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Father Forgive
Jeremiah 23:1-6; Luke 23:33-43 Sermon Good morning. The title for this morning’s message comes from two sources. First, it comes from...
Alan Olson
Nov 25, 20196 min read


Endurance
Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19 Sermon Good morning. When I was in my first year of seminary, I reconnected with one of my fraternity...
Alan Olson
Nov 18, 20196 min read


Belonging to the Age
Haggai 1:15b-2:9; Luke 20:27-38 Sermon Good morning. As many of you know, I have a weekly podcast. My partner in this adventure is my...
Alan Olson
Nov 11, 20198 min read


Wounded Saints
Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31 Sermon Good morning. Today we celebrate All Saints’ Day. This is a recognition of all the saints in our...
Alan Olson
Oct 28, 20198 min read


Finding Faith
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 Sermon Good morning. I have to start by saying a big, huge thank-you to all of you for allowing me the...
Alan Olson
Oct 24, 20195 min read


A Place at the Table
2 Timothy 1:1-14; Luke 17:5-10 Sermon Good morning. Today we celebrate World Communion Sunday. This is an ecumenical celebration of the...
Alan Olson
Oct 7, 20197 min read


Unsettling Accounts
1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13 Sermon Good morning. Today we celebrate the sacrament of baptism for Cameron Cavaliere. This is a joyous...
Alan Olson
Sep 23, 20196 min read


Appointed to His Service
1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Sermon Good morning. Knock, knock! Who’s there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad I didn’t start with...
Alan Olson
Sep 16, 20196 min read


A Good Person
Deuteronomy 5:1-19; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Sermon Good morning. When I was in college, I was a member of a fraternity. One of my...
Alan Olson
Sep 3, 20196 min read


A Higher Calling
Deuteronomy 5:1-16; Luke 13:10-17 Sermon Good morning! For those of you who weren’t here the last couple Sundays, this sermon is part...
Alan Olson
Aug 28, 20196 min read


Let My People Go!
Deuteronomy 5:1-15; Luke 6:1-5 Sermon Good morning! For those of you who weren’t here the last couple Sundays, this sermon is part three...
Alan Olson
Aug 26, 20196 min read


I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means
Deuteronomy 5:1-11; Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Sermon Good morning! And, wow! That sounds like a lot of condemnation coming from Isaiah. Last week...
Alan Olson
Aug 12, 20197 min read


Start with Why
Deuteronomy 5:1-21; Mark 12:28-31 Sermon Good morning! This has been a really busy, productive summer for me. Besides the mission trip,...
Alan Olson
Aug 5, 20197 min read


Baptize and Teach
Luke 10:1-9; Matthew 28:16-20 Sermon Good morning! This is such an auspicious day! As I said before, we have a lot going on in worship....
Alan Olson
Jul 8, 20196 min read


Fear and Hope
Luke 4:14-21; Luke 8:26-39 Sermon Good morning! Do any of you wonder why there was no reading from the Old Testament this morning? This...
Alan Olson
Jul 1, 20197 min read


So Much to Say
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 Sermon Good morning! Every year, on or around St. Patrick’s Day, I post a video to my...
Alan Olson
Jun 17, 20196 min read


Catching Fire
Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2:1-21 Sermon Good morning! Every time I hear this morning’s lesson from Acts, I’m reminded of my freshman year of...
Alan Olson
Jun 10, 20199 min read


Disturbing the Peace
Psalm 97; Acts 16:16-34 Sermon Good morning. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m getting excited about this mission trip! On...
Alan Olson
Jun 4, 20199 min read


Keeping the Word
Acts 16:9-15; John 14:23-29 Sermon Good morning! I had a wonderful week of study leave in sunny Minneapolis. No, seriously, the weather...
Alan Olson
May 28, 20196 min read


Good Shepherds
John 10:22-30; Psalm 23 Sermon Good morning! I would like to wish all of the moms in the congregation—including my own mom—a happy...
Alan Olson
May 21, 20199 min read
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