Advent UMC Eagan

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Sermons

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October 18, 2020: So That…We Do Good

October 18, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Ephesians 4

October 11, 2020: So That…We Do No Harm

October 11, 2020
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Romans 13: 8-10

October 4, 2020: Above All Else – Relationships

October 4, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin & Bishop Bruce Ough 
Passage: Isaiah 58: 6-10; 1 Peter 2: 9-10

September 27, 2020: Above All Else – Recreation

September 28, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Proverbs 18: 15 & 20; 2 Corinthians 5: 16-19

September 20, 2020: Above All Else – Rest

September 20, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Mark 6: 30-44

September 13, 2020: Above All Else – Reflection

September 13, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Proverbs 19:27; James 1: 19-25

September 6, 2020: Who has the greatest job?

September 6, 2020
Rev. Grant Spencer, Youth Pastor
Passage: Romans 12: 1-6

August 30, 2020: Share: Listen Up, Speak Out

August 30, 2020
Ariel Johnson, CYF Ministry Assistant
Passage: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16

August 23, 2020: Give

August 23, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Matthew 6: 19-21

August 16, 2020: Walking With God – Serving

August 16, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Ephesians 2: 7-10.

August 9, 2020: Walking With God – Study

August 9, 2020
Liam Johnson-Odegard, Summer Ministry Intern  
Passage: 2 Timothy 3: 14-17

August 2, 2020: Walking With God – Worship and Prayer

August 2, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 95: 1-7

July 26, 2020: Breakfast on the Beach

July 26, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: John 21:1-14

July 19, 2020: Calming the Waters

July 19, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Mark 4:35-41

July 12, 2002: Nowhere to Hide

July 12, 2020
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Jonah 1

July 5, 2020: Everybody in the Boat!

July 5, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Genesis 7: 1-18

June 28, 2020: In a Foreign Land

June 28, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Acts 8: 26-40

June 21, 2020: Among the Weeds

June 21, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Matthew 3: 1-17

June 14, 2020: What to Do

June 14, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Micah 6: 1-8

June 7, 2020: Leaving Home

June 7, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Genesis 12: 1-9

May 31, 2020: Pentecost Sunday

May 31, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Acts 2:1-21

May 24, 2020: Youth Sunday

May 24, 2020
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: John 15:1-9

May 17, 2020: Finding Joy in Chaos – Acceptance

May 17, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Matthew 6: 25-34

May 10, 2020: Finding Joy in Chaos – Humor

May 10, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Judges 13

May 3, 2020: Finding Joy in Chaos – Humility

May 3, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Luke 14: 1-14

April 26, 2020: Finding Joy in Chaos – Perspective

April 26, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1

April 19, 2020: The Heart of the Matter

April 19, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Acts 2:24-28

April 12, 2020: Easter Worship

April 12, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Mark 16:1-8

April 10, 2020: Good Friday Worship

April 10, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: John 19:16-30

April 5, 2020 – Palm Sunday: Expectations

April 5, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Matthew 21:1-11

March 29, 2020: Announce the Time Has Come

March 29, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Mark 1:14-15; John 12:44-50 (CEB)

March 22, 2020: Set at Liberty the Oppressed

March 22, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 146

March 15, 2020: Recovery of Sight to the Blind

March 15, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Mark 10: 46-52

March 8, 2020: Release of the Captives

March 8, 2020

Passage: Ephesians 2: 11-18

March 1, 2020: Good News to the Poor

March 1, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Luke 4: 16-21

February 26, 2020: Ash Wednesday – Trapped by Grace

February 26, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin

February 23, 2020: What is Church?

February 23, 2020
Ariel Johnson, CYF Ministry Assistant
Passage: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31

February 16, 2020: Why This Church?

February 16, 2020

Passage: Matthew 28: 16-20

February 9, 2020: Why Church?

February 9, 2020
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Ephesians 2: 11-22

February 2, 2020: Why Jesus?

February 2, 2020

Passage: John 1: 1-18

January 26, 2020: Resolution: Direction

January 26, 2020

Passage: Philippians 3: 4-14 (The Message)

January 19, 2020: Resolution: Answer

January 19, 2020

Passage: Philippians 2: 1-13

January 12, 2020: Resolution: Soluble

January 12, 2020
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Matthew 3: 13-17 (CEB)

January 5, 2020: Resolution: Analyze

January 5, 2020
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Philippians 1: 20-30 (CEB)

December 29, 2019: Living the Jesus Way: Growing in Wisdom

December 29, 2019
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Luke 2: 25-40

