Faith Seeking Understanding.That was St. Anselm's mantra. Trust in God and a curiosity that draws us deeper into knowledge of and relationship with God and God's will for us and for the world. Nicodemus exhibits that in our text, and we see how curiosity is one way in which we can turn and return to the Lord this Lent.

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Curiosity, Faith, and the Cross

Jesus is tempted in the wilderness, we learn from his response to temptation, we are turned to God who is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. 

Wilderness, Temptation, Identity: Matthew 4:1-12

You are dust. God makes beautiful things out of dust. 

Ashes and Truth

You cannot serve God and wealth. Seek first God and the reign of heaven.

Generosity that Transforms You And The World

You are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world. Be the fullness of who you are and shine bright with the light of Christ that dwells within you.

You Are Salt. You Are Light.

At the Transfiguration, God calls the world to listen to Christ.In order to listen to Christ, we have to listen to the full diversity of the voices within the body of Christ, perhaps especially those whose faith has helped them survive, persevere, struggle, and resist for the sake of love and because of the love of Christ. 

Transfiguration: Listening to Diverse Voices to Hear Christ's Voice

What does it really mean to be blessed?Who does Jesus call blessed?What does that mean for who we are called to be and what we are called to do?

What Does It Mean To Be Blessed?

Jesus' call is disruptive to our present and our future. But it leads toward more abundant life for us and for the whole world. 

Called. Disrupted. Blessed.

Jesus asks a pointed question to those who would seek to follow him. What are you looking for?Jesus invites us to "Come and see!"

What Are You Looking For?

We are given a name in baptism - beloved child. This is our foundational identity.

Baptized Beloved

Epiphany means revelation. How might God be revealed to us this year?

God Revealed

Christmas is about love made incarnate in Christ. The Love of God embodied. God's Word revealed.

Love Is Born: Merry Christmas

John is in prison.John wants to know if Jesus really is the one who is to come, or if he must keep on waiting. A little strange because we know John was so confidently proclaiming Christ as the one to come and at the baptism of Jesus, says “this is he”. But John needs to hear it again, so he sends his friends and students to ask Jesus.

Good News Behind Bars

In this Advent season, Jesus comes to us like a thief in the night, keeping us on our toes and stealing away the things that keep us asleep and covered up. Christ has shone in our hearts and lives and called us to be the light of the world. Yet we sometimes let our light grow dim, our worries, our possessions, the weight of the burdens we carry cover up and hide the light of Christ in us. Like a thief in the night, Jesus comes to steal everything that covers up the light of the world in us – our burdens, our worries, the possessions that possess us, the thoughts that contain us, the fear that inhibits our generosity of time and money, the disdain and prejudice that prevents us from encountering God in our neighbor who is different from us.

Keep Awake and Look Forward To The Thief In The Night

How To Be A Neighbor Part 4: God's Neighborhood

Sermons proclaimed at Spirit in the Hills Lutheran Church in Spicewood, TX. Spirit in the Hills is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. You can expect scripturally based sermons about what God has done, is doing, and will continue to do and what that means for us today.

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Spirit in the Hills Lutheran Church Sermons

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