Sermons by Pastor Todd Krueger
“COME TO THE FEAST”
Come to the Feast – Isaiah 25:6-9 Dear Christian friends. You don’t hear a lot of talk about banquets or feasts do you. In these days of microwaved meals, who has the time to sit down and eat a lavish meal-much less actually prepare one? In these calorie-conscious, cholesterol-conscious times, the thought of eating a big juicy steak or a skillfully made chocolate éclair makes some people want to run for the nearest package of rice cakes. And there’s nothing…
“STOP POUTING JONAH!!”
Stop Pouting, Jonah!! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ. How many of you have heard the term schadenfreude? It’s German, as you probably have noticed, and it basically means taking pleasure or having joy at someone else’s suffering or difficulties. Being happy that someone, who otherwise seems to have everything together, is now having a difficult time. Then there is the opposite. On an episode of Malcolm in the Middle, Louis, the mother of the family joins a book…
“HOW TO BE TRULY FORGIVING”
How to Be Truly Forgiving Dear friends in Christ. A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. When he came back to his Grandma’s backyard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked. Desperately he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to look up and…
“WATCH OUT FOR EACH OTHER”
Watch Out For Each Other – Ezekiel 33:7-11 Dear Christian friends. Do I get involved? Or should I stay out of it? Those are some tough questions aren’t they? Sometimes circumstances warrant that you do need to get involved immediately. Other times it’s “let’s just give it some time and see what happens.” Am I my brother’s keeper?” That was Cain’s answer when God asked him about his brother Abel. Whether it was sarcasm, or a weak and foolish attempt…
“OUR MISSION IS THE CROSS, NOT THE COUCH”
OUR MISSION IS THE CROSS, NOT THE COUCH – Matthew 16:21-26 The military has code names for their operations. You’ve heard of Operation Desert Storm, the code name for the U.S. invasion of Iraq back in 1991. There was also Operation Moolah? A military operation in the early ‘50’s aimed at enticing North Korean pilots to defect during the Korean War. And it was called Operation Moolah because the first pilot to defect with their Soviet-built MiG-15 fighter plane would…
“THE SHEMA”
. Welcome: The family of Zion welcomes you as we worship the Lord today. We encourage children to worship with us. However, if you need to leave with your child, there is a nursery room to the right as you exit the sanctuary. The rest rooms are located in the hallway between the sanctuary and the fellowship hall. Visitors, please sign our guest book to the right, just outside the sanctuary. We’re glad that you are here and pray that…
“THREE PLACES WE’VE ALL BEEN”
Three Places We’ve All Been I Kings 19:9-18 Dear fellow Christians. Obviously we are not all the same. We have different jobs, different hobbies, different interests. It’s unfair for us as individuals to expect that other people get as excited as we do about certain things. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t certain interests that we share. I personally am not a big fan of NASCAR and Golf. But that doesn’t mean I won’t turn it on or…
“WITH GOD IT’S ABOUT YOU”
With God It’s About YOU – Ephesians 1:3-14 Dear Christian friends. Harrison Ford, Tom Hanks, Brett Favre, Simone Biles, Jeff Gordon, Dale Ehrnhardt Jr. All of you here are probably familiar with at least some if not all of those names. They are all celebrities either in the film world or the world of sports. Some of us here may even have met one of these celebrities. So, what is it that most people do when they meet a celebrity? …
Exploring the Nature of God
Exploring the Nature of God Devotions for Rain Forest Falls Vacation Bible School DAY 1 Genesis 1 launches the ultimate “beginning” story— no capes, no gadgets, just God’s unstoppable creative power! With just a command, he fills the emptiness with light, land, and life. Imagine—no tools, no materials, just God’s voice shaping the universe! Though the sun and moon don’t appear until day four, light already shines from day one, proving God doesn’t solely rely on the sun to illuminate…
“GOD’S GRACE POINTS ME TO HEAVEN”
God’s Grace Points Me To Heaven – Romans 8:18-25 Dear Christian friends. It was the day after Thanksgiving and I was shopping with my brother, sister-in-law and Molly at some big mall in Appleton. When we were ready to go Kristin, my brothers wife, went to get the car since it was raining and that way she could hide my brothers gift in the car without him seeing it. I put on Molly’s jacket and then lifted her up to…