Sermons

“Follow Your Heart???” – The 15th Sunday after Pentecost

September 1, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   When I attended the seminary, the required reading list included a book by Swedish Lutheran theologian, Bo Giertz, called, "The Hammer of God."  This book…
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Passage: Mark 7:14-23 “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within...”

” Profound Mysteries and Perfect Marriages” – The 14th Sunday after Pentecost

August 25, 2024
I. Profound Mystery #1: Marriage Today our text speaks of profound mysteries and perfect marriages. The first begins like this: “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord.…
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Passage: Ephesians 5:22-33 The Word of the Lord from Ephesians 5: “31’Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.’ 32This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.”

“Redeeming the Time” – The 13th Sunday after Pentecost

August 18, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus,   Seems like good advice. Walk with care—not like a fool but like one who is wise. Redeem the time—make the most of it, because…
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Passage: Ephesians 5:15-20 “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”

“Imitators of Christ” – The 12th Sunday after Pentecost

August 11, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   In his letters to Christian congregations of the 1st Century, St. Paul exhorts, encourages, and equips his readers to live the new life to which…
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Passage: Ephesians 4:30-5:2 "30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. 5 1 Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children 2 and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

“Out of the Many, One” – The 11th Sunday after Pentecost

August 4, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   Seven “ones”.   In those three verses I just repeated, the word “one” appears seven times. St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is all about…
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Passage: Ephesians 4:1-16 “There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.”

“Word and Prayer” – The 10th Sunday after Pentecost

July 28, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus,   I. The Prayer: 3 Bold Petitions   I know that for the last two weeks Tim Graff has preached on the epistle readings from…
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Passage: Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit zin your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  20 Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think,  according to the power at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

“The 9th Sunday after Pentecost”

July 21, 2024
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.   Let us pray…Speak O Lord Your word of life to us…
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Passage: Ephesians 2:11-22 22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.

The 8th Sunday after Pentecost

July 14, 2024
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and from our risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.   Let us pray…Speak O Lord Your word of life to us…
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Passage: Ephesians 1:3-14

“My Grace is Sufficient” – The 7th Sunday after Pentecost

July 7, 2024
The focus for God’s Word to us today is our Epistle reading from 2 Corinthians 12. But before I turn to this, allow me to remind you about this word…
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Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

“Problem or Crisis?” – The 6th Sunday after Pentecost

June 30, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   I’ve heard it said that when something bad happens to our neighbor, he has a problem. But if that same bad thing happens to us,…
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Passage: Mark 5:21-43 “And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him…”

” Lord of the Storm” – The 5th Sunday after Pentecost

June 23, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   I. The Sleeping Savior in the Storm   Who is this—who is this One in the back of the boat?   It’s still pretty early…
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Passage: Mark 4:35-41 “And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, ‘Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?”

“Confidence!” – The 4th Sunday after Pentecost

June 16, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus:   Confidence! Confidence in what you are doing can be very key to one’s success. When a lack of confidence is perceived by others, it…
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Passage: Mark 4:26-34 And with many such parables He spoke the word to them as they were able to hear it. But without a parable He did not speak to them. And when they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. (NKJV)

“Different Opinions about Jesus” – The 3rd Sunday after Pentecost

June 9, 2024
Dear friends in Christ,   In the Gospel reading for today we encounter people expressing a couple of different opinions about Jesus. One is a temporary misunderstanding about him. The…
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Passage: Mark 3:20-35 “Who are my mother and my brothers? And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother’”.

“Rest (for the Soul) – The 2nd Sunday after Pentecost

June 2, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   Rest. Relaxation. A day off. Attractive words, aren't they? People tell me again and again how busy they are, how much they would like to…
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Passage: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 “Observe the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work; but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, or your man-servant, or your maid- servant, or your ox, or your ass, or any of your cattle, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your man-servant and your maid-servant may rest as well as you. You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm; therefore, the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath Day.”

“The Thrice Holy God” – Trinity Sunday

May 26, 2024
I. In the Temple This story seems so far away from you and me in space and time. It’s the year that King Uzziah died – that’s nearly 3000 years…
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Passage: Isaiah 6:1-8 “Your guilt is taken away, and your sin is atoned for.”

“These Last Days” – Day of Pentecost

May 19, 2024
Dear friends in Christ,   You are living in the last days and the end of the world draws near. I don’t say this because of anything in the news…
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Passage: Acts 2:16-21 Peter said, “And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh.”

“God’s Word is Truth” – The 7th Sunday of Easter

May 12, 2024
Dear Christian friends,   What joy we find in today's Gospel lesson! Our Lord Jesus Christ is praying to His Father in heaven. He is praying for Himself. He is…
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Passage: John 17:11b-19 “Holy Father, keep them in your name…sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth”.

“Christ Like Love” – The 6th Sunday in Easter

May 5, 2024
Dear friends in Christ,   I. Water and Blood Of the apostles, different sources tell us that it was St. John who lived the longest. After Jesus rose from the…
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Passage: 1 John 5:1-8 “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God…”

“Abide in the Vine” – The 5th Sunday of Easter

April 28, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ Jesus,   “Stay where you are!” “Don’t move!” These commands sound rather restrictive. They are imperatives that can sound oppressive and limiting, like we’re being told…
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Passage: John 15:1-8 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit;apart from me you can do nothing."

“The Good Shepherd” – The 4th Sunday of Easter

April 21, 2024
Dear Friends in Christ,   I. The Difference between Sheep and Shepherds, Man and God   “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the…
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Passage: John 10:11-18 The Word of the Lord from John 10:11: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.”

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