Christmas 2021: You Deliver Me
This is Pastor Ben Bergren’s Christmas message on December 24th, 2021. This is a reminder that God delivers us…
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My Deliverer is Coming: Love
It is the 4th week of Advent and we are on the cusp of Christmas. Love is the order of the day. I spend some time answering the question, “Why love?”
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Article: Make Time
A week from today (Friday) it will be Christmas Eve. What will you be doing that day? All the planning of the worship staff and pastors will be complete and we will be ready to celebrate Christmas together as a church family. For some, there is a danger of being too busy. Rushing to finish…
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My Deliverer is Coming: Peace
We continue our journey in Advent as we prepare for Christimas and the return of Christ. We are offered peace but how do we secure it for ourselves? We won’t find it out in the world. Listen in and find out how we can receive peace right now.
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Article: Waiting But Not Sitting Around
Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting for Christmas and waiting for Christ’s return. I am really good at waiting… because I have no choice in the matter! Honestly, I am not a patient wait-er. Over the past two years, I’ve ordered a lot more stuff online than I ever did in the past. I find it…
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My Deliverer is Coming: Hope
We begin the journey towards Christmas in a season called Advent. We will take some time looking at some themes that will help us make our way in life. Today, we explore the importance of hope.
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Article: Our Values
For the past two weeks I have been sharing our core values at Community Lutheran Church. Some might think, “Big deal. More words for the website.” Others might be wondering, “What about those other words we use? Words like: Real People, Inclusive God, Radical Grace and Inspired Growth.” Are those going away? Yet a few…
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Our Core Values: Worship and Learning
We continue digging into the core values of Community Lutheran Church. Today we dig into two more: Worship and Learning. All Christians can benefit from these two practices.
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Our Core Values: Embrace Welcome
We begin looking at our core values as a congregaiton. This doesn’t come from the staff but all of our members! We embrace welcome here, even when it is uncomfortable. This is the first in a series sermons about our core values.
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Article: A Little Self-Reflection
Self-Reflection is good. It is helpful. Growth follows reflection. Self-reflection and self-awareness go hand in hand. In the 5th century, an ancient Greek playwright by the name of Aeschylus first wrote these words, “Know thyself.” If you know yourself, you will know what makes you mad, sad, and so on. This is good advice. Even as…
