Sunday, May 16, 2021
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Sermon by Pr. Scott Grorud on John 17:6-21
“Back to Where We Don’t Belong”
1) Have you experienced a loved one withdraw from this world to the next?
2) What did Jesus mean by saying that his followers “do not belong to the world”?
3) If Christians “do not belong to the world,” why has Jesus “sent them into the world”?
4) Especially in light of this text, what does it mean to be sanctified?

Sunday, May 2, 2021
Sermon by Pr. Scott Grorud
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
John 15:1-8
“The Perils and Promise of Pruning”
1) How is God’s “pruning” a serious peril for Christians?
2) How is God’s “pruning” a great blessing for Christians?
3) What promise lies behind Jesus’ call to “abide” in him?
4) What do you see in your life that God might helpfully “prune” from you?

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter
April 18, 2021
Pastor Scott Grorud
Luke 24:36-49
“This Is Real!”
1) How can people both acknowledge and subtly deny Jesus’ resurrection at the same time?
2) What was Jesus’ purpose in referring to his “flesh and bones” and eating a piece of fish?
3) How does the reality of the risen Jesus confront every person, like it or not?
4) How does that reality inform our witness to others?

Easter Sunday Sermon

on April 4, 2021

by Pastor Scott Grorud

on Mark 16:1-8

“You Will See Him … in Galilee?”

(This is the link to the 6 a.m. Sunrise Service. The sermon begins at approximately 39 minutes)