Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Sermon | "All Roads Lead to the Same Place" | February 25

The way has been clear...from the very beginning: Jesus was born to die. For Jesus, the Messiah, all roads lead to the cross of Calvary.  And, for those of us who, by God's grace, choose to follow Him - the road leads to the same place. 

Bible Study - February 18

Sermon | "Testing & Shaping" | February 18

This text sounds shockingly similar to the beginning of Epiphany, when God revealed Himself in Jesus. That is true. Yet, in the text today, Jesus is led into the wilderness where He will be tested. Can we agree nobody likes a test? And yet, this testing is a part of the pilgrimage; it is a time of shaping and molding. When we follow Jesus, we are certain to go through our own seasons of testing and shaping.

Bible Study | February 11

Sermon | "God is Transforming" | February 11

Who could have imagined? Jesus took a small group of His disciples up a hill to witness a transformation...that was other-worldly. And how do these disciples react? Like most people who see transformation...they want to stay and bask in the glory. And who wouldn't?! But Jesus took them back down the mountain - back in the humdrum of ordinary life. Was the transformation all for naught? Jesus' transformation isn't meant for the mountains only - but for every ordinary moment. 

Bible Study | February 4

Sermon | "God is Holy" | February 4

We know that God is good and that He’s holy. But trying to understand how those go together in one God is often puzzling. We wonder, if God were really “good”, wouldn’t He just welcome everyone into heaven? It seems like God’s holiness gets in the way of His love. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth. The God that is revealed by Jesus is a God whose love is demonstrated in His holiness. His desire to make everything right…to keep injustice from continuing is at the core of His holiness and His love. 

Sermon | "God is Trustworthy" | January 28

It’s one thing to see God as “good” no matter how bad things are.  It’s still another to see Him as trustworthy, because “trustworthy” implies that we’re willing to take action based on what we know about Him.  That’s a high bar in a life filled with hardship, uncertainty and brokenness that threaten to erode that trust. However, Jesus reveals to us that God is not just good, but a good “Father” that He trusts. Jesus' word and Jesus actions make all the difference for us.

Bible Study | January 21

Sermon | "God is Still Good"

One of the most frequently asked, and often most frustrating, question is "why do bad things happen to good people?" Or, it's not too distant cousin, "if God is good, why is there suffering in the world?" These questions come from the honest struggle of God's people as they wrestle with their own hardship and suffering. It's questions like these that are on the minds and hearts of those teetering on faith. Jesus helps us answer this question. If we want to know what God is like, then we look to Jesus. And when we look at Jesus we see a God who still good no matter how bad it is.