Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons

 Audio recordingSermon manuscript:Jesus said, “The first shall be last, and the last shall be first.” Let me begin by running a couple ideas by you. How about this idea for a marriage: Husband and wife get married. Like most married couples they thought it was going to be great. They had visions and plans in their heads. Not long after they tie the knot, however, they find out who it is that they really married. Who they married doesn’t match up at all with the ideas that they had in their head. What now? Have I made the biggest mistake of my life? How can I break free? How’s that sound for a marriage? Sound like a good idea? Or how about this idea for a livelihood: A young person goes and gets trained for a good job. The job requires skill and know-how. This young person is fully employed with benefits. This goes on for twenty or thirty years. Then that job is no longer necessary. Technology or globalization mean that somebody else can do the same job a lot cheaper. The person is permanently laid off