Sermons from 2011 Worship Services

SERMONS

Zumbro's pastors have made their sermons available to read online. Below is a list of the 2011 worship sermons. Click the sermon title to view the sermon in .pdf format, suitable for printing. If you would rather listen to a sermon, please click the  next to the sermon title.

2011 Worship Sermons

Sermon Title	Date	Bible Verse	Given By	Occasion
A Concert for One	December 25, 2011	John 1:1-14	Pastor Shelley Cunningham	Christmas Day
A Visit from Emmanuel	December 24, 2011	Luke 2:1-20	Pastor Vern Christopherson	Christmas Eve
Will Not Day Come Soon?	December 18, 2011		Pastor Shelley Cunningham	Lessons and Carols
Holy Messengers	December 18, 2011	Luke 1:26-38	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
Holy Preparation	December 11, 2011	John 1:6-8, 19-28	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Holy Possibility	December 4, 2011	Isaiah 40:1-11	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Holy Chaos	November 27, 2011	Isaiah 64:1-9	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Behind the Gift to the Giver	November 23, 2011	Exodus 16:2-15	Pastor Vern Christopherson	Thanksgiving Eve
The Bystander Effect	November 20, 2011	Matthew 25:31-46	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
Spend Your Money for Whatever You Wish	November 13, 2011	Deuteronomy 14:22-29	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Are We Built to Withstand?	November 6, 2011	Ephesians Ch. 6	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Are We Building Up?	October 30, 2011	Ephesians Ch. 5	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Are We Building as One?	October 23, 2011	Ephesians Ch. 4	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
Are We Building Beyond Measure?	October 16, 2011	Ephesians Ch. 3	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Are We Building Without Walls?	October 9, 2011	Ephesians Ch. 2	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Are We Building in Love?	October 2, 2011	Ephesians Ch. 1	Pastor Vern Christopherson
When Our Words and Deeds Don't Match	September 25, 2011	Matthew 21:23-32	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Zumbro School of Accounting	September 18, 2011	Matthew 20:1-16	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Forgiveness Revisited	September 11, 2011	Matthew 18:21-35	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
What Kind of Community Will We Be?	September 4, 2011	Matthew 18:15-20	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Overcoming Evil with Good	August 28, 2011	Romans 12:9-21	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Seeking Answers to Big Questions	August 21, 2011	Matthew 16:13-20	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Making Room for One More	August 14, 2011	Matthew 15:21-28	Pastor Vern Christopherson
When God Has Other Plans	August 7, 2011	1 Kings 19:9-18	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
Not Sure I'm Good Enough	July 31, 2011	Matthew 14:13-21	Pastor Vern Christopherson
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like ...	July 24, 2011	Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
We All Have Some Weeds in Our Yard	July 17, 2011	Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
The Parable of the Sower	July 10, 2011	Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
I Couldn't Help Myself	July 3, 2011	Romans 7:15-25a	Pastor Vern Christopherson
The Gift of Hospitality	June 26, 2011	Matthew 10:40-42	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Working on Commission	June 19, 2011	Matthew 28:16-20	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
The Miracle of Hearing	June 12, 2011	Acts 2:1-21	Pastor Vern Christopherson	Pentecost
Graduation Day	June 5, 2011	John 17:1-11	Pastor Vern Christopherson
We're All Still Here	May 29, 2011	John 14:15-21	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
Finding God Along the Way	May 22, 2011	John 14:1-14	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
What Makes the Good Shepherd Good?	May 15, 2011	John 10:1-11	Pastor Vern Christopherson
A Red Coat in a Gray World	May 8, 2011	Luke 24:13-35	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Safety in Numbers	May 1, 2011	John 20:19-31	Pastor Shelley Cunningham	Confirmation
How Big is Your God?	April 24, 2011	Matthew 28:1-10	Pastor Vern Christopherson	Easter
Who Would Choose the Cross?	April 22, 2011	John 18:28-19:30	Pastor Shelley Cunningham	Good Friday
Food for a Hungry World	April 21, 2011	John 13:1-17, 31b-35	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner	Maundy Thursday
Judas	April 17, 2011	Matthew 26:14-16, 47-56; 27;3-10	Pastor Vern Christopherson	Palm Sunday
Walking with Jesus ... through the Valley of the Shadow of Death	April 10, 2011	John 11:1-45	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
Walking with Jesus ... With Eyes Wide Open	April 3, 2011	John 9:1-41	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Walking with Jesus ... when Your Heart is Dehydrated	March 27, 2011	John 4:5-42	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Walking with Jesus ... when You're Short on Imagination	March 20, 2011	John 3:1-17	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Walking with Jesus ... when the Devil's Telling You to Stay on the Couch	March 13, 2011	Matthew 4:1-11	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
A Good Place to Be	March 6, 2011	Matthew 17:1-9	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
A God Who Doesn't Forget	February 27, 2011	Isaiah 49:8-16a	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
The Urge to Get Even	February 20, 2011	Matthew 5:38-48	Pastor Vern Christopherson
State of the Church	February 13, 2011	1 Corinthians 3:1-9	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Just Walk Across the Room	February 6, 2011	Colossians 4:2-6	Pastor Steve Ronningen
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?	January 30, 2011	Matthew 5:1-12	Pastor Jason Bryan-Wegner
Practicing Hospitality	January 23, 2011	Matthew 4:12-23	Pastor Vern Christopherson
Are We Really as Friendly as We Think We Are?	January 16, 2011	John 1:29-42	Pastor Shelley Cunningham
God's Welcome	January 9, 2011	Matthew 3:13-17	Pastor Vern Christopherson
When You Follow A Star and Find a Stable	January 2, 2011	Matthew 23:13-17	Pastor Vern Christopherson	Epiphany