La Casa de Cristo Sermoncast: Recent Episodes
La Casa de Cristo
La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church is located in beautiful Scottsdale Arizona. Here you will find weekly sermons from our worship services. The entirety of the worship service can be found on our website, lacasadecristo.com.
Our Pastors are Jeff Ruby and Matthew Knopf.
Father's Day - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love' based on Romans 8:28-39 and John 3:16-18
Pentecost Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'When Faith Falters' based on 1 Kings 19:1-9
Seventh Sunday of Easter - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'What About Repentance?' based on Luke 3:15-18
Memorial Day Weekend - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'What Are You Doing This Summer?' based on John 21:15-17
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'When You're Angry with GOD' based on Job 7:1-11
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Prepping for a Big Storm' based on Matthew 8:23-27
Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'The Road to Emmaus...No Tums Needed' based on Luke 24:13-35
50th Anniversary - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Slow Forward, Fast Forward or Forward March' based on Hebrews 12:1-3
Pastor Jeff Ruby and Pastor Andrew Garman lead this service with their sermon 'The Next 50' based on Hebrews 12:1-3
Easter Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Two Gardens' based on Mark 16:1-8
Easter Sunday - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'Setting Your Tent in Hope' based on Mark 16:1-8
Maundy Thursday - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'A Love Command' based on John 13:1-17
Palm Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Three Parades' based on Luke 19:28-40
Fifth Sunday of Lent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'GOD and Good Luck' based on Luke 5:1-11
Fourth Sunday of Lent - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'He Hears Us' based on 1 John 5:14-15
Third Sunday of Lent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'What About Forgiveness?' based on Matthew 10:11-16
Second Sunday of Lent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Are You Nicodemus?' based on John 3:1-17
First Sunday of Lent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Ducks and Eagles' based on John 9:13-34
Ash Wednesday - Pastor Susan McCormick leads this service with her sermon 'How Spiritually Fit Are You' based on 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Ninth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor John Geska leads this service with his sermon 'You Are!' based on 1 Peter 2:4-10
Eighth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Kenneth Davis leads this service with his sermon 'Who Me? Yes You' based on Exodus 19:5-6 and 1 Peter 2:4-10
Seventh Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'To Find a Miracle' based on John 6:1-15
Sixth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'Whose Image?' based on Mark 12:13-17
Fifth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'We Made Both Lists' based on Luke 18:9-14
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Andrew Garman leads this service with his sermon 'What Comes Next?' based on 1 Peter 2:4-6 and Matthew 4:18-22
Third Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'D.W.L.D.' based on Romans 13:8-10
Pastor Carol Peters leads this service with her sermon 'Construction 101' based on 1 Peter 2:4-6 and Matthew 7:24-27
Second Sunday of Christmas - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Following a Star and Savior, Finding a Shack' based on Matthew 2:1-12
First Sunday of Christmas - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'The Boy Jesus in the Temple' based on Luke 2:41-52
Christmas Day - Pastor Carol Peters leads this service with her sermon 'The Baby in the Manger and You' based on John 1:1-14
Christmas Eve - Lead Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'What Is In Your Manger' based on the Christmas Story from Luke 2:1-20
Fourth Sunday in Advent - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'Faith Without Wrappings' based on Luke 12:8-14
Second Sunday in Advent - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'Finding a Christmas Blessing' based on Luke 1:39-56
First Sunday in Advent - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'Preparing for What' based on Matthew 3:1-10
Christ the King Sunday - Pastor Matthew Knopf lead this service with his sermon 'Christ the King' based on John 18:33-37
Twenty-Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'Why Are We Here' based on Luke 4:14-21
Twenty Fifth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby and Pastor Matthew Knopf lead this service with their sermon 'La Casa de Cristo—the Next 50' based on Jeremiah 29:10-14
All Saints Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Believe It or Not' based on John 11:17-27
Reformation Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Putting First Things First' based on Matthew 6:25-34
Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Getting With the LORD's Agenda' based on Ephesians 4:1-6
Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'When Life Is Hard—Rejoice' based on Matthew 12:33-37
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'What Do You Speak' based on Matthew 12:33-37
