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In this Lent 5 sermon on the raising of Lazarus, Pastor Ollie explores the tension between Jesus' breathtaking promises—"I am the resurrection and the life"—and the raw, human reality of grief. At the tomb, where sorrow and death seem to have the final word, Jesus does something unexpected: he weeps. This episode reflects on what that means for our faith—that Christianity is not about avoiding suffering or putting on spiritual toughness, but about bringing our deepest ցավ and brokenness to Christ, who meets us there with compassion. As we pray, "Lord, come and see," we discover a Savior who does not stand distant from our pain but enters into it, sharing our tears and unbinding us from death through his cross and resurrection.
15 Mar 2026
Lord, Help me To See | 4th Sunday in Lent
In this week's sermon, we dive into John 9 and the story of the man born blind. We often sing, "I was blind, but now I see," but perhaps we need to remember the ways that we still don't see: what God is doing in us, in our neighbors. Join us for a message of promise, that Christ will help us see.
4 Jan 2026
The Scandal of Particularity | Epiphany 2026
Epiphany reveals a surprising truth about God's love: it is universal precisely because it is particular. In this sermon, Pastor Ollie Bergh explores what theologians call "the scandal of particularity"—the fact that God does not save the world through vague ideals, but by becoming a specific person in a specific place at a specific time. From Jesus' genealogy and mission to the visit of the Magi, we see how God's concrete, incarnational way of loving opens the gospel to all nations while meeting each of us exactly where we are. The result is not an abstract promise, but a personal word of forgiveness that sends us, like the Magi, down another road.
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