June 23, 2024
Series: A Top-Down Faith, Sundays after Pentecost
Speaker: Pastor Ron Raddatz
A powerful tornado rolls through your neighborhood. A massive hurricane heads straight for your city. A bolt of lightning sends 300 million volts to earth. The raw power and unpredictability of storms can inspire both awe and terror. We cannot stop storms from coming. We can only hope to survive them. However, we know the Almighty God can stop storms. He can calm literal storms. He could remove metaphorical storms, other types of troubles and trials. So, if He can, why doesn’t He?
Well, would you rather have a God who was distant from you but removed all the storms of life? Or would you rather have a God who allowed some storms to come but promised to be right there by your side within them, holding you close? May God give us the top-down faith that sees that the latter is by far the better option. God promises to be with us through all the storms of life. Sometimes He removes them. But when He doesn’t, it’s only because He has plans to use even storms for our eternal good.
January 28, 2024
Speaker: Pastor James Enderle
Topic: Authority, Builder, Confidence, Cornerstone, Distractions, Foundation, Great, House, Information, Jesus, Moses, Protection, Temptations
Authority is the power to determine what happens, the ability to give direction or even commands. Authority is limited. Authority is limited in duration. Parents have authority over their children until they grow up and move out. Authority is limited in scope. A governor has authority over the people of his state only, not the neighboring state. Authority is limited by levels. A manager has authority over employees unless the company owner—a higher authority—demotes him. Authority is limited in duration and scope. It is limited by higher levels of authority.
This week we see that there is one man—only one!—who has absolute authority. There is no one, not even the demons, who is outside His authority. As the Son of God there is no higher authority than Jesus. And His authority is everlasting. But here is the best part of this epiphany: Jesus graciously uses His absolute authority for our benefit and blessing.
May 23, 2023
Series: Sundays of Easter, The Redeemer Lives
Speaker: Pastor James Enderle
Topic: Confidence, Forgiven, Glory, Protected, Suffering
Live in eager expectation of glory! That glory is not dimmed by earthly suffering; rather, such suffering reminds us of the glory that awaits us. First the cross; then the crown. Our light and momentary troubles cannot mute the joy of living in eager expectation of glory.
June 5, 2022
Series: Pentecost, Teacher Farewell, The Believer Has Faith
Speaker: Pastor James Enderle
Topic: Blessed, Clarity, Confidence, Mission, Opportunity
Welcome to worship today at Morrison Zion Lutheran Church. We exist to glorify God. We… read more
November 14, 2021
Speaker: Pastor James Enderle
Topic: Confidence, Elect, Gather, Saints, Word
There is distress, and there will be more distress. Jesus gathers us to eternal rest…. read more
November 7, 2021
Speaker: Pastor Randy Ott
Topic: Christianity, Confidence, Core, God's Word, Judgment
Welcome to worship today at Morrison Zion Lutheran Church. We exist to glorify God. We… read more