Start Play Matthew 25:1–13 | Fourth Sunday in Lent | March 15, 2015 | First Christian Church | Dennis Sanders, preaching "God wants us to be faithful to God, to make disciples, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, heal the sick and visit those in prison. Part of being prepared for Christ’s coming... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Out of the Saltshaker
Those of us who follow Jesus are called to leave the saltshakers of our own making and do good works for the glory of God in the wider world.
Sermon: One Bad Mother
Start Play Work of Christmas Series | Matthew 3:1-17 | First Sunday of Epiphany | January 11, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "...today’s passage reminds us that baptism isn’t all sweetness and light. God wants people to live changed lives and when John baptizes these people, they are saying they will live a changed life.... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Faith in the Time of Leprosy
2 Kings 5:1-27 All Saints Sunday November 2, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the Sermon. I think I’ve always grown up with some sense of illness, either in my own life or in the life of my parents or my relatives. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was about two. I... Continue Reading →
Sermon: The Whole Truth
Micah 5:2-4 and 6:1-8 Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time November 9, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the Sermon. Our long national nightmare is over. I’m talking about the conclusion of the 2014 midterm elections. For several months we have seen endless commercials on television, our mailboxes stuffed with campaign mailings, our... Continue Reading →
Sermon:”You The Man!”
The story of David and Bathsheba is the Bible’s own political thriller. It has everything: powerful men, sexual affairs, murder and cover ups. Before there was Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, there was David and Bathsheba.
Sermon: Joy in Safetyville
Exodus 20:1-20 Twenty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time October 5, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the Sermon I get my hometown newspaper, the Flint Journal via email daily. Like a lot of newspapers, the Journal prints a physical copy only four days a week, so a lot of what they do is... Continue Reading →
Sermon: You Didn’t Build That.
Joshua 24:1-25 Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time October 12, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the sermon Every presidential election is always kind of a silly season in America. People hear what a candidate says and it becomes fodder for the opposing side for weeks. Certain phrases enter the body politic and... Continue Reading →
Sermon: God Is Good?
Genesis 39:1-23 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 21, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the Sermon. Before we go into today’s text, some backstory. Joseph was the son of Jacob who happened to be the grandson of Abraham. He was the youngest of Jacob’s sons. Being an only child, I’ve never totally... Continue Reading →
Sermon: No Maps!
Genesis 12:1-9 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to this sermon. When I was a kid growing up in Michigan, I loved when we went on vacation. We almost always drove to where we were going: Ohio to some of the amusement parks, Northern Michigan or Louisiana to visit my... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 