Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 8, 2019 Luke 14:25-33 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. One of the longest running and most successful ad campaigns in history is the Mastercard “priceless”...

Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – September 1, 2019 Luke 14:1, 7-14  Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Who you eat with matters. And not only that, but where you sit when you are eating with others also...

Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – August 25, 2018 (Church Picnic Service) Luke 13:10-17 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. This text came alive for me in a powerful way this week. You see, I’ve been...

Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 18, 2019 Luke 12:49-56 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Fire can be the most terrifying thing in the world.  Thankfully we’ve had a pretty mild fire season so far...

Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – August 11, 2019 Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, Luke 12:32-40 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. We live in a time of fear. This is especially true after the mass...

Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – August 4, 2019 Luke 12:13-21 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When I read through the parable of Jesus we hear this morning, I couldn’t help but think about the many...

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 30, 2019 Galatians 5:1, 13-25, Luke 9:51-62 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The beloved Lutheran theologian and author Mark Allan Powell tells the story of a young...

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 23, 2019 Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Several years ago, when our three boys were much younger, we went camping at Lake Wenatchee....

Sermon for Holy Trinity Sunday – June 16, 2019 Romans 5:1-5, John 16:12-15 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. I just happened to be listening to the radio while I was in the car wash this past week when I heard part of an...

Sermon for Pentecost Sunday – June 9, 2019 Acts 2:1-21, John 14:8-17  Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The word “spirit” is used in several different ways in the English language. It can be used to describe a...