Start Play Romans 1:1–17 | Fifth Sunday of Easter | May 3, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching"The two women had a conversation where life was shared. That’s what it means to be sent out, to be called by God to share the good news. It is when we... Continue Reading →
Sermon: All Is Level At the Cross
Start Play Matthew 10:40–42 and Acts 13:1–3; 14:8–18 | Fourth Sunday of Easter |April 26, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching"God is calling the church to be a place that is a colony of heaven, an example of what God’s kingdom is like. It is a place where people... Continue Reading →
Up On A Roof
Start Play Acts 10: 1–48 | Third Sunday of Easter | April 19, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN | Dennis Sanders, preaching"There is something about the song up on a roof. It’s about escaping the cares of the world to enter this sanctuary of peace. I think Peter was hoping for the... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Not I.
Start Play Matthew 20:1–16 | Second Sunday in Lent | March 1, 2015 | First Christian Church | Mahtomedi, MN"Grace, God’s generosity is beyond human imagining. We want God to show love to us and those like us, but not to them. Not to that guy over there. Not to that poor person. Not to... Continue Reading →
Sermon: I’m Still Learning to Forgive.
Start Play Matthew 18:15-35 | First Sunday in Lent | February 22, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "In preparing for this sermon, I heard somewhere that forgiveness is about dealing the past to be open to the future. "
Sermon: Follow the Leader
Start Play “Follow the Leader” | Work of Christmas Series | Matthew 16:24-17:8 | Transfiguration Sunday | February 15, 2014 | Dennis Sanders, preaching "The late German theologian Dietrich Bonheoffer is rumored to have said that when Jesus calls us to follow him, bids us to come and die." Read the sermon text.
Irresistible Bliss
Start Play Work of Christmas Series | Matthew 4:1–17 | Second Sunday of Epiphany | January 18, 2015 | Dennis Sanders, preaching"...the message here today is not how we can resist temptation in three easy steps. I don’t think all you have to do is just say some Bible passages and the devil will flee.... Continue Reading →
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 →
Rerun Sermon: “Three Beeps Means ‘I Love You'”
I’m preaching on Micah 6:1-8 this weekend. Here is a past sermon from 2005.
For those who look at my blog to get ideas for preaching (all two of you), I have a link to a sermon I preached for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany in 2005. It even sounds timely because it focuses on same sex marriage. Click on the link below to learn more.
Why I Hate Columbus Day (It’s Not for the Reason You Think)
Tomorrow is Columbus Day. Like a lot of folk, I never gave the holiday much thought over the years. But I have paid attention of it over the last few years and I've come to dread the day. Tomorrow, when I look at my Facebook or Twitter feed, I will see a number of posts... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 