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This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The reading I preached on was 1 Peter 2:2-10. Our second reading from 1 Peter says this: Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation – if indeed … Continue reading Longing for God (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The text I preached on was the First Reading, Acts 2:42-47. As you might discern from the sermon, we sang the hymn, "I Know that My Redeemer Lives," split up across different portions of worship today. Today is the … Continue reading Our Redeemer Lives (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached today, the Second Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was John 20:19-31. Today is the Second Sunday of Easter. In the church year, Easter isn’t one day. It’s a seven-week season. The resurrection of Christ is so big that we celebrate for seven weeks, a … Continue reading We Worship in Hope (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on Maundy Thursday, April 6, 2023. The gospel text was John 13:1-17, 31b-35. Every now and then someone will say to me “I don’t go to church because I don’t get anything out of it.” I never know what to say to that: “I’m sorry?” … Continue reading Strengthened by Sacrament (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fifth Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 11:1-45. If you would like to see this sermon, you can click here. Our fifth Lenten discipline is repentance. And I need to define what that word means. We often think of the … Continue reading Repentance, Death, and Life (Sermon)
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fourth Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 9:1-42. It's printed below throughout the sermon, because of the particular way I preached today. 1As Jesus walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, … Continue reading Breaking Through (Sermon)
On Sunday, March 12, 2023, I led a worship service called "The Darkness May Linger, But Hope Abides." The theme of the service was to honestly lament all that we'd lost over the last three years in the COVID-19 pandemic, and also to proclaim the hope that God provides. This is an adapted form of … Continue reading Hope Abides (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 4:5-42. A few weeks ago, when Lent began on Ash Wednesday, I invited you again to the discipline of Lent – self-examination and repentance, prayer and fasting, sacrificial giving and works of love … Continue reading The Emptying Christ (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Second Sunday in Lent. The gospel reading was John 3:1-17. Watch the sermon online. This took place about fifteen years ago or so. I don’t recall exactly when. I do know where I was living at the time, because this took place … Continue reading Looking Deep Inside (Sermon)
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on February 19, 2023, the Transfiguration of Our Lord. The gospel text I preached on was Matthew 17:1-9. You can view a recording of the sermon here, or watch the whole worship service here. So Jesus takes Peter and James and John, up a mountain … Continue reading Listen to Him (Sermon)
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