Sermon by Pr. Scott Grorud

March 14, 2021

Fourth Sunday in Lent

“Chiaroscuro”

John 3:14-21

1. What is the artistic technique called chiaroscuro?
2. How does chiaroscuro describe our human condition?
3. Why is it that people “love darkness rather than light”?
4. What is God’s solution to our persistent chiaroscuro toward Him?

 

Sermon by Pr. Dave Wollan

March 7, 2021

Third Sunday in Lent

“The Second(?) Sign in John”

John 2:13-25

1. How has Jesus burst into your life removing the things that don’t need to be there?
2. How does Jesus incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension completely change the Old Testament understanding of where God can be found?
3. What does this sign reveal about Jesus?

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Pastor Scott Grorud

Second Sunday in Lent

February 28, 2021

Sermon on Mark 8:27-38

“The Anti-Anti-Hero”

1) Why was Peter so shocked by Jesus’ prediction of his suffering, death, and resurrection?
2) Why is the message of Christ crucified still difficult for many people to accept?
3) Why might Jesus have responded so sharply to Peter’s rebuke?
4) How does Jesus commitment to being an anit-hero make him the greatest hero of all?

 

Transfiguration Sunday
February 14, 2021
Pastor Scott Grorud
Mark 9:2-10
“Revealing the Secret-or Not”
1) As you hear the account of Jesus’ Transfiguration, what else would you like to know about it?
2) What do you think was the purpose of Jesus’ Transfiguration?
3) Why would Jesus insist that Peter, James, and John say nothing about what they had seen?
4) Why was it vital for them to keep that secret until after Jesus’ resurrection?