Posts from Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: Joy, Freedom and Peace Coming Is 9
Israel was destroyed by Assyria. It was this reality that was behind Isaiah’s words, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” To be human is to know some level of darkness from the losses, brokenness and evil of our world. The promise to those devastated in Israel was that God’s […]
Posted on November 19, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: Saints before the Lord 1Kings 19
On this All Saints’ Day, we remember the Prophet Elijah and others whose lives were given in service of God. Elijah had served God zealously by standing against the tide of those worshiping other gods. He was threatened with death and felt alone. God supported and led him to Mt Horeb (aka Mt. Sinai) to […]
Posted on November 5, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: God’s giving us enough Exodus 16
God responded to the hungry Hebrew people in the desert with manna. The amount of manna was to be just enough for them to meet their needs for the day. It was a test for them to trust them to provide for them again the next day. I think God still works that way, […]
Posted on October 8, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Vegas Mass Shooting: A Prayer
Words struggle to speak to such a tragedy as has taken place in Las Vegas. I offer the following prayer as a beginning. Pr. Dan O God, we lift up to you those suffering from the murder of loved ones, the physical injuries and the psychological trauma from the shootings in Las Vegas. […]
Posted on October 2, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: God’s Promises are Sure Genesis 27
In a dream, God made promises to Jacob to be with him, keep him and bring him home. God did this even though Jacob had lied and deceived to get them. In Genesis, many of the stories of this first family of God leave one worried that God’s promises might not work out. […]
Posted on September 24, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Learning and Community for 500th Anniversary
We are ramping up for small groups in commemoration of our 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. The groups will be discussing basic ideas of our faith through the book, Reclaiming the “L” Word. We also hope that it will be an opportunity to get to know more people. The sign-ups for this 4 week series […]
Posted on September 6, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: Marked as God’s Own Rev 13
In Chapter 13, Revelation gives us the dragon, the two terrible beasts and the number 666. These were images for Satan and Roman rule which was persecuting the church. As much as some things have changed today, there is still plenty of terrible strange and evil figures in our world. The purpose […]
Posted on August 27, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Blessing of the Backpacks
The Gazette published an article that reports on our Blessing of the Backpacks. The reporter asked me why we collected and distributed the school supplies instead of joining some other organization. My response was that first, we understand that God is blessing through us and second, that we want to target our CLC […]
Posted on August 7, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: Moved to Give Glory from Revelation 4
After writing 7 letters that contained critical spiritual assessments of the churches, John had another vision. He saw a throne with the Lord God on it. Around the throne were four living beings and twenty-four elders. These were worshiping, praising and glorifying God. To hear more about getting caught up with them […]
Posted on August 6, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Dan Holt
Sermon: Hope in the Lord having the Keys from Revelation 1
John of Patmos wrote Christians who were facing sufferings mostly from Roman persecution. These new Christians likely had hoped that following Jesus would give them some benefit in their lives. But they found it was getting worse. John gave them this look into the spiritual world or what we call a revelation […]
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