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Ready or Not' based on Matthew 25:1-13
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Three Words Explain It All' based on 1 John 4:13-21
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'The Word Became Flesh' based on John 1:1-17
Labor Day Weekend - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Invasion into Hopelessness' based on John 20:19-31
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'You Reap What You Sow' based on Galatians 6:7-10
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Breaking News: We Are Not God' based on Jeremiah 23:1-6
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'When God Crosses the Track' based on Luke 15:1-10
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'What Does God Want of You?' based on Micah 6:1-8
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'One More Blessing' based on Luke 17:11-19
Ninth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Christ Defines a Family' based on Mark 10:2-16
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'Stand Up Straight' based on Luke 13:10-17
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'A Cup of Cold Water" based on Matthew 25:31-40
Missionary Sunday - Todd our missionary leads this service with his sermon '"Together Through Christ Jesus" based on Ephesians 2:13-22
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Instant Everything - Except GOD" based on Isaiah 40:1-8
Father's Day, Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'What Do People Say About You?" based on 2 Corinthians 6:1-13
Third Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf lead this service with his sermon 'The Resurrected Body based on Luke 24:36-43.
Second Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'Waiting in Fear or Joy?' based on Mark 13:32-37.
Holy Trinity Sunday - Pastor Matthew Knopf lead this service with his sermon 'The Pentecost Trinity' based on Acts 2:14-41.
Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon 'The Way Through' based on Acts 2:1-21 and Psalm 37:5-6
Mother's Day - Pastor Jeff Ruby and Paula Webb leads this service with his sermon 'For All the Faithful Women' based on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
Fifth Sunday in Easter - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'You Did Not Choose Me, but I Chose You' based on John 15:9-17
Second Sunday in Easter - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'Feed My Sheep' based on John 21:1-19
First Sunday in Easter - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'But We HAD Hoped' based on Luke 24:13-35
Easter Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'NOT Seeing Is Believing' based on Luke 24:1-12
Palm Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Stones Crying Out' based on Luke 19:29-40
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'Balm in Gilead' based on Hebrews 10:5-14, Genesis 37:25, Jeremiah 8:21-22 and Isaiah 53:4-6
Fourth Sunday of Lent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'When Life Gets You Down' based on 1 Kings 19:1-15
Third Sunday of Lent - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'Learning from Our Youth' based on 1 Timothy 4:11-16
Second Sunday of Lent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'What About Demons' based on Luke 11:14-28
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Keeping Life Simple' based on Acts 17:16-21
Ash Wednesday - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon 'Where the Heart Is' based on Matthew 6:1-6; 16-21
Sixth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'The Holy One' based on Revelation 15:4
Fifth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Getting a Transfer' based on Colossians 1:9-14
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Not Captives, but Children' based on Romans 8:12-17
Third Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'The Two Sides of Love' based on Mark 12:28-34
Second Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Matt Knopf leads this service with his sermon 'Come, Follow, See' based on John 1:43-51
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Easy Questions and Hard Answers' based on Matthew 2:1-12
New Year's Eve - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'God Is Never Off Schedule' based on Luke 2:21-40
Christmas Day - Pastor Susan McCormick leads this service with her sermon 'Jesus, Light of the World' based on John 8:12-14
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7:30pm - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon 'Your Christmas Story' based on Luke 2: 1-20
Christmas Cantata - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Love's Pure Light' based on Luke 2:8-14
Second Sunday of Advent - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled 'Draw Near' based on Matthew 1:18-23
First Sunday of Advent - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Snapped Threads' based on Isaiah 29:13-16
Christ the King Weekend - Pastor Joel leads this service with his sermon titled 'Judgement Day—the Day of the Lord' based on Matthew 25:31-46
Thanksgiving Eve - Pastor Jeff leads this service with his sermon titled 'Blessing GOD and Not Forgetting' based on Psalm 103:1-12
Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff leads this service with his sermon titled 'Spiritual Vision and Blindness' based on John 9:35-41
Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Susan leads this service with her sermon titled 'The Challenge of Discipleship' based on John 15:14-16
All Saints Weekend - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Secrets of Happiness' based on Matthew 5:1-12
Reformation Weekend - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Prelude to Power' based on John 8:31-36
Pastor Joel leads this service with his sermon titled 'Greed or GOD' based on Luke 12:13-21
Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff leads this service with his sermon titled 'GOD Goes to a Party' based on John 2:1-11
Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matt leads this service with his sermon titled 'God’s Covenant with Us' based on Genesis 15
Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby lead this service with his sermon titled 'Fears May Be Liars' based on Matthew 10:26-33
Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Wrestling with God' based on Genesis 32:22-30
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Healing Life’s Hurts' based on Luke 23:33-43
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'The Second Coming and You' based on Luke 21:25-33
Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon titled 'All In with Jesus' based on Luke 14:25-35
Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'How Do We Hear GOD?' based on 1 Samuel 3:1-10
Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled 'A Corinthian Dialogue' based on 1 Corinthians 12
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'What Are We Handing On?' based on Mark 7:1-8
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled 'Bless The Lord' based on Deuteronomy 8:1-20
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Achieved or Received? Walking with God" based on Luke 12:22-32
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled 'Walk This Way" based on Matthew 22:34-40
Fourth Sunday After Pentecost - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Satan Is Alive and Well" based on Ephesians 6:10-18
Father's Day Weekend - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Fort or Base Camp" based on Luke 14:15-24
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled 'Walking With GOD" based on Micah 6:6-8
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled 'Living with the Mystery" based on John 3:1-17
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled 'The Aroma of Christ' based on John 12:1-11
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with Jennine Ulibarri and their discussion on being a mom based on 1 John 4:7-12
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Perspectives on Prayer" based on Luke 11:1-10
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "I Don’t Know Where to Begin" based on Acts 17:16-34
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "The Christian and Anger" based on Matthew 5:21-26
Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with her sermon titled, "The Road to Emmaus" based on Luke 24:13-35
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with her sermon titled, "Fault Lines, Flat Lines, and Good News!" based on Matthew 28:1-10
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with her sermon titled, "The Resurrection of Christ Jesus" based on 1 Corinthians 15:1-20
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with her sermon titled, "The Story of Two Basins" based on Matthew 27:11-26
Palm Sunday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with her sermon titled, "More than a Parade" based on Matthew 21:1-11
Fifth Sunday in Lent - Pastor Carol Peters leads this service with her sermon titled, "The Power of Jesus to Heal" based on Matthew 8:14-17
Fourth Sunday in Lent - Pastor Joel Bjerkestrand leads this service with his sermon titled, "God Is Unsettling" based on Genesis 12:1-5
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled, "Saint Patrick" based on Matthew 5:43-48
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Full Stomachs, Empty Hearts" based on John 6:24-35
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "If God Is Love, What About Suffering?" based on Psalm 23
Ash Wednesday - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Lent and the Real Church" based on Jeremiah 7:2-8 and Luke 19:37-43
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Embezzling God’s Mercy" based on Matthew 18:21-35
Pastor Matthew Knopf leads this service with his sermon titled, "He Wants To Be With Us" based on John 1:1-14
Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "When Life Has You Down" based on 1 Kings 19:9-18
Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Andrew Garman leads this service with his sermon titled, "Sharing the Light" based on Psalm 119:105-106
Third Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Results and Righteousness" based on Matthew 5:17-20
Second Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Ninety Percent Are Losers" based on Luke 17:11-19
First Sunday of Epiphany - Pastor Jeff Ruby leads this service with his sermon titled, "Light in the Midst of Darkness" based on John 1:1-14
Happy New Year! Pastor Matthew Knopf leads the New Year's Day Service with his sermon titled, "Deep Roots in 2023" based on Psalm 1:1-3