Sermon for Christmas Day 2023
Sermon for Christmas Day 2023 John 1:1-14 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Christmas Eve is traditionally the time when the church tells the story of Jesus’ birth. We get Joseph and Mary and shepherds and angels and...
Sermon for Christmas Eve 2023
Sermon for Christmas Eve 2023 Luke 2:1-20 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. What are you getting for Christmas? When you are young, this seems like the most important question in the world this time of year. Will you...
Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent – December 10, 2023
CLICK HERE for a sermon video for December 10 Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent – December 10, 2023 Mark 1:1-8 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Preparing for Christmas gets more and more sentimental for me every...
Sermon for the First Sunday of Advent – December 3, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for December 3 Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent – December 3, 2023 Mark 13:24-37 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When you look to the future, what do you see? What do you hope for?...
Sermon for Christ the King Sunday – November 26, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for November 26 Sermon for Christ the King Sunday – November 26, 2023 Matthew 25:31-46 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In our gospel reading for this morning we find Jesus at the end of...
Sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – November 19, 2023
Sermon for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – November 19, 2023 Matthew 25:14-30 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I would like you to imagine that someone has decided to give you two million dollars. That’s a...
Sermon for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – November 12, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for November 12 Sermon for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost - November12, 2023 Matthew 25:1-13 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Let’s go to a wedding, shall we? It’s a wedding in...
Sermon for Reformation Sunday – October 29, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for October 29 Sermon for Reformation Sunday – October 29, 2023 Jeremiah 31:31-34, Romans 3:19-28, John 8:31-36 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. “If you continue in my...
Sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost – October 22, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video October 22 Sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost – October 22, 2023 Matthew 22:15-22 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. In our gospel reading for today we hear the Pharisees...
Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost – October 15, 2023
CLICK HERE for a worship video for October 15 Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost – October 15, 2023 Isaiah 25:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14 Dear friends, grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. When my wife and I got married, in...