Category Archives: Sermons

Text: Luke 6:39-49Sunday Before Lent, Series CListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We’re all familiar with the story of the Three Little Pigs. Do you remember how it goes? One little pig built his house with straw, another built his house withContinue reading “Sermon: A Well-Built Life (Luke 6:39-49)”

Text: Luke 6:27-38Second Sunday Before Lent, Series CListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Do you think there are sharp divisions in our country? An honest examination will say that there are divisions. There have been for a long time. Maybe you’ve experiencedContinue reading “Sermon: Jesus’ Cure for Division (Luke 6:27-38)”

Text: Jeremiah 17:5-8Third Sunday before Lent, series CListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Our reading from Jeremiah 17 is all about trust. Bad Trust. Good Trust. Jeremiah asks us: who has your trust? Jeremiah gives us a vivid contrast between the twoContinue reading “Sermon: What has your trust? (Jer. 17:5-8)”

Text: Luke 9:28b-36Transfiguration of our LordListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Many voices are speaking to us today: the voices of the news media, the voices of government leaders, the voices of protesters, the voices of YouTubers, the voices of bloggers, theContinue reading “Sermon: Listening to the Transfiguration’s Voices (Luke 9:28b-36)”

Text: Luke 2:22-28; Romans 12:1-4Presentation of our Lord.Listen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Moses instructed that for 40 days after giving birth, a new mother “shall not touch any hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary until the days of her purifyingContinue reading “Sermon: What is Jesus doing in the Temple? (Luke 2:22-24 & Romans 12:1-5)”

Text: 1 Corinthians 12:32-13:13 The Fourth Sunday after the EpiphanyListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. How many have heard our epistle lesson read in the context of a wedding? Paul’s beautiful description of love is familiar to us, but it isn’t about whatContinue reading “Sermon: What Does Love Look Like? (1 Corinthians 12:32-13:13) “

Text: Isaiah 62:1-5Second Sunday after the EpiphanyListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Have you ever felt completely abandoned and rejected? We’ve all experienced rejection from time to time. Now, if you can, imagine being abandoned and forsaken, but then you suddenly andContinue reading “Sermon: Good News for Dark Days (Isaiah 62:1-5)”

Text: Ephesians 1:3-14Second Sunday of Christmas, Year CListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Well, happy 9th day of Christmas to all of you! This Christmas season, my children have grown to love the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Even little KatieContinue reading “Sermon: Unexpected Gifts from God (Ephesians 1:3-14)”

Texts: Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-21  Feast of the Holy Family, Year CListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. At some point or another, we all have had a boss who, in our considered opinion, wasn’t quite suited to have his authority. There haveContinue reading “Sermon: The Biblical Family (Luke 2:41-52 & Colossians 3:12-21)”

Texts: Isaiah 52:7-10 & John 1:1-18Christmas DayListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Have you ever felt that God was distant and removed from your life? We can go through life feeling like God is way up there, and I am way downContinue reading “Sermon: Where is God? (Isaiah 52:7-10 & John 1:1-18)”