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Sermon: Hope in the Midst of Despair (Isaiah 40:21-31)
Text: Isaiah 40:21-31Fifth Sunday After the EpiphanyListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. One of Europe’s leading psychiatrists was imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps during the Second World…
Read MoreSermon: God’s Secret Plan (Ephesians 3:1-13)
Text: Ephesians 3:1-13The Epiphany of our LordListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Traditional mysteries often follow a pattern. The classic mysteries are set in a manor house…
Read MoreSermon: Looking for Jesus in all the Wrong Places (Luke 2:41-52)
Text: Luke 2:41-52Second Sunday After ChristmasListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Today’s Gospel reading reminds me of the movie: Home Alone. The movie Home Alone takes place…
Read MoreSermon: The Scandalous Lineage of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-6).
Text: Matthew 1:1-6Wednesday after the Third Sunday in AdventListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. North Americans love a good scandal. Scandals involve disgraceful or offensive activities. We’re…
Read MoreSermon: Jesus, Abraham’s Promised Son (Genesis 15:1-7,18)
Genesis 15:1-7, 18Wednesday in the Second Week of AdventListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. In some cities the light pollution makes it very difficult to see the…
Read MoreSermon: Encouraging Words (1 Thess. 4:13-18)
Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost | Proper 27, Series AListen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. There once was a young man who rode the elevated…
Read MoreSermon: The Freedom of the Gospel (John 8:31-36)
Text: John 8:31-36Reformation Day (Observed), 2020Listen to the sermon here. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. “Freedom.” It is hard to miss the theme of freedom in our text from John. Freedom…
Read MoreNewletter: September 2020
Patience It’s most commonly believed that the phrase “patience is a virtue” originated from the poem, “Piers Plowman”, which is said to have been written around AD 1360 by English poet William Langland. One line in the poem states that…
Read MorePrayers in Time of Infectious Disease
For the end of the Coronavirus O Almighty God, who in your wrath sent a plague upon your own people in the wilderness for their obstinate rebellion against Moses and Aaron; and also in the time of King David, sent…
Read MoreSermon: Jesus Saw Through the Devil’s Doubts
Texts: Matthew 4:1-11 & Genesis 3:1-21 First Sunday in Lent, Series A Listen to the sermon here! Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Who had it worse? Which temptation do you…
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