The mountain of transfiguration gives us the ability to see Jesus with Heaven's eyes so that we better understand how his suffering death, his relationship to the Old Testament and our vocation as followers of Jesus.

When Jesus' ministry creates a firestorm of publicity, he doesn't exploit it by staying put and leading a revival, instead, he takes the message on the road, going to where the people who need to hear it are. What can the church learn from Jesus' example? Should we stay put and wait for people to…

Changing Views on the Law Many of the laws we read in the Old Testament seem odd to us. We don’t encourage people to put tassels on the corners of their garments. We don’t prohibit the consumption of pork. We don’t require younger brothers to marry their sisters-in-law if their older brother dies without producing…

The Kingdom of God takes shape in a community of people who are called by God to embody a new kind of life. In the call of Peter, Andrew James, and John--Jesus' first apostles--we see some themes that apply to our call as well. They are called, but unremarkable. God takes what they have and…

Our culture is obsessed with human bodies (like the photos we see at the checkout at the grocery store). As the church, however, we can overcorrect and focus exclusively on the spiritual aspects of life. But while faith is something internal, it always works itself out in our actions. So we need to focus on…

Why does Jesus get baptized, if he's sinless? He's taking a ritual that signifies repentance and transforming it, by showing that Christian repentance is a gateway to becoming a part of the new creation that God is bringing into existence. In this week's sermon, we look at the origins of baptism, and how it is…