Reflections
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
O My People, O My Church – Faith for Life
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on Amos 5:14-15, 21-24 “Do not be content with avoiding blame. Seek good. Do not be content with shielding yourself and those close to you from harm. Seek good. Do not be content with necessary but insufficient academic arguments. Seek good. Do not be content with merely avoiding evil. Seek good. Seek […]
Posted on November 13, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
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
Giving Thanks for All Saints
Honor your father and mother. The commandment was not written with children in mind, Children who must be molded and pressed into responsible adults, Children who cannot determine their own fate, yet. Honor your father and mother. The commandment was written, like all others, for adults, Adults who think themselves sovereign and responsible, Adults who […]
Posted on November 1, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
4 Minute Reformation Video Overview
A 4 Minute Reformation Video Overview: This past Sunday, October 29, 2017, Ascension Lutheran Church, along with our brothers and sisters around the world commemorated the 500th year since the Reformation. Check-out the following 4 minute video review of Ascension’s gathering worship and meal! A special thank you to the members of the Board of […]
Posted on October 30, 2017 | Posted by Mary Stoneback
God is For You – A Reformation Sermon
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on the the Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, October 29, 2017. 1 Kings 8:1-13 “In a world where it often feels like you’re going it alone, God is for you. In a world where it can feel like it’s you against the world, God is for you. When […]
Posted on October 30, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
Holy, Dreaded Calling
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on October 15, 2017 on 1 Samuel 3:1-21 “When you feel compelled to do something hard, I urge you to consider if you’re being called. Because if you are, then it is God calling you to the mundane or darn near impossible task. It is God, the one who loves you beyond […]
Posted on October 16, 2017 | Posted by Pastor Daniel
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
The Calling is Grace
Pastor Daniel’s sermon on Exodus 2:23-3:15 Listen. God is calling you. Through relationships you’ve just discovered and relationships you’ve been in so long you start to take them for granted. Through the need of a neighbor. Through your wealth that could change a life across the world or your time that could change a life […]
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