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Mount Pleasant Lutheran Church

Jul 26, 2020

Gospel: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Description: God’s rescue mission (aka the kingdom of heaven) is found in the little things that grow into big things where all are cared for and included in God’s family.  When God reveals it to us, we respond by going all in. 


Jul 19, 2020

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

What’s more powerful than a frontal attack? Getting your enemy to destroy itself from within. Listen to Jesus’ parable of the Wheat and the Weeds, and why we should let God worry about the final harvest (instead of us).


Jul 18, 2020

Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23

Time for a soil test! Which kind are you today…the beaten down path, the shallow-depth kind, the crowded, weedy sort, or the ready-to-grow kind?

To see a 48-row planter in action, check out this video:


Jul 15, 2020

Sermon Text: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

As Christians, we are yoked to Christ in our baptisms. Just like two animals can be yoked together to pull a heavy load, we don’t have to carry the heavy load of life alone, when we lean into Christ’s strength.

Pastor Krista’s Ordination October 31, 2010. She’s wearing the red stole her mom made for her that is mentioned in the sermon. From left to right- Pastor Jason Chesnut (friend from seminary), Pastor Frank Hanrahan (home pastor), Pastor Krista and Bishop Gary Wollersheim, former bishop of the Northern Illinois Synod.

Pastor Krista’s Ordination October 31, 2010. She’s wearing the...