On this Christ the King weekend, may we once again see clearly the priceless gift we have in Jesus our Lord, a King who is not from this world but came for this world, so that we might have life in his name.
On this Christ the King weekend, may we once again see clearly the priceless gift we have in Jesus our Lord, a King who is not from this world but came for this world, so that we might have life in his name.
As we think of Jesus as our good shepherd on what has come to be known as Good Shepherd Sunday, I think our first thoughts are of a loving soul who takes care of us who see ourselves as a part of God’s flock. Jesus also says that he has other sheep that do not […]
On this Easter Day, Jesus did what no one thought that he could do – he rose from death to new life. It is something that we as humans cannot fully understand, and yet as humans we fully can be grateful for. On this day the stone was rolled away, and we too are called […]
The preacher has proclaimed Lent 3 to be “fear, love, and trust God” Sunday as we hear the 10 commandments and the story of Jesus driving out the money changers in the temple. This sermon is framed by two fictitious examples of feeling the weight of the law each in their own way.
What is God’s preferred direction? On this rejoice Sunday we celebrate God’s will for us: Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all things.
On the festival of Peter and Paul, Apostles we hear that a name change turned the tide of gospel proclamation in the early church. What if Jesus changed our name to “Martyr?” The sermon ends with an interactive singing of the African-American spiritual, “I told Jesus it would be all right if he changed my […]
Today as we celebrate Trinity Sunday, we are reminded that our God is three in one. Over the ages people have tried to explain how exactly that takes place, however it ultimately is beyond our human understanding. What we do know from the Trinity however, is that we have a God that is about relationship. […]
Using the 50 anniversary of JFK’s assassination and the 35th anniversary of the Jonestown suicide/massacre as a backdrop, the festival of Christ the King takes place between the two thieves at Calvary, “If” and “Remember.”
With special visits from broadcasting icons Myron Cope and Harry Caray, this All Saints sermon encourages the listener to shine with the saints: “You are witnesses”
A “hearing” on the question: “Should the doctrine of justification by faith, the doctrine by which the church stands or falls continue to be the doctrine by which the church stands or falls?” The hearing includes a debate between the prosecutor and the counselor for defense, Mr. Lutheran.