Grace, God’s Forgiveness sermon
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
While I was waiting to receive my first call in the months before I was ordained I worked in the St. Paul, Minnesota Public School system as a substitute schoolteacher. Those five months gave me a good taste of what that line of work is all about, and how so many of my friends and […]
He had compassion for them
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Over the last weeks, it seems that I have been confronted again and again with the reality of our human frailty, and physical mortality. I have had news of friends’ being diagnosed with illnesses, visited parishioners in the hospital, talked with family members who are embarking on the hard journeys of fighting disease, and while […]
You give them something to eat
Amsel Flood
Jesus was ministering to the crowd at a deserted place. When Jesus looked at the crowd he had compassion. He was moved when he looked at the people at need and he healed them. When it became evening his disciples became concerned. The disciples presented Jesus with their analysis of the problem and their solution. […]
God called me through his grace
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Pastor shares a story on grace of love. Compares to verses in Luke 7:11-19 where Jesus Raises the son of the widow, and in Acts 9:1-19 when Paul is converted (Saul) and called by God. Because of original sin Jesus compassion is present in our life everyday. Jesus is our savior.