Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent – December 15, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for December 15 Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent – December 15, 2024 Luke 3:7-18 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When people come to church, I usually say something like,...
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent – December 8, 2024
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent – December 8, 2024 Luke 3:1-6 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The roughest road I’ve ever been on (that wasn’t a forest service road) was Cleveland Avenue in Saint Paul,...
Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent – December 1, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for December 1 Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent – December 1, 2024 Luke 21:25-36 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. If you’re not expecting an eclipse, or if you don’t understand what...
Sermon for Christ the King Sunday – November 24, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for November 24 Sermon for Christ the King Sunday – November 24, 2024 Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord and King. Most kingdoms are defined by turf....
Sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – November 10, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for November 10 Sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – November 10, 2024 Psalm 146, Mark 12:38-44 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In our psalm today it says, “Do not put...
Sermon for All Saints Sunday – November 3, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for November 3 Sermon for All Saints Sunday – November 3, 2024 Isaiah 25:6-9, Revelation 21:1-6a, John 11:32-44 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Death stinks. In our modern world it is...
Sermon for Reformation Sunday – October 27, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for October 27 Sermon for Reformation Sunday – October 27, 2024 Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. If you want to understand what Reformation Sunday is all...
Sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost – October 20, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for October 20 Sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost – October 20, 2024 Mark 10:35-45 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I once went on a quest to discover the roots of my...
Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost – October 13, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for October 13 Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost – October 13th, 2024 Mark 10:17-31 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The man who ran up to Jesus in our gospel reading...
Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – October 6, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for October 6 Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost – October 6, 2024 Mark 10:2-16 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Preaching on marriage and divorce is a daunting task. These...