A Note from Pastor

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 11, 2026

'you are my beloved Son'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 4, 2026

'and all who heard him were amazed'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 28, 2025

'he lifted them up and carried them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 21, 2025

'the Lord himself will give you a sign'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 14, 2025

'everlasting joy shall be upon their heads'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 7, 2025

'the wolf shall dwell with the lamb'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 30, 2025

'they shall beat their swords into plowshares'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 23, 2025

'truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 16, 2025

'there will not be left here one stone upon another'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 9, 2025

'I am who I am'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 2, 2025

'they shall hunger no more...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 26, 2025

'this man went down to his house justified'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 19, 2025

'that they ought to pray and not lose heart'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 12, 2025

'rise and go your way; your faith has made you well'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 5, 2025

'but the righteous shall live by his faith'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 28, 2025

'and at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 21, 2025

'so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 14, 2025

'Or what woman...if she loses one coin, does not...seek diligently until she finds it?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 7, 2025

'salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 31, 2025

'for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 24, 2025

'and people will come from east and west, and from north and south'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 17, 2025

'I have a baptism to be baptized with'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 10, 2025

'fear not, little flock'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 3, 2025

'one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 27, 2025

'he will rise and give him whatever he needs'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 20, 2025

'and for this purpose I am working'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 13, 2025

'you shall love your neighbor as yourself'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 6, 2025

'the harvest is plentiful'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 29, 2025

'and after the fire the sound of a low whisper'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 22, 2025

'...and declare how much God has done for you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 15, 2025

'rejoicing before him always'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 8, 2025

'there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 1, 2025

'all these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 25, 2025

'...God had called us to preach the Gospel'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 18, 2025

'I still have many things to say to you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 11, 2025

'and now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 4, 2025

'Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 27, 2025

'these are written so that you may believe'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 20, 2025

'He is not here, but has risen'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 13, 2025

'having said this He breathed His last'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 6, 2025

'the stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 30, 2025

'this man receives sinners and eats with them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 23, 2025

'a man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 16, 2025

'as a hen gathers her brood under her wings'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 9, 2025

'Jesus...was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 2, 2025

'they saw His glory'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 23, 2025

'give and it will be given to you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 16, 2025

'blessed are you who are poor'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 9, 2025

'from now on you will be catching men'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 2, 2025

'for I was sent for this purpose'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 26, 2025

'today this Scripture has been fulfilled'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 19, 2025

'for Zion's sake I will not keep silent'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 12, 2025

'you are my beloved Son'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 5, 2025

'after three days they found him in the temple'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 29, 2024

'now, you are letting your servant depart in peace'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 22, 2024

'from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 15, 2024

'he will rejoice over you with gladness'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 8, 2024

'behold, I send my messenger'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 1, 2024

'...and this is the name...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 24, 2024

'and what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 17, 2024

'but the one who endures to the end will be saved'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 10, 2024

'...but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 3, 2024

'...Jesus taught in the temple'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 27, 2024

'your faith has made you well'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 20, 2024

'for all things are possible with God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 13, 2024

'what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 6, 2024

'and he [Jesus] took them in his arms and blessed them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 29, 2024

'rejoice that your names are written in heaven'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 22, 2024

'whoever receives one such child in my name receives me'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 15, 2024

'but Jesus took him by the hand'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 8, 2024

'and his ears were opened'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 1, 2024

'make them known to your children and your children’s children'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 25, 2024

'And he [Jesus] called the people to him again'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 18, 2024

'Lord, to whom shall we go?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 11, 2024

'the bread that I will give for the life of the world'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 4, 2024

'I am the bread of life'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 28, 2024

'this is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 21, 2024

'He began to teach them many things'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 14, 2024

'Amos, what do you see?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 7, 2024

'my grace is sufficient for you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 30, 2024

'therefore I will hope in him...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 23, 2024

'Peace! Be still!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 16, 2024

'The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 9, 2024

'for whoever does the will of God...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 2, 2024

'for what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord'

May 26, 2024

'the whole earth is full of his glory!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 19, 2024

'I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 12, 2024

'if we ask anything according to His will He hears us'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 5, 2024

'for this is the love of God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 28, 2024

'...not that we have loved God but that he loved us'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 22, 2024

'He laid down His life for us'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 15, 2024

'Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 8, 2024

'Jesus came and stood among them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 1, 2024

'He has risen. He is not here.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 26, 2024

'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 18, 2024

'What do you want me to do for you?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 11, 2024

'For God so loved the world...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 6, 2024

‘Zeal for your house will consume me’

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 26, 2024

'and He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 18, 2024

'Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 12, 2024

'...and He was transfigured before them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 6, 2024

'Let us go...for that is why I came'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 31, 2024

'...immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 22, 2024

'Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 15, 2024

'Truly, truly, I say to you...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 10, 2024

'You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 4, 2024

'...they brought him up ... to present him to the Lord'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 2, 2024

'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 20, 2023

'The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 9, 2023

'Comfort, comfort my people, says your God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 7, 2023

'Oh, that the Lord would rend the heavens and come down'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 6, 2023

'I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 5, 2023

'The great day of the Lord is near'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 3, 2023

'But let justice roll down like waters'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 21, 2023

'Beloved, we are God's children now'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 15, 2023

'For all have sinned...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 9, 2023

'That people may know...I am the LORD, and there is no other'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 2, 2023

'Again I will say, Rejoice'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 25, 2023

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 23, 2023

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 19, 2023

I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 13, 2023

For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 4, 2023

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities… for he is God's servant for your good.

