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1517 Staff
1517 Staff
07/28/23

Becoming Human Again

The only place to begin a discussion of human/creaturely identity is with our relationship to the God whose breath filled dust, brought us to life, sustains us and gives us a hopeful future.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
09/11/22

Gospel: Luke 16:1-15 (Pentecost 15: Series C)

God commands we serve only Him. We serve Him with all we have and all we are, including the 90% of our income which does not go in the plates. What does it look like to serve God above money?
Jeffrey Pulse
Jeffrey Pulse
08/21/22

Old Testament: Proverbs 25:2-10 (Pentecost 12: Series C)

All of this is interesting and useful in preparing a sermon, however, there are no explicit words of Gospel in this text. How does one preach without shoe-horning the Gospel into the message, perhaps in an inappropriate or confusing manner?
Mariah Coward
Mariah Coward
05/25/22

True Connection through Christ

I trust that because of the gospel, God will continue to mend what I, in my sin, continue to break.
Daniel Emery Price
Daniel Emery Price
04/10/21

Christ's Words of Comfort: Matthew 11:28-30

Jesus is proclaiming the good news that he has come to put an end to laboring to be loved by God.
Caleb Keith
Caleb Keith
03/12/20

COVID-19 and a Time of Uncertainty

Is there, or should there be, a Christian response to COVID-19? I think the answer is yes, but not in the sense that Christians have a silver bullet or cure. Christianity and Christians do, however, have something to offer the world in an era of uncertainty. They have the sure promises of Christ.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
03/03/19

Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 (Lent 1: Series C)

There are two ways to think about what’s happening when someone is tempted. The first is to imagine temptation as enticement toward something bad and wrong. This is probably the more common of the two. But there’s another way of thinking about it. Temptation could also be seen as encouragement away from something good and right.
Bruce Hillman
Bruce Hillman
02/11/19

The Dung-Slinging God

The prophet Jonah longed for one thing: to see the Assyrian city of Nineveh utterly destroyed by the wrath of God. His wish eventually came true
Dan Chrismer
Dan Chrismer
02/04/19

The God Who Sees Me

There have been so many times in my life where I have thought to myself; God isn't paying any attention to me. He doesn't care what I do down here on this inconsequential planet in the middle of the huge universe He controls.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
02/03/19

Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 (Epiphany 5: Series C)

Much like the Old Testament reading from Isaiah, Luke helps us consider discipleship by inviting us to identify with an individual.
Jacob Corzine
Jacob Corzine
01/20/19

The Law and the Terrified Conscience

Separating the Law from the conscience is not just bad because it makes the Law ineffective. If the Law and the conscience are not brought together, it also means leaving the conscience unaddressed and unassuaged when the Gospel is preached.
Peter Nafzger
Peter Nafzger
12/23/18

Gospel: Luke 2:22-40 (Christmas 1: Series C)

But here we are again on the other side of a Christmas celebration. This inevitably involves a sense of let-down, even for preachers (Warning: Do not check the attendance numbers this coming Sunday). If Christmas is as significant as we say, it is worth reflecting with your hearers on what comes next. What is on the other side of Christmas?
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