TOPIC INDEXLent (11)

  1. Gospel: Mark 8:27-38 (Lent 2: Series B)

    book
    02/25/24
    13 mins
    By David Schmitt
    A death dealing diagnosis is hard to hear and even harder to endure, but when God is in control it leads to a new vision of life.

  2. Gospel: Mark 1:9-15 (Lent 1: Series B)

    book
    02/18/24
    14 mins
    By David Schmitt
    In Mark’s account, our Lord was in a literal wilderness and fought the literal powers of Satan. But He did it so people in any wilderness might know the comforting power of God.

  3. Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 (Lent 1: Series A)

    book
    02/26/23
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Indeed, Jesus has come to rule the nations, but He will do this by submitting to His Father’s will, not Satan’s.

  4. Gospel: Mark 10:32-45 (Lent 5: Series B)

    book
    03/14/21
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    James and John come before Jesus and request positions of honor in His coming Kingdom. While we may be surprised at their actions, we understand their desires. They are interested in upward mobility.

  5. Gospel: John 3:14-21 (Lent 4: Series B)

    book
    03/07/21
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus enters this world’s darkness and brings us the life-giving power of God’s light.

  6. Gospel: John 2:13-25 (Lent 3: Series B)

    book
    02/28/21
    12 mins
    By David Schmitt
    At times, our Church struggles with clutter which distracts us from what is most important: Listening to our Lord and gathering at His table where we are fed.

  7. Gospel: John 11:1-45 (46-53) (Lent 5: Series A)

    book
    03/23/20
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. But if you pause the story...then it is not just about Jesus raising Lazarus.

  8. Gospel: John 9:1-41 (Lent 4: Series A)

    book
    03/15/20
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    When the story begins in creation and ends in restoration, all the moments in between are filled with the working of God.

  9. Gospel: John 4:5-26 (27-30, 39-42) (Lent 3: Series A)

    book
    03/08/20
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus sits by the well as a shepherd, coming to offer this woman a life-giving stream.

  10. Gospel: John 3:1-17 (Lent 2: Series A)

    book
    03/01/20
    10 mins
    By David Schmitt
    Jesus promises to work for you, forgiving your sins, but He also promises to work through you, forming you into a witness to the world.

  11. Gospel: Matthew 4:1-11 (Lent 1: Series A)

    book
    02/24/20
    11 mins
    By David Schmitt
    But this is not a story of Jesus being taken many places. This is a story of Jesus remaining in one place and deepening in His love of the Spirit and the Father.