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David Schmitt
David Schmitt
02/05/23

Gospel: Matthew 5:13-20 (Epiphany 5: Series A)

God has the power to take that which is small, that which is overlooked, that which is despised, and use it to create something wonderful.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/19/22

Gospel: Matthew 24:36-44 (Advent 1: Series A)

He cuts into our darkness with words that work like a knife. They awaken us from our routine to a sliver of light. Jesus reigns and He will return.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/12/22

Gospel: Luke 23:27-43 (The Last Sunday of the Church Year: Series C)

As the church year ends, we are not give a vision of Jesus on His throne, ruling over a new creation. Instead, we see Jesus ruling from the cross. His grace comes in the midst of suffering and pain.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
11/05/22

Gospel: Luke 21:5-28 (29-36) (Pentecost 23: Series C)

When God does not give you a life free from suffering, He calls you to look for Him in the midst of suffering. There you find Him doing His work, giving you words to speak and promises to hold onto.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
10/30/22

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints: Series C)

The words of Jesus shine with a graceful brilliance among the broken fragments of this world.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/21/22

Gospel: Luke 14:1-14 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

In the text, Jesus enters a Pharisee’s house for dinner. Between the invitation and the meal, however, Jesus transforms this man’s home into a place of God’s care.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/14/22

Gospel: Luke 13:22-30 (Pentecost 11: Series C)

When offering encouragement to His disciples to follow Him, Jesus did not promise a pain-free life in this world. Instead, He highlighted the struggle and the difficulty. Why?
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
08/07/22

Gospel: Luke 12:49-56 (Pentecost 10: Series C)

This is true discipleship. We live with Jesus, we hold on to Jesus, we suffer with Jesus, because Jesus brings a divisive peace that saves.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
07/31/22

Gospel: Luke 12:22-34 (35-40) (Pentecost 9: Series C)

We are loved by our heavenly Father. When the Creator and Giver of all good things is caring for you, suddenly, you are free to care for others.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/22/22

Gospel: John 17:20-26 (Easter 7: Series C)

So, we pray. Not just in times of need, but we pray at all times. Because this is part of what it means to be saved.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/15/22

Gospel: John 16:23-33 (Easter 6: Series C)

Jesus opens for us a way to walk through suffering and to sing our song of salvation as we talk to our heavenly Father.
David Schmitt
David Schmitt
05/08/22

Gospel: John 16:12-22 (Easter 5: Series C)

What we have in our reading is a picture of how God deals with a lack of understanding.
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