Pastor Slaughter May 29, 2022 Easter 7 Complete Unity Text: John 17:20-26 What would you pray for the night before you know you were going to die? Would you pray for peace? Would you pray for forgiveness? Would you pray that your end may come quickly? Would you pray for friends and family? […]
As I was thinking about writing this sermon I was wondering if it would have been better to put it at the beginning of the service. Before all the “He is risen…he is risen indeed…Hallelujah .” The Easter Sunrise service tried to set the tone of that somber feel after Good Friday as the Ladies […]
Maundy Thursday Text: Luke 22:7-18 Theme: His Food Our Fill Have you ever been so hungry that you are just starving? I mean you are at that point where you are hangry. Like those snicker commercials where the tag line was “You’re Not You when you’re hungry.” Advertisers were trying to convince us that […]
Pastor Slaughter 3-27-2022 Lent 4 Grace, Grace, More Grace! Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 As you come here to worship today, what do you need to hear? What is weighing on your heart and mind? Do your thoughts gravitate to a sin that you committed and are just burdened by the guilt? Where you […]
Pastor Slaughter February 27, 2022 Transfiguration Luke 9:18-36 Glory that is hidden is most on display Today is the last Sunday in the Church season called Epiphany, a Greek word that means “to appear.” Salvation has appeared to us in the person of Jesus Christ. We need that Salvation to be revealed to us. […]
Pastor Slaughter Epiphany 6 2-13-2022 Theme: Boast in Our Weakness Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 Isn’t life ironic at times? We find something that we are good at, something we take pride in, something that leads us to boast of but only to have it taken away from us. We may boast about our […]
Pastor Slaughter 1-23-2022 Epiphany 3 Theme: A prayer to Proclaim God’s Word Text: Acts 4:23-31 How many of you are afraid of public speaking? I read online that 25% of people are reported to have a fear of public speaking. Why are so many people afraid? Do they get inside their-own heads so speak […]
Pastor Slaughter Epiphany Day January 9, 2022 Theme: A Light for All People Text: Matthew 2:1-12 I bet you can come up with a million and one different answers to this question but here it is, “What divides people?” Is it someone like location and what country you live in or what side […]
Pastor Slaughter 12-31-2021 New year’s Eve Text: Joshua 1:6-9 Theme: How can we be strong and courageous in the New Year? When I was at MLC and the Seminary, one of the most stressful times of the year was the first week of classes when you would get your syllabus. And as you […]
Daniel Slaughter Advent 2 12-5-2021 Text: Luke 3:1-6 Theme Heart Under Construction One thing I have to say about moving out here from Michigan to Minnesota is, “Man, the roads are so nice.” For a place that prided itself on their cars, the roads are terrible. It seemed like wherever you drove you […]