By Rev. Chris Jorgensen April 21, 2019 Easter Matthew 28:1-15a Sometimes the Holy Spirit plants a seed in my mind for a sermon theme, and I can’t shake it. InContinue readingOh, Hell No!

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen April 7, 2019 Scripture: 2 Cor 5:16-20 Last week, we talked about what our Methodist hero John Wesley called “The Scripture Way of Salvation.” In it,Continue readingMay we see!

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen March 31, 2019 Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10 The title of this sermon is “World’s Shortest Sermon.” You’re welcome. This week as I was preparing, I had fantasiesContinue readingWorld’s Shortest Sermon

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen March 24, 2019 Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12 Everybody’s got some kind of flood story by now, right? With flooding all around us here in Omaha, almostContinue readingNo one has ever seen God…

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen March 17, 2019 John 14:15-27 Recently, I was at a meeting with other United Methodist pastors. And as we talked, we were sort of comparing “howContinue readingI Hope You Dance

A sermon by Rev. Chris Jorgensen March 10, 2019 Scripture: John 1:1-5,14 I have good news for you today, church. This is going to be a short sermon for twoContinue readingGod is not…

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen February 10, 2019 (To see the video version of this sermon, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/hanscomparkchurch/videos/552661095218917) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:12-21 In the story of The Hobbit, there are variousContinue readingHeads, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen December 9, 2018 Scripture: Luke 3:2-6 I chose this scripture for today, for our Blue Christmas Observance because of its sense of distance: the difference betweenContinue readingA Sense of Distance

by Rev. Chris Jorgensen Preached December 2, 2018 at Hanscom Park UMC (To see the video version of this sermon, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/hanscomparkchurch/videos/1132163853616542/) Scripture: Luke 17:20-22, 26-33 Nothing like a good fireContinue readingWelcome the Unexpected

By Rev. Chris Jorgensen November 11, 2018 Nehemiah 1:1-11 Cupbearer to the King. That’s Nehemiah’s job title. It is a sweet gig. It means that Nehemiah lives in the palaceContinue readingThe Radical Notion That Prayer Makes a Difference