Posts from 2025
Sermon – Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 25, 2025
The sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, 2025. Delivered by Rev. Tab Ottmers.
Sermon – Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 18, 2025
The sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 2025. Delivered by Rev. Tab Ottmers.
I Will Give You The Keys to The Kingdom
In 2023 the Texas Rangers were awarded a key to the city of Fort Worth for winning the World Series. Not to be outdone, the city of Arlington awarded Taylor Swift a key to the city in honor of her Eras Tour the same year. Houston awarded native Houstonian Meghan Thee Stallion a key to the city because of her successes in the rap industry. What does it mean to be awarded a…
But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead
In a few weeks we will celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord. This is the focus and pinnacle of our life as Christians. The fact that Christ was raised from the dead gives everything that he says priority. Paul preaches to the Corinthian church in this way, “Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised…
The Hand of The Lord
For our time together this Lent we will look at the way the Holy Spirit guided the writers of the scriptures to make use of the theme “The Hand of The Lord.” Whether tightening a bolt, crocheting, or typing on a computer, there is so much that we do with our hands. The Greek physician Galen called them the instrument of instruments. Indeed, hands are instruments that can…
Church and Ministry
The Relationship Between the Office of the Public Ministry and the Royal Priesthood of All Believers This was the title of our Sunday School study that we have been covering for the last few months. The Bible study looked at the verses of the Bible that describe for Christians how we are to live together in the church. Each study focused on one or the other side of the…