Sermons from Ascension Lutheran Church, RPV
Episodes
218 episodes
September 20 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 52
In this week’s message, guest speaker Mike Cohen of Chosen People Ministries explores the biblical feasts of Israel and how they tell a story of God’s redemption—from Passover and Pentecost to the fall feasts of Trumpets, the Day of Atonement, ...
September 13 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 51
In this week’s message, we explore why Jesus so often taught through parables—earthly stories with heavenly meaning that invite us not simply to hear, but to wrestle with God’s truth. Through the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son, we ...
September 6, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 50
In this week’s message, we explore why the story of Jesus comes to us through four distinct Gospels and what it means for each of us to become an evangelist—a bearer of good news. Through Jesus sending out His followers in Luke 9 and 10, we’re ...
August 30, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 49
In this week’s message, we explore why Jesus cannot simply be placed alongside history’s other great moral teachers. His teachings are simple yet radically challenging—calling us to love, forgive, serve, and see every person through the eyes of...
August 23, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 48
In this week’s message, we explore why Jesus entered the world at precisely the right moment—the “fullness of time”—and how His coming transformed our relationship with God. Through Paul’s words in Galatians and Jesus’ call to repentance, we di...
August 16, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 47
In this week’s message, we explore the difference between ordinary chronos time and the extraordinary kairos moments that change everything. As we prepare to enter the New Testament, we’re reminded that Jesus is the great kairos moment...
August 9, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 46
In this week’s message, we take a whirlwind journey through the Old Testament—from creation and the patriarchs to the Exodus, kings, prophets, and exile—to see one remarkable truth: God never gives up on His people. As we prepare to ente...
August 2, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 45
In this week’s message, we explore the Psalms and discover how God welcomes both our praise and our lament, inviting us to bring every joy and every sorrow before Him. Through the beautiful Passover refrain Dayenu—“It would have been e...
July 26, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 44
In this week’s message, we discover through Nehemiah’s call to confession that the Christian life begins and continues with repentance—not simply admitting individual sins, but surrendering our desire to be in control and acknowledging that God...
July 19, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 43
In this week’s message, we explore the books of Ezra and Nehemiah to discover that God’s kingdom is built not through individual heroes, but through generations of faithful people serving together. As Jesus calls us away from the world’s pursui...
July 12, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 42
In this week’s message, guest pastor Jodi Swee explores the story of Esther and we discover that while God’s name is never mentioned, His faithful hand is at work on every page. Rather than calling us to be the hero of our own story, Esther rem...
July 5, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 41
In this week’s message, we wrestle with one of life’s hardest questions: Why do we suffer? Through the story of Job, we’re reminded that suffering isn’t always the result of something we’ve done, but that God meets us in our pain, invites us to...
June 28, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 40
In this week’s message, we step into the mysterious opening chapters of Job and explore the reality of the spiritual world, the presence of evil, and the three great enemies of the Christian life: the devil, the world, and our own sinful nature...
June 21, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 39
In this week’s message, we explore the surprising ways God has been pointing to Jesus from the very beginning of Scripture. Through prophecies, promises, and the story of the road to Emmaus, we’re reminded that Christ is the center of God’s pla...
June 14, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 38
In this week’s message, we explore the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms—and the surprising promise of a kingdom that will never end. From the Babylonian exile to Pentecost, we’re reminded that God is building something new through Christ: a pe...
June 7, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 37
In this week’s message, we journey through the story of Jacob and Esau, the prophecy of Obadiah, and the parable of the Good Samaritan to discover a surprising truth: God continually works through the unexpected. As we wrestle with boundaries, ...
May 31, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 36
In this week’s message, we step into the raw honesty of Lamentations and explore what it means to grieve, complain, and wrestle honestly with pain before God. Through reflections on revenge, forgiveness, and the surprising freedom of lament, we...
May 24, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 35
In this Pentecost message, we reflect on the heartbreak of exile, the ways we wander toward idols and self-interest, and the surprising hope God plants in the middle of brokenness. Through the image of a tender shoot growing into a mighty cedar...
May 17, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 34
In this week’s message, we wrestle with one of Scripture’s hardest passages and the sobering reality that God takes sin seriously—but we also discover the surprising thread of mercy woven through the story. From Ezekiel’s mark to the Passover l...
May 10, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 33
In this week’s message, we step into the heartbreak of the Babylonian exile and hear God’s surprising call to His people: build homes, plant gardens, raise families, and learn to rest even in the middle of uncertainty. Through Jeremiah’s words ...
May 3, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 32
In this week’s message, we step into the Babylonian exile and the story of Daniel to wrestle with what it truly means to be God’s people in a world that pulls us toward power, comfort, and compromise. Rather than blending in, we’re challenged t...
April 26, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 31
In this week’s message, guest Pastor Mike Jobst explores the consequences of pride and misplaced authority through the stories of Israel’s unfaithful kings and the rejection of Jesus as the true Messiah. As human leaders grasp for power and res...
April 19, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 30
In this week’s message, we explore the fall of Israel’s kingdom and the deeper issues behind it—idolatry and the failure to care for the vulnerable. Through the powerful image of clay in the potter’s hands, we’re reminded that even when everyth...
April 12, 2026 - Bible in a Year - Week 29
In this week’s message, we confront the reality of our wandering hearts and our constant search for something to worship. Through the story of Israel’s kings and relatable everyday examples, we’re reminded how easily we add “and” to our faith—l...
April 5, 2026 - Easter Sunday
In this Easter message, we’re invited to move beyond the pressure of “you only live once” and into the life-changing truth of the resurrection. Through humor, modern culture, and Scripture, we’re reminded that Jesus didn’t come to help us maxim...