All Saints Church CREC

This sermon gives the context Matthew 5:27-30 - telling us to tear out our eye or cut off our hand to keep from sinning. Pastor Kasey explains the command given by Jesus, addressing the sins of our heart being the root issue of our outward sins. Discussion a method for dealing from lust and sexual sins, we must go through three steps: Confession (matter of the mind), Contrition (matter of heart), and Repentance (matter of actions). True repentance is never divorced from confession and contrition. Finally, we learn about the motivation for our repentance and an emotive appeal for practical change.

This sermon dives into the topic of fasting, taking cues from Matthew 6:16-18. It explores why we fast, tracing its roots, and highlighting its purposes: showing sorrow for sin, deepening spiritual devotion, and expressing love for others. The sermon also looks at the practical side of fasting, including historical practices and Jesus' guidance.

This sermon takes a fresh look at the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch, highlighting his background, his conversion and baptism, and the reason for rejoicing. The Eunuch, though excluded from temple worship due to his ethnicity and physical status, sought God's knowledge. The Holy Spirit sent Philip to reveal Christ to him through scripture, emphasizing that Jesus is revealed to sinners by God's grace. Understanding Jesus is essential to making sense of scripture, and through baptism, barriers between the Eunuch and God were broken down, illustrating the power of the gospel to transform lives! Through the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch, we learn that the good news of gospel is spread through word and sacrament, not revolution. Liturgy is the work of the people, the is the method prescribed to change culture and the world.

Pastor Kasey Horvath explores "The Revelation of Christ to Saint Peter" from Matthew 16:13-20, providing context and details of this divine encounter. Reflect on the profound moment when Christ was revealed as the Son of the living God to Saint Peter and consider its implications for daily life. Move beyond belief to explore practical ways of living in the truth that Jesus is the Son of the living God. Listen for deeper insights into the person of Christ and feel the weight of Saint Peter's revelation.

A royal psalm, Psalm 72 points to the righteousness, rule, and reign of the coming king. In this sermon, Pastor Brandon teaches how this psalm points to the messiah, Jesus, as the true king, and how we should then respond.

Concluding the series on "Union with God," this week's class delved into the paradoxical nature of how the union with Christ unfolds through the Holy Spirit. To further explore the topic, check out, "Union with Christ" by Gregory Beale.

This week Pastor Brandon teaches from John 1, explaining how during Epiphany Jesus Christ is revealed as the Son of God and Savior—first to John the Baptist, then through John’s testimony to the first disciples, and ultimately to the world. It calls hearers to respond to this revelation through faith, repentance, baptism, and ongoing life in Word and Sacrament, bearing witness to Christ as the Light of the World.About this series:Epiphanytide is the season of divine revelation, when the Church reflects on how God makes Himself known to the world. During this season, we reflect especially to the unfolding revelation of Jesus as the Christ to all people, including the moments when the Holy Spirit opened our eyes to see Jesus for who He truly is. Epiphany is not only something that happened then; it is something God continues to do now.Following the gospel lectionary from Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan to His transfiguration on the mountain, this series explores the growing clarity of Christ’s identity. Join us each Sunday for this series, “From the River to the Mountain: Epiphanies of Jesus as the Christ,” when we will be invited to behold Christ revealed—and to be transformed by that revelation.

Epiphanytide is the season of divine revelation, when the Church reflects on how God makes Himself known to the world. During this season, we reflect especially to the unfolding revelation of Jesus as the Christ to all people, including the moments when the Holy Spirit opened our eyes to see Jesus for who He truly is. Epiphany is not only something that happened then; it is something God continues to do now.Following the gospel lectionary from Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan to His transfiguration on the mountain, this series explores the growing clarity of Christ’s identity. Join us each Sunday for this series, “From the River to the Mountain: Epiphanies of Jesus as the Christ,” when we will be invited to behold Christ revealed—and to be transformed by that revelation.

The state of modern Protestantism and the loss of a clear doctrine of sin.