December 24, 2019, 4pm Christmas Eve: Joy to the World

December 24, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin

December 22, 2019: Peaceful Joy

December 22, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Isaiah 9: 2-7

December 22, 2019: Quiet Christmas

December 22, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin, Rev. Cindy Yanchury, and Rev. Brandon Newton (Easter Lutheran Church)
Passage: Isaiah 40: 1-5; Luke 1: 68-79; ; John 1: 1-5

December 15, 2019: Making the Blessings Known

December 15, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Luke 1: 39-56

December 8, 2019: Repeat the Sounding Joy

December 8, 2019

Passage: Matthew 3: 1-15 (CEB)

November 24, 2019: The Act of Gratitude

November 24, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5: 12-24 (CEB)

November 17, 2019: Children of the Prodigal God

November 17, 2019
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Luke 15: 11-32 (CEB)

November 10, 2019: Attitude of Gratitude: Grace

November 10, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Luke 10: 25-37 (CEB)

November 3, 2019: Sealed With A Promise

November 3, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Ephesians 1: 11-23 (CEB)

October 27, 2019: Shine!

October 27, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: 1 Peter 2: 1-10 (CEB)

October 20, 2019: Serve

October 20, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: John 13: 1-18

October 13, 2019: Scattered Seeds

October 13, 2019
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Luke 8: 4-15 (The Message)

October 6, 2019: Connect

October 6, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: John 15: 1-8, 9-15

September 29, 2019: Word, Story and Song

September 29, 2019
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: John 1: 1-5 from the Spark Bible

September 22, 2019: I Am Enough

September 22, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 139: 13-18 (NRSV)

September 15, 2019: Love With Your Whole Heart

September 15, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Matthew 22: 34-40 (NRSV)

September 8, 2019: Let Yourself Be Seen

September 8, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Romans 12: 16-17; Matthew 5: 16 (CEB)

September 1, 2019: What Not To Wear

September 1, 2019
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Colossians 3: 12-17 (NRSV)

August 25, 2019: Grace from Head to Toe

August 25, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 103 (The Message)

August 18, 2019: Hallelujah

August 18, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 150 (The Message)

August 11, 2019: Look Up, Look Out, Look In

August 11, 2019
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Psalm 8 (NRSV)

August 4, 2019: Psalms: What Do You See?

August 4, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 2 (The Message)

July 28, 2019: It’s Good To Be Home!

July 28, 2019
Rev. Grant Spencer and Senior High Mission Trip Youth
Passage: Psalm 23 (The Message)

July 21, 2019: Prayers of the Heart

July 21, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Psalm 1 (The Message)

July 14, 2019: Within: Walk Humbly

July 14, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Micah 6: 6-8 (NSRV)

July 7, 2019: Within: The Core

July 7, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: 2 Corinthians 5: 16-21 (The Message)

June 30, 2019: Within: Strangers

June 30, 2019
Rev. Eric Elkin
Passage: Hebrews 13: 1-2 (NRSV)

June 23, 2019: The Heart of a Camper

June 23, 2019
Ariel Johnson, CYF Ministry Assistant
Passage: Selections from Proverbs

June 16, 2019: Who Are We?

June 16, 2019
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Romans 5: 1-5 (The Message)

March 24, 2019-Wilderness Guides: Mr. Rogers

March 24, 2019
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Luke 10: 25-28 (The Message)

February 24, 2019: Just Breathe

February 24, 2019
Cathi Stapf, Family Ministry Assistant
Passage: Mark 4: 35-41 (NRSV)

December 30, 2018: Christmas in Germany – Frohe Weihnachten

December 30, 2018
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Matthew 2: 1-12 (NRSV)

October 14, 2018: Ministry Through the Eyes of Youth

October 14, 2018
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Acts 16:1-5, I Timothy 4:11-14, II Timothy 3:10-17 (The Message)

September 23, 2018: Seeing the Bible, a Personal Reflection

September 23, 2018
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Ruth 1: 14-18 (NRSV)

August 5: Youth Mission Trip Reflections

August 5, 2018
Rev. Grant Spencer & Youth
Passage: Philippians 1:3-11 (NRSV)

July 22: Picking Up the Full Armor of God

July 22, 2018
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Ephesians 6:10-18 (CEB)

July 15: This Is My Story, This Is My Song (Fanny Crosby)

July 15, 2018
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: Ephesians 1: 1-14 (NRSV)

July 1: Bonhoeffer’s Thread

July 1, 2018
Rev. Grant Spencer
Passage: Matthew 1:18-23; Matthew 28:16-20 (NRSV)

June 10: All Manner of Things Shall Be Well

June 10, 2018
Rev. Cindy Yanchury
Passage: John 10: 27-30 (NRSV)