“The Agnus Dei” – The 3rd Sunday in Advent

December 17, 2023
I. The Face in the Crowd There's something compelling about John the Baptist. It probably isn't only the camels' hair wardrobe or the diet of locusts and wild honey. There's…
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Passage: John 1:6-8, 19-28 , “There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.”

“The Kyrie” – 2nd Sunday in Advent

December 10, 2023
I. The Lord Comes   The LORD-all capital letters-is coming. Yahweh Himself is on the way.   But is this good news? Yahweh is holy and righteous, a consuming fire…
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Passage: "Prepare the way of the LORD; Make his paths straight!" John the Baptist is the preacher who fulfills this prophecy. