Theater Week
This summer, we ran a week-long morning camp for age 10–high school to teach kids some acting skills, discuss our hope in Christ, and give them an opportunity to express … Continue reading →
Image: God’s Name on our Hearts
Image: The New Temple
Title art for sermon for 5/29/16
Text: 1 Kings 8:22-24,27-29,41-43
Description: “Bringing the World to the House of God” Where is the house of God, and how can we bring people to it?
The idea is that the house of God is now the human heart through Holy Baptism, and we bring others into God’s house by bringing them into our hearts and showing them the love of Christ, letting our light so shine before men….
(And of course, because the Word of God is in our hearts, when they’re in, they’ll hear it, because it’s everywhere in there.)
Image: Glimpse of the Kingdom
From a sermon based on Revelation 22:1-6,12-20 “The Coming Kingdom Today” Is the coming Kingdom of God just something that we look forward to someday, or can we find glimpses … Continue reading →
FaithWebbing
via FaithWebbing.com Faith Webbing is a deep, purposeful intergenerational approach to connecting youth to faith through a congregation. Its premise is to intentionally identify relationship voids in young peoples’ lives … Continue reading →
Art frm the Hrt
http://artfrmthehrt.com/scripture-reading-samples.html PowerPoint Contemporary Slide Presentations consisting of a Scripture reading introduction, three readings, and an appropriate ending slide for each reading using the ESV translation with copyright permission from Crossway … Continue reading →
Groceries
So I was at a new grocery store to get supper, but when I went to check out, I realized I didn’t have my wallet, and they didn’t take Apple … Continue reading →
Image: World Can’t Keep Jesus Dead
This Easter, I’m wrapping up our “I AM” series with John 11:25-26: “I Am the Resurrection and the Life”
None of Jesus’s statements about His identity would’ve meant anything if He were dead in a tomb today. Yet not only did He raise many others from death, He raised Himself, and because He lives, we will live with Him. But how does that change today?
Image: Light of the World
“I Am the Light of the World” From an “I Am” Lent series. John 8:12 We all know darkness in different parts of our lives, but when we open our eyes to the light of Christ, we find that the darkness scatters.
Image: Finding Jesus in an Apple
“Whom do you seek?” Sometimes when we look for God, we find the unexpected. Should that bother us?
From a Lenten service based on John 18:5-6 from an “I Am” series. Uses the image from the Shroud of Turin.
Church Web People
Church Web People is a group of Christian geeks who in one way or another either work on one or more church websites or provide technical assistance at their church … Continue reading →
Image: Word in my Heart
For sermon based on Romans 10:8-13 that happens to fall on Valentines Day
Description: “How can I be sure of love?” In our world, love and broken promises seem to go together. But when want to be sure about love, how can we know?
(Psalms 119:11) I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Image: 10 Commandments Heart
For my sermon on Psalm 19:7-14
Description: “The Sweet Law” Does obedience excite you? Probably not. But the better we know God, the more we desire obedience to Him.
Images: Buried and Raised with Christ
This week’s sermon title is, “What is the Baptized life?” based on Romans 6:1-11. Here’s some graphics I created for it.
Benediction: A Sonnet
Benediction: A Sonnet Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Text: (Num 6:22-27 ESV) “The LORD spoke … Continue reading →
How the Grinch Missed Christmas
Here’s my Christmas Eve sermon from 2009: How the Grinch Missed Christmas Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus … Continue reading →
Image: Manger/Cross
I’m preaching on Christmas Eve on Isaiah 9:2-7, and I created this image for use in it. Help yourself if you find it useful.
Growing in Christ Sunday School Lesson Notes
This is supplemental information for our Sunday School teachers using Concordia Publishing House’s Growing in Christ Sunday School curriculum. I write this up each month for our teachers and discuss … Continue reading →
Image: Thankful for Adversity?
This Thanksgiving, I’m preaching on Deuteronomy 8:1-10:
It’s hard to be thankful in the hard times even when we know God is with us. So what needs to change so we can be truly thankful?
Here’s the image I created for it—feel free to use it.
Tomb of Wealth
An image designed for a sermon based on Ecclesiastes 5:10-20, depicting how our wealth can leave us trapped in a tomb, but in Christ, God gives us new life and frees us.
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