Sermon for the Transfiguration of our Lord – March 2, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for March 2 Sermon for Transfiguration of our Lord Sunday – March 2, 2025 Luke 9:28-36 It is clear that Peter, James, and John experienced something spectacular up on Mount Horeb. It was truly a mountaintop experience for them. They saw...
Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany – February 23, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 23 Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany – February 23, 2025 Luke 6:27-38 “Love your enemies,” Jesus says at the beginning of our gospel reading for today. And then, just to make sure we heard it, he says it again in...
Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – February 16, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 16 Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – February 16, 2025 Luke 6:17-26 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Oftentimes in scripture the locations and landscapes are...
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – February 9, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 9 Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany – February 9, 2025 Luke 5:1-11 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Simon Peter got skunked. He had spent all night working that...
Sermon for the Presentation of our Lord – February 2, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for February 2 Sermon for the Presentation of our Lord – February 2, 2025 Luke 2:22-40 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. We see it every Sunday: the elderly making their way into our...
Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 26, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 26 Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany – January 26, 2025 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19, Luke 4:14-21 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. We often discount the...
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 22, 2025
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 22 Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany – January 19, 2025 John 2:1-11 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana is more...
Sermon for Baptism of our Lord Sunday – January 19, 2025
Sermon for Baptism of our Lord Sunday – January 12, 2025 Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Martin Luther once said, “There is on earth no greater comfort than baptism.” As much as we...
Sermon for the Epiphany of our Lord (observed) – January 5, 2024
CLICK HERE for a worship video for January 5 Sermon for the Epiphany of our Lord (observed) – January 5, 2025 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...
Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 22, 2024
Click here for a worship video for December 22 Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent – December 22, 2024 Luke 1:39-45 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Some of the most cherished and precious memories of my life are...