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 […]
Pioneer of our Salvation
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Living here in Norway these past years has forced me to ponder upon the ways that I speak about and act in regards to my faith and its understanding in the world. What I mean is that many of the Norwegians, outside of our church, that I have come to know on a deeper level […]
The blessing and the burden of eating
Fundi Kayamba Phiri
The story of the Israelites in the book of Exodus is one referred to many times, but is nonetheless an important one, that reflects the relationship between God and his people, whether on a personal level or God’s people as a collective. In the scripture that we just read, we see the Israelites receive the […]
Where do you get your Power
Sharon Hermanson
May the words from my mouth and the meditation of —each – and every one of — our hearts be acceptable to you, O LORD, our rock and our Redeemer……(Psalm 19:14) … Amen. Where do you get your Power? There is an African saying, “riding the tiger,” a Bishop and political leader explained to […]
Christmas Day
Pastor Emily Rova-Hegener
Grace and Peace to you from God our Creator and Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen The story this morning sounds so idyllic and lovely doesn’t it? We have this Sunday School image of the three wise men traveling under a dark, but starlit sky, following that glorious twinkling off in the distance. Or […]
Christmas Eve
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
My mother collects crèches. You know, the little nativity scenes that usually include figurines of Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, shepherds, wisemen, animals and usually an angel suspended by a thread, hanging above it all. Well my Mom collects these, no, I mean really collects these, they are everywhere! Some are small and hang from […]
Reformation Sunday
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
Today is Reformation Sunday, the Sunday of the year when we take the time to look back at history, and to get a glimpse of where we have come from as the church, both Protestant and Catholic. Yet I believe that it is also a time for us to take a look at where God […]
The Banquet
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
I think it was six Christmases ago, during the break from school, when, in America at least a lot of youth are sitting around trying to figure out what to do, I planned the best of youth events. It was the best of youth events, in that it was free, it was fun, and it […]
The surpassing value of knowing Christ
Amsel Flood
The word I will share with you today is not from the gospel reading but I chose to share with you from the first lesson Phillipians Chapter 3 verses 4-14. The theme I have given to the message is , the surpassing value of knowing Christ. I recently heard a sermon on the function of […]
Who do you say I am
Pastor Nestor Joel Rova-Hegener
When asked, how do you describe people? Do you use a physical description, do you tell of what a person does for a living, do you speak of some ones’ life experiences or do you reveal how that individual is important in your life? In high school and college I cleaned at the Episcopal Church […]
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