Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – February 8, 2026
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 8 Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – February 8, 2026 Matthew 5:13-20 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks new realities into...
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany – February 1, 2026
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 1 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany – February 1, 2026 Matthew 5:1-12 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When you think of what it means to be blessed, what comes to...
Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 25, 2026
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 25 Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 25, 2026 Matthew 4:12-23 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. If there’s a single word that makes people uncomfortable, it...
Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany – January 18, 2026
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 18 Sermon for the Second Sunday of Epiphany – January 18, 2026 John 1:29-43 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. “What are you looking for?” These are the first words we hear...
Sermon for the Baptism of our Lord – January 11, 2026
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 11 Sermon for Baptism of our Lord Sunday – January 11, 2026 Matthew 3:13-17 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In recent weeks we have seen how water has the power to destroy....
Sermon for the Epiphany of our Lord (observed) – January 4, 2026
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 4 Sermon for the Epiphany of our Lord – January 4, 2026 Matthew 2:1-12 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. “Follow the crowd.” I’m not sure anybody really thinks this is good...
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 21, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for December 21 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 21, 2025 Matthew 1:18-25 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When my oldest son was little, maybe six or seven years old,...
Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent – December 14, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for December 14 Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent – December 14, 2025 Matthew 11:2-11 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus described John the Baptist as the greatest of all the...
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost – December 7, 2025
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent – December 7, 2025 Matthew 3:1-12 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Throughout the centuries, when John the Baptist has been depicted in Christian art, he usually has his finger...
Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent – November 30, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for November 30 Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent – November 30, 2025 Romans 13:11-14, Matthew 24:36-44 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Advent begins with an alarm clock. Alarm...