A Note from Pastor

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'rejoice that your names are written in heaven'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'but Jesus took him by the hand'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'and his ears were opened'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Lord, to whom shall we go?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'I am the bread of life'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He began to teach them many things'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Amos, what do you see?'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'my grace is sufficient for you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'therefore I will hope in him...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Peace! Be still!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

'the whole earth is full of his glory!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'for this is the love of God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He laid down His life for us'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Jesus came and stood among them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He has risen. He is not here.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'For God so loved the world...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

‘Zeal for your house will consume me’

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'...and He was transfigured before them'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Behold, I am the servant of the Lord'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Comfort, comfort my people, says your God'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'The great day of the Lord is near'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'But let justice roll down like waters'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Beloved, we are God's children now'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'For all have sinned...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Again I will say, Rejoice'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

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

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'That He may have mercy on all'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'The children of the promise are counted as offspring'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'The Spirit helps us in our weakness'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'But you have received the Spirit of adoption'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'So that you might belong to another'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'The benefit you reap leads to holiness'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'For while we were still weak'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'(Cast) all your anxieties on Him'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'You yourselves like living stones...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'the grass withers and the flower falls'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He has caused us to be born again'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'So he went and washed and came back seeing'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Lazarus, come out!'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Sir, give me this water'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'The wind blows where it wishes'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'This is my beloved Son'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Therefore choose life'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He will say, "Here I am"'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'For the yoke of his burden...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'they shall obtain gladness and joy'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Arthur Just

"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

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Fear not, little flock'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He will guide you into all truth'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'These are written so that you may believe'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He is not here, but has risen'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Father, into Your hands'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'So Jesus told them this parable'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'He came seeking fruit on it...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'They saw His glory...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Give, and it will be given to you'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'From now on you will be catching men'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'For I was sent for this purpose'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Behold, I send my messenger...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'To every nation and tribe and language and people'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Jesus took him by the hand...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'Well did Isaiah prophesy...'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

'His commandments are not burdensome.'

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

"He has risen; he is not here."

By: Rev. Dr. Carl Hanson

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

By: Carl Hanson

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

By: Carl Hanson

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

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