Isaiah 40:1-5; Mark 1:1-12; December 10, 2023; Second Sunday of Advent I often like to begin my sermons with a metaphor. An allusion. A story I invented and wrote, or…
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Ezekiel 34:11-16; Matthew 25:31-46; November 26, 2023; Christ the King Sunday A reminder from Ezekiel 34:16: “I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I…
Psalm 90; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; November 19, 2023; Stewardship/Commitment Sunday “Lord, you have been our dwelling, from past to coming age the same; the Mountains rise to greet your face,…
Psalm 78:1-7; November 12, 2023; 25th Sunday after Pentecost It was almost seventy years ago when Karen planted her trees. It happened on a day where she was told to…
Revelation 7:9-17; November 5, 2023; All Saints Sunday “After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and…
Deuteronomy 34:1-6; 1 Thess. 2:1, 4-8; October 29, 2023; Reformation Sunday So… yeah, Disney World is pretty awesome. I confess it. I admit it. And that’s saying something since…
Exodus 32:1-14; 25-29; October 15, 2023; 20th Sunday after Pentecost The title of today’s sermon has been changed to “The Golden Calf.” Because it is both appropriate for and synonymous…
Isaiah 40:1-11; 27-31; 1 Peter 5:1-2a; 7, 10-11; October 8, 2023; Mental Health Awareness Sunday I have something called “Chronic Prostatitis.” I do. And it’s been going on for over…
Matthew 21:28-32; October 1, 2023; World Communion Sunday Today’s sermon title is: “The Parable of the Two Sons.” And there is nothing clever about it. Well, at least not by…
Matthew 20:1-16; September 24, 2023; Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost There was this boy I knew growing up. Nice kid. But he could also be a bit of a jabroni, as…