Christmas Day, 2019 Text: John 1:1 -18 In the name of Jesus, Amen! The icon for the Gospel according to John is a flying eagle, which reflects the sheer majesty of John’s message introduced already at the beginning of the …
Text: Matthew 1:1, 12-17, Mal. 3:5–15, Rom. 13:8–14 In the name of Jesus, Amen! When I was assigned to the third part of Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus, I didn’t have ANY idea how to preach it; I really drew a …
August 17/18, 2019 In the name of Jesus, Amen Today’s Gospel reading is one of Jesus’ sayings that are so difficult to understand that it may seem scandalous. Jesus said, “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would …
June 22/23, 2019 In the name of Jesus, Amen! There is a spiritual war around the world today, not less nor less fierce than it was in Jesus’ time. Don’t you believe there are still demon possessions nowadays? Just last …
Luke 12:13-21 Someone in the crowd spoke to Jesus. Someone. It wasn’t Peter or one of the disciples. It wasn’t a Pharisee or an expert in the Law. It wasn’t Mary or Martha. Just someone. In the crowd. Such anonymity …
The simple answer to what we believe is this: we believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We base this belief on the witness of the Holy Scriptures, of which our constitution says: “This congregation holds all the canonical …
Sermon on Luke 10:25-37 The Gospel text just read is certainly one of the greatest in all of Scripture. But why is it great? Is it great because of the beautiful example of goodness shown by the merciful neighbor? Is …
New is good… right? Sing to the Lord a … (what kind?)… new song! But what about the confusion? It might take me a while to learn that new song. What if I never get it? And in the meantime …
Rev. 21:3 “When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come.” So says Jesus in the Gospel lesson just read (John 16:12-22). By “sorrow” he means the pain. The great pain. “But when she has …
Luke 9:28-36 Transfiguration Sunday. “What a glorious sight!” That’s what I always say to myself whenever I go up on a mountain. There’s so much to see! I love taking in the view. But Peter, James and John didn’t seem …