Sermons Out of Rural Ministry
Dynamic, contextual sermons from Pastor Josh Ehrler, who serves a small town ELCA Lutheran congregation in Northern Illinois. Sermons are rooted in scripture and reflect the local community, as well as the movements of the wider world. He and his congregation are affirming of LGBTQ+ personhood and live out their baptismal promise to seek (racial, economic, identity, environmental) justice and peace.
Sermons Out of Rural Ministry
Don't Have to Earn It
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Pastor Josh Ehrler
The text for August 4 2024 is an encounter between Jesus and the crowds after he has fed them. So they know what free bread tastes like. No shame in asking again. Jesus points them past the moment to God's promises revealed, and to stories from deep in the past that still speak of grace and life. #sermon