Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter – May 12, 2019 John 10:22-30 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I frequently meet with people over at the newer Whidbey Coffee location on Pioneer Way. It is a beautiful spot...

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2019 John 21:1-19 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our risen Lord Jesus Christ. It has been an intense few weeks in our worship life here at Oak Harbor Lutheran Church as we have observed Holy...

Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter – April 28, 2019 John 20:19-31 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Have you ever thought about why Sunday is so special for us Christians? In the not-so-distant past Christians...

Sermon for Easter Sunday – April 21, 2019 Acts 10:34-43, 1 Corinthians 15:19-26, Luke 24:1-12 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!...

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday of Lent – April 7, 2019 John 12:1-8 When my wife and I had been dating for one month, I bought her a single rose to mark the occasion. On our two-month anniversary, I bought her two roses. I kept this up for several months, adding a rose...

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 31, 2019 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. The Pharisees could hardly believe their eyes. Here was Jesus, who was presenting himself as a rabbi, as a...

Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent – March 24, 2019 Luke 13:1-9 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When I tell people I have a friend my same age who has been battling lung cancer for several years, the question I...

Sermon for the Second Sunday in Lent – March 17, 2019 Luke 13:31-35  Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout the ages there have been all kinds of stories about foxes and hens. Maybe you heard the one about the...

Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday – March 3, 2019 Luke 9:28-36 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Lent has been on my mind. This past week I put the final touches on the bulletin and the Powerpoint for our Ash Wednesday...

Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany – February 24, 2019 Luke 6:27-38 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. On June 17, 2015 a group of African Americans were meeting for Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist...