I preach on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord.Today's readings:Isaiah 43:1-7Acts 8:14-17Luke 3:15-17, 21-22Psalm 29Oleh Alan Bentrup

Let's talk about St. Martin, looking at Matthew 25:31-46.Sorry for the quality. We're still replacing our video equipment after our electrical surge and this was shot on a cell phone.

Alan Bentrup preaches on God's mercy, looking at James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37. It is the second part in our sermon series on James, "A Faith that Works."

What do Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch teach us about God's love?

Jesus is always out ahead of us, making all things new.Oleh Alan Bentrup

Where do we hear ourselves in the story of Jesus' last week?Oleh Alan Bentrup

Alan Bentrup preaches about snakes, crosses, and idolatry.Oleh Alan Bentrup

The 10 commandments, Jesus cleansing the temple, and how we hold up our end of the bargain.Oleh Alan Bentrup

Alan and Gavin tackle the sermon together, looking at Lent, covenant, and what we're doing when we're baptized.

Evil tries to claim it all. And what does Jesus have to say about that?

Baptism is easy. The Christian life is the hard part.

The Light shines in unexpected placesOleh Alan Bentrup

Alan preaches on November 12, 2023.

What does it mean to love our neighbor?Oleh Alan Bentrup

Father Alan preaches on Sunday, September 10, 2023.Oleh Alan Bentrup

Father Alan preaches on Sunday, September 3, 2023.

When we focus on God's love, we can do anything.

We have to mean it.

What would your billboard say?

A sermon for VBS Sunday

When we feel alone or scared or like we’re standing at the edge of a gap, God is trusting that we will learn that God is always with us.

God’s table is big enough for diΛerent people.God’s table is big enough for disagreement.God’s table is even big enough for me, and for you.Oleh Alan Bentrup

Each one of us is called to go out into the world bearing witness to the Good News that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead, and that grace and mercy and forgiveness and life and love always have the final word.Oleh Alan Bentrup

Each one of us is called to go out into the world bearing witness to the Good News that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead, and that grace and mercy and forgiveness and life and love always have the final word.Oleh Alan Bentrup

Everything changed. So what are we going to do about it?Oleh Alan Bentrup