The Word this Sunday – 02.16.25
6th Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 “Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account, the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake. Since there will never cease to be some in need on the …
Sermon 02.09.25 – We Are What We Are
The Word this Sunday – 02.09.25
5th Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 6:1-13; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The 5th Sunday after Epiphany brings us the familiar story about the calling of the first disciples while they were fishing by the lakeshore. Luke’s account does not convey the same immediacy and promptness from the disciples-to-be that other evangelists do …
Sermon 02.02.25 – First Impressions, Part II
The Word this Sunday – 02.02.25
4th Sunday after Epiphany Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Luke 4:21-30 The gospel for this 4th Sunday after Epiphany continues where we were left off last week (verses 16-21) when Jesus stood and read from Isaiah while worshiping in his hometown of Nazareth. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because …
Sermon 01.26.25 – First Impressions, Part I
The Word this Sunday – 01.26.25
3rd Sunday after Epiphany Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 On the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Jesus arrived at his hometown of Nazareth after being declared the beloved Son by the voice from heaven (Luke 3:22) and taken to the wilderness by the Spirit to fight and defeat the adversary …
Sermon 01.19.25 – Ripple Effects
The Word this Sunday – 01.19.25
2nd Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 The second Sunday of Epiphany brings us the first public act of Jesus in the Gospel of John. There are more crevices and nooks to explore in the account of the Wedding at Cana than what meets the eye. For instance, Jesus …
