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David Schmitt
David Schmitt

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

    book
    02/09/25
    13 mins
    David Schmitt
    Peter asks Jesus to please go away. But Jesus is the God of surprises and, rather than go away, He comes closer.

  2. Gospel: Luke 4:31-44 (Epiphany 4: Series C)

    book
    02/02/25
    12 mins
    David Schmitt
    Jesus will return in glory to bring the fulfillment of God’s grace to all. Until that time, however, we are given one day in the life of Jesus and comforted by the multi-faceted nature of God’s grace.

  3. Gospel: Mark 13:24-37 (Last Sunday: Series B)

    book
    11/24/24
    14 mins
    David Schmitt
    Jesus is not asking us to figure out when He will return. Jesus is asking us to live everyday in the certainty that He will return.

  4. Gospel: Mark 13:1-13 (Pentecost 26: Series B)

    book
    11/17/24
    14 mins
    David Schmitt
    Life will not be easy. Conflicts will occur. But God remains in power, and He rules over all.

  5. Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 (Pentecost 25: Series B)

    book
    11/10/24
    13 mins
    David Schmitt
    If you have ever felt like you are standing on the outside looking in, like you do not belong in a beautiful church with its beautiful people, then listen to Jesus, because Jesus has a word for you.

  6. Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints: Series B)

    book
    11/03/24
    12 mins
    David Schmitt
    While today we read all of the names of those who have departed this year, we do not lump them all together. Instead, we are asked to see them as God sees them, as individuals.

  7. Gospel: Mark 7:1-13 (Pentecost 14: Series B)

    book
    08/25/24
    12 mins
    David Schmitt
    The presence of traditions is not the problem. It is the way in which we experience them. And on this day, Jesus reminds us of His presence, so all of us experience His grace.

  8. Gospel: John 6:51-69 (Pentecost 13: Series B)

    book
    08/18/24
    12 mins
    David Schmitt
    But Jesus did not come to be a bystander to His own creation. No, He came to be a redeemer of His people and to rule over all as the Lord of creation.

  9. Gospel: John 6:35-51 (Pentecost 12: Series B)

    book
    08/11/24
    12 mins
    David Schmitt
    We might think the course of our life is from our birth to our death. But Jesus opens our eyes to see that the direction of our existence is much larger than we can even imagine.

  10. Gospel: John 6:22-35 (Pentecost 11: Series B)

    book
    08/04/24
    14 mins
    David Schmitt
    This day is only part of a much longer journey, and Jesus invites us to stop looking at what He gives us and to live by looking to Him instead.

  11. Gospel: John 3:1-17 (Trinity Sunday: Series B)

    book
    05/26/24
    12 mins
    David Schmitt
    God has filled our lives with moments, pieces of poetry, which reveal the gracious beauty and powerful mystery of the Trinity.

  12. Gospel: John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 (Pentecost Sunday: Series B)

    book
    05/19/24
    13 mins
    David Schmitt
    When Jesus leaves His disciples, He leaves them in a world that is more fully alive because of His gift of the Holy Spirit.
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