So Jesus tells the disciples to tuck away in their little fishing boat and head to the other side of the lake,...
Sermon – Conflict and Forgiveness ~ Pastor Jean Duran
September 7, 2020 In my first parish I worked in, I worked with an older pastor who had been in ministry for many years. Unfortunately his life experience, his experience in ministry, had caused him to be quite a cynic. I remember there was one thing he said...
Sermon – What It Means To Be The Messiah – Pastor Sarah Rohde
August 30, 2020 Today our gospel is a continuation of last weeks reading. If you joined us for worship last weekend, you heard Deacon Heather speak to the question that Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?", "Who am I to you?". Not surprisingly, the...
Sermon – Who Is Jesus? ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
August 23, 2020 “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks. Who is Jesus? That is a question Christians have been seeking to answer –to the world, to each other, to ourselves, ever since Jesus posed it to his disciples! I knew who Jesus was when I was about 7 years old –...
Sermon – Discussion on Race – Guests The Linkimer Family
August 16, 2020 Guest message from the Linkimer Family. Mike and Lori Linkimer along with their children Lindsey and Kirstie share their experiences living as a mixed race family in St. Charles. You can watch the service here. You can read the full sermon coming soon.
Sermon – Coming to Terms With Race Reflections ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
August 9, 2020 Today I'm joined, thankfully joined, by several voices to bring you today's message. These voices are ones that gifted their time to take part in a class that we were so blessed to be able to offer around the topic of race for four Thursdays in a row. ...
Sermon – How Can I Convince You.. – Guest Trudy Stoffel
August 2, 2020 Guest message from Pastor Trudy Stoffel. There's a song from 1984 by the band Survivor that I have a sneaking suspicion was written about the scripture. It goes like this. "How can I convince you what you see is real? Who am I to blame you for...
Sermon – Nothing Can Separate Us From God’s Love – Pastor Sarah Rohde
July 26, 2020 For I am convinced, Paul writes to the first century followers of Jesus, For I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about...
Sermon – Weeds and Beans ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
July 19, 2020 Some of you may remember me sharing that during my high-school years I worked on a farm during the summer months to save money for college. This is where I learned how to milk and birth cows, bale hay, and drive a combine! The farm belonged to a family...
Sermon – How’s The Soil Inside Us? – Pastor Sarah Rohde
July 12, 2020 Last weekend we were downstate Illinois visiting Andrew's parents, and enjoying scenery other than the walls of our home. They loved having so much space to run and play, and we enjoyed having two other adults to respond to their endless needs and...
Sermon – What We Can Do – Guest Pastor Ruben Duran
July 5, 2020 Guest message from Pastor Ruben Duran. I hope that you are enjoying this 4th of July weekend, finding time for rest, relaxation, good food, but also reflecting on our country and its vision and the challenges we're facing these days and the role that all...
Sermon – Cup Of Cold Water ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
June 28, 2020 To better understand today’s gospel, let me share a few brief things. Chapter 10 of Matthew’s gospel is a commissioning speech that Jesus makes to his disciples. Jesus has finished a series of teachings about what it means to be a follower of Jesus and...
Sermon – God’s Family Wrestles For Goodness – Guest Pastor Paul Rohde
June 21, 2020 Guest message from Pastor Paul Rohde from Augustana College and Pastor Sarah's father. I can't hear this story of Hagar and Ishmael without remembering the day I had assigned it in confirmation. An eighth grader came into class and indignantly threw his...
Sermon – The Lord Is My Shepherd… ~ Pastor Sarah
June 14, 2020 If you’ve read through the gospels, even just skimmed through the gospels, you pretty quickly get a sense for the kinds of things that Jesus did to communicate God’s love to the people he met. We know the ways he healed the sick and attended to the...
Sermon – Agony and Loss ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
May 31, 2020 Our gospel lesson today takes us into a room full of frightened adults. The fear is palpable and well founded. These stressed out and scared bunch of disciples just witnessed the execution of their leader. A psychologist today might say that they were...
Sermon – Jesus Praying ~ Pastor Sarah
May 24, 2020 In our gospel for today, we get the rare opportunity to eavesdrop on Jesus praying. The setting for this prayer is the Upper Room on Maundy Thursday, and I imagine the mood in the room to be heavy and poignant. Every word, deed, and gesture that Jesus...
Sermon – Set The World On Fire – Guest Jessica Short
May 17, 2020 Guest Sermon by Jessica Short. Pastor Sarah asked me to preach this Sunday because it is Baccalaureate Sunday. I have the honor of serving as the pastor for Lutheran Campus Ministries at Marquette University. You can watch the sermon here. You can read...
Sermon – I Go To Prepare a Place for You ~ Pastor Jean Duran
May 10, 2020 Anna had been surrounded by her sister since first light. Giggling and teasing had erupted as they prepared her for this engagement party... You can watch the service here. You can read the full sermon here.
Sermon – The Lord Is My Shepherd… ~ Pastor Sarah
May 3, 2020 The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not be in want… These words. These ancient words of comfort and hope. Words that, maybe more than any other words of Scripture, are embedded somewhere deep within us, known to us as words that have carried the faithful...