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 23, 2023

Let love be genuine… Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 8, 2023

'Oh, the depths of the riches and wisdom...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 29, 2023

'That He may have mercy on all'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 24, 2023

'Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 22, 2023

'The children of the promise are counted as offspring'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 16, 2023

'nor anything else...will be able to separate us from the love of God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 7, 2023

'The Spirit helps us in our weakness'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 4, 2023

'But you have received the Spirit of adoption'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 2, 2023

'Who will rescue me from this body of death?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 23, 2023

'So that you might belong to another'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 20, 2023

'The benefit you reap leads to holiness'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jul 20, 2023

'But the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 24, 2023

'For while we were still weak'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 16, 2023

'...baptizing them in the name...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 30, 2023

'If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 25, 2023

'(Cast) all your anxieties on Him'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 18, 2023

'Always being prepared to make a defense...with gentleness and respect'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 15, 2023

'You yourselves like living stones...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 5, 2023

'Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 26, 2023

'the grass withers and the flower falls'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 19, 2023

'He has caused us to be born again'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 11, 2023

She turned and said to him...'Rabboni!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 8, 2023

They...went out to meet him, crying out, 'Hosanna!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 29, 2023

'So he went and washed and came back seeing'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 27, 2023

'Lazarus, come out!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 15, 2023

'Sir, give me this water'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 15, 2023

'The wind blows where it wishes'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 2, 2023

'And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 24, 2023

'This is my beloved Son'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 15, 2023

'Therefore choose life'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 8, 2023

'He will say, "Here I am"'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 4, 2023

'...what does the Lord require of you...?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 26, 2023

'For the yoke of his burden...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 17, 2023

'I will make you as a light for the nations'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 30, 2022

'...eye to eye they see the return of the Lord...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 23, 2022

'...the Lord himself will give you a sign...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 14, 2022

'they shall obtain gladness and joy'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 7, 2022

'The wolf shall dwell with the lamb...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 1, 2022

'...they shall beat their swords into plowshares...'

By: Rev. Dr. Arthur Just Oct 6, 2022

"And if (your brother) sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him"

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 29, 2022

'There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 16, 2022

'Or what woman (does not) seek diligently until she finds it?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 5, 2022

'Salt is good, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 2, 2022

'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 23, 2022

'And people will come from east and west, and from north and south'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 20, 2022

'Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 6, 2022

'Fear not, little flock'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 2, 2022

'All these...were devoting themselves to prayer'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 26, 2022

'We sought to go...concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 19, 2022

'He will guide you into all truth'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 13, 2022

'And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 3, 2022

'Jesus came and took the bread...and the fish'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 28, 2022

'These are written so that you may believe'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 20, 2022

'He is not here, but has risen'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 16, 2022

'Father, into Your hands'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 7, 2022

'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 31, 2022

'So Jesus told them this parable'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 23, 2022

'He came seeking fruit on it...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 17, 2022

'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 10, 2022

'Jesus...(was) tempted by the devil'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Mar 2, 2022

'They saw His glory...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 23, 2022

'Give, and it will be given to you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 16, 2022

'Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 10, 2022

'From now on you will be catching men'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Feb 1, 2022

'For I was sent for this purpose'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 27, 2022

'Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 19, 2022

'...I will not keep silent...until her righteousness goes forth as brightness'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 12, 2022

'...and when Jesus also had been baptized...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jan 3, 2022

'And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 29, 2021

'...who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 24, 2021

'But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 15, 2021

'The Lord your God is in your midst...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 9, 2021

'Behold, I send my messenger...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Dec 3, 2021

'And this is the name by which it will be called...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 18, 2021

'But the one who endures to the end will be saved'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 11, 2021

'She...has put in everything she had'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Nov 3, 2021

'To every nation and tribe and language and people'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 29, 2021

'Go your way; your faith has made you well'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 21, 2021

'With man it is impossible, but not with God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 14, 2021

'Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Oct 5, 2021

'And Jesus took them in his arms and blessed them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 27, 2021

'Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 23, 2021

'And Jesus took a child and put him in the midst of them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 15, 2021

'Jesus took him by the hand...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Sep 6, 2021

'Jesus sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha"'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 31, 2021

'Hear me, all of you, and understand...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 23, 2021

'Well did Isaiah prophesy...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 14, 2021

'The bread that I will give for the life of the world'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Aug 8, 2021

'I am the living bread that came down from heaven'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 23, 2021

'“Peace! Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 20, 2021

'The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Jun 5, 2021

'Whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 31, 2021

'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 23, 2021

'Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 15, 2021

'If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 7, 2021

'His commandments are not burdensome.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 1, 2021

'In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 1, 2021

'By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson May 1, 2021

'Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 14, 2021

“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 14, 2021

"He has risen; he is not here."

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson Apr 14, 2021

Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you."

By: Carl Hanson Jun 14, 2018

Another way of thinking about the parable of the mustard seed.

By: Carl Hanson Jun 7, 2018

God speaks to our human nature from the very earliest chapters of the Bible. See what we can learn from Genesis 3 about God's call to approach even when we want to hide.

By: Carl Hanson May 24, 2018

People continue to have a fascination with royalty as evidenced by the recent wedding. How is this a reflection of our hardwired desire to know a transcendent God?

By: Carl Hanson May 10, 2018