It’s an announcement which typically brings joy to the hearts of those who hear it. The announcement made by that young couple recently married, when they share the good news, “We’re expecting a baby!” Isn’t that right? I mean, it’s got to be right up there with “I just got engaged!” After that announcement, the second most exciting announcement—the one that is…
A Family Growing in Christ
Sermons by Pastor Raasch (Page 28)
Have you ever had a friend or family member go through surgery while you waited in the waiting room? It can be kind of a trying experience, can’t it? You’re never quite sure how long the surgery will last or how it will go so there’s always a little anxiety, a little nervousness, you’re always a little on edge. The hospital does…
Download Life Guide Last week Tuesday, our nation went to the polls to elect the next president of the United States. And when the results were announced, half of our nation went into celebration, and half went into shock. Half saw the election as a tremendous victory and half saw it as a crushing defeat. Many saw the winning candidate is the…
Download Life Guide Back in the day, when I was in high school, we called it “Initiation.” It was the time-honored tradition of breaking in the new crop of freshman. At Martin Luther Academy, where I went to High School, freshmen were called Fuchses, and for the first week of the school year, we dressed up the fuchses, and marched them around…
Download Life Guide A question for you. Do you think it’s wrong for a Christian to buy a lottery ticket? I’m not asking, “Do you think it’s a good investment? Or do you think you have a good chance of winning it all?” I’m asking, “Is it wrong for a Christian to purchase a chance to become a millionaire?” I’d love to…
Tell me, have you ever thought to yourself, “I wonder, out of all the people in the world today, how many will actually end up in heaven someday? Out of all the people sitting in Christian churches, how many of them are actually Christians? Out of all those who say they believe in God, how many of them will God actually acknowledge…
Over the past two weeks, our sermons have focused on the importance of relationships, be they the relationships we have within our families (the bond between husband and wife, and parents and children), or the relationship we have with this family of believers we call Mount Olive. Because God has bonded us together with the bonds of faith, we have much in…
Download Life Guide It’s been two weeks since it happened, the massacre in Orlando. Our hearts certainly go out to the victims and their families. But today I’d like you to think about, not the victims, but man who perpetrated this unthinkable crime. The man who wantonly took the lives of all those people. Tell me, how would you feel if you…
Download Life Guide Question for you: Why do you believe what you believe? I mean, of all the different belief systems out there, what makes you think yours is the right one? Of all the different gods being worshipped by people around the globe, what makes you think that your God, the God of the Bible, is the True God? What makes…