Sermon for Pentecost Sunday – May 28, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for May 28 Sermon for Pentecost Sunday – May 28, 2023 Acts 2:1-21, John 20:19-23 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I want to begin by leading you through a breathing exercise. First, put...
Sermon for the Ascension of our Lord – May 21, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for May 21 Sermon for the Ascension of our Lord – May 21, 2023 Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:44-53 Dear friends grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. What a difference forty days makes! As we’ve been hearing...
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 14, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for May 14 Sermon for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 14, 2023 John 14:15-21 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Although we are still in the Easter season, our gospel readings for both...
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 7, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for May 7 Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 7, 2023 John 14:1-14 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The disciples’ hearts were troubled. How could they not be? Jesus had just...
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 30, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for April 30 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 30, 2023 John 10:1-10 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our risen Lord Jesus Christ. We live in the midst of an increasingly confusing cacophony of...
Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter – April 23, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for April 23 Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter – April 23, 2023 Luke 24:13-35 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, who is risen indeed. Alleluia. You’ve probably seen it...
Sermon for Palm/Passion Sunday – April 2, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for April 2 Sermon for Palm Sunday/the Sunday of the Passion – April 2, 2023 Matthew 27:11-54 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The centurion had seen many crucifixions before. It was a...
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 26, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for March 26 Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent – March 26, 2023 John 11:1-45 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Death stinks. It literally stinks, of course, but it stinks in every other...
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 19, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for March 19 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 19, 2023 John 9:1-41 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When I was serving in my first call at American Lutheran Church in...
Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent – March 12, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for March 12 Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent – March 12, 2023 John 4:5-42 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Nutritionists will tell you that most Americans don’t drink enough water....