The Rich Fool
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
This morning we have a word from Jesus that for us, especially in this day and age, can be hard to hear. Jesus says, “Take Care! Be on your guard […]
Persistent Prayer
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
My nephew Leif has always been one of the most persistent people that I know. I remember when he was a little boy, and I would visit his family for […]
Martha, Hospitality and Jesus
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Hospitality is wonderful! I truly think that being hospitable, and receiving hospitality are two of the great gifts of life. I actually believe, especially as a Christian, that the willingness […]
The Good Samaritan, Tom Lee and MLK
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
We have just heard Jesus’ parable of the “Good Samaritan.” I would bet that a great majority of us have heard or read this parable before, if you have not, […]
The Sending of the Seventy
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
“God’s kingdom is right on your doorstep.” This is a paraphrase of the message that Jesus wants his followers to share in the towns and countryside into which he is […]
Freedom
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
In 1776 the Thirteen British colonies in the Americas declared their independence from England. Representatives of each of the colonies signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th that year, […]
Jesus crossed the sea for him
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
In today’s text from Luke we encounter one of the most unique personalities in the Bible. He’s a man whom is never named, and so in English, has come down […]
Holy Trinity Sunday
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
It is not only American Father’s Day, and the ALC church picnic, but it is also Holy Trinity Sunday today. It is the Sunday in which we tackle the question, […]
Pentecost Sunday
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the Sunday when we remember the Holy Spirit coming upon the disciples in Jerusalem and propelling them out the door into ministry. Pentecost has often been […]
Ascension Sunday
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
This past Thursday was the fortieth day since Easter and as we read in Luke’s account at the beginning of Acts, “After his suffering [Jesus] presented himself alive to them […]
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