A message on healing and the Bible based on Mark 1:29-39.
Author Archive | ericblauer
Discipleship: Task or Transformation
We explore the ideas surrounding Jesus’s call of four of his disciples in Mark 1:14-20. Sermon starts at the 22.00 minute mark for those who want to go straight to the message content.
Sermon: The Sheep & Goats
A look at the Matthew 25 story about the Sheep and the Goats. We explore the type of Christian life that is vulnerable and purposeful in finding itself among those at the margins.
Sermon: Blessed are the Broken
This sermon looks at the beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12 in light of the giving of the 10 commandments in Exodus 19 & 20. The self revelation of God in Exodus on Mt. Sinai and the teaching of Jesus on the mount are tensions that the best disciples sometimes fail to understand. Hebrews 12:18 says: “You […]
Sermon: Echoes of the Wild Boar
Celebrating the good fruit of the reformation: This sermon looks at some of the ways the protestant reformation impacts our lives today in the Evangelical church. Here are some of the ways: A married pastoral ministry, scripture translations in modern languages, the example of challenging systems from within or without, expanding the priesthood of all believers […]
Politics and Religion Panel
On Nov. 1 SpokaneFAVS panelists gathered to discuss “Politics and Religion.” Below is the link to the podcast of the event, featuring Catholic writer Matthew Sewell, Jacob’s Well Pastor Eric Blauer, Gonzaga University Assistant Professor Shannon Dunn and guest panelist, Arlin Migliazzo, from Whitworth University. http://spokanefavs.com/podcast-religion-and-politics-coffee-talk/
The Communion of Saints
With the passing of Reformation Sunday and All Saints Day, I wanted to highlight two beautifully simple statements we have been reflecting upon in our gatherings. These two quotes reflect the desire to focus on the core agreements in the Christian tradition in the name of unity in the Church. “The faith preached by the […]
Jesus: the salvation stone
This sermon is on Matthew 21:33-46, it looks at the biblical image of “The Stone” that Jesus referenced in the vineyard parable: (vs43)”The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’?. It’s a rich image with roots deep into the Old Testament anticipation […]
Jesus, the prophet of fire
John the baptist said there was One coming after him that would baptize not with water but fire. Jesus is often presented as a sedated version of the prophet the people experienced. Sure he was more than a prophet but let’s never dull the impact of his words and ways by trying to normalize him. […]
Jonah: the reluctant prophet
A message that explores the challenges when our heart and God’s will don’t want the same thing. Paul: It is better for me to live than to die (Phil 1:24). Jonah: It is better for me to die than to live (Jonah 3:3).