Markieren 10:2-16

Today’s sermon is based on the Gospel lesson just read.  To start us out, I’d like to tell you about an article I read last week.  Perhaps you saw it too as it circled around the internet. 

 The article tells about the decline in divorce rates in this country.  According to the [...]

John 6:51-69

“This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?" – so said many of Jesus’ disciples in today’s text.

Maybe you’ve said those words at some time in your life, or at least thought them.  Maybe you said them in response to an academic lecture.  Or a sales pitch.  Or a [...]

Markieren 6:1-13, 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Liebe Freunde in Christus:

The Gospel lesson just read begins with Jesus going back to preach in his home town.  Most of us preachers have had the opportunity to do this at some point in our careers.  In my case, I remember the sermon I gave going over pretty [...]

Sacharja 9:9-12, Mark 11:1-11, Markieren 14:1-9

What a beautiful thing this woman did!  The text doesn’t tell us why she anointed Jesus, but we can assume that she had been moved by his ministry.  Perhaps it was his care and concern for those in need—exemplified by his presence that day in the house of Simon [...]

Genesis 17 – Our Amazing and Surprising God!

Liebe Freunde:

God calls, and God promises.  When Jesus began his ministry, one of the first things he did was to call people to follow him.  The Gospels record a number of those “call” stories.  Jesus called Philip and Nathaniel.  He called the fishermen—Peter and Andrew, Jakob [...]

Isaiah 40:21-31

Gnade, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus.  Amen.  Dear friends in Christ:

The Gospel lesson we just read begins with Jesus performing acts of physical healing.  Those of us who’ve read the Gospels know that many more healings will follow.  But [...]

Matthew 2:1-12

Gnade, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus.  Amen.  Dear friends in Christ:

When Jesus was born, the message of his birth was first announced to shepherds.  We heard about it on Christmas Eve.  The announcement was given by angels, who appeared [...]