Sermon 03.17.24 – Because We Are Troubled
Sermon 03.10.24 – The Enormity of the Gift
Sermon 03.03.24 – Memory Stones
The Word This Christmas – 2023
Nativity of Our Lord Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20 Oh, Immanuel – God with us, how we needed thee. The wait for better things is over! We are prisoners of gloom no more. You have come down, announced by the multitude of celestial hosts, to meet us once more in the valley …
The Word This Sunday – 12.17.23
3rd Sunday of Advent Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126;1 Thess. 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28 There is a lot of identity searching when the Revised Common Lectionary moves to the gospel of John on this 3rd Sunday of Advent. Our favorite messianic herald, John the Baptist, has caught the attention of the authorities by “testifying to …
The Word This Sunday – 12.10.23
2nd Sunday of Advent The Nativity Scene at Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine - December 2023 Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 The voice of one crying in the wilderness comes to us on this 2nd Sunday of Advent both as a prophetic poem about the restoration of the exiled …
The Word This Sunday – 12.03.23
1st Sunday of Advent Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 As we begin a new liturgical year this Sunday, we shift our focus in the gospels from Matthew to Mark. The major themes may seem repetitive as they echo those of November: turmoil, the gathering of the elect, uncertainty, and watchfulness …
Lections for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, September 8, 2019
We all heard that one needs to develop good life skills to do well. Perhaps Jesus is trying to make sure that we have the right tools for the journey.
Lections for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, September 16, 2018.
Who do you say that Jesus is? (Mark 8:29) Yes, the people needed a new hero. Some decades back, Herod the Great had failed to keep the Roman legions at bay. Israel was once more a vassal state, militarily occupied and economically controlled by gentiles. The Sinai covenant shattered. A once proud and faithful nation …
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