In our Gospel, Jesus sent 70 ambassadors ahead of him, in pairs, to every town and place where he himself intended to go. Among the many instructions Jesus told them, “Whoever listens you, listens to me.” July moves us into the height of travel season. As we drive or fly to other states or even other countries, I wonder, what others see in us when they meet us as Americans, or even as Wisconsinites? We are representatives to those we meet on our journey. What are their first impressions of us? Or us, of them?
"Whoever Listens to You, Listens to Me"
We are Ambassadors for Christ
Pastor Sheryl Erickson
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Creation
June 10, 2020 • Pastor Sheryl Erickson
Where are you from? That’s often a question during first-time introductions. Where are you from? Where we are from describes not only our starting point in life but it helps to explain a bit about who we are and maybe even why we are the way we are. Our reading from Genesis is our origin story as people of faith. The creation story is the story of where we all really come from. This passage from Genesis gives us some splendid reasons to realize our origins are remarkable.
Home
October 6, 2019 • Pastor Joe Brosious
Chapter 29 from Jeremiah (Jeremiah 29:11-14) is focused on that longing for a home. It’s a letter from 587 BCE written by the prophet to the Israelites who have been taken captive and exiled to the Babylonian Empire after the fall of Jerusalem. They’ve been gone so long they’ve forgotten how to even dream of their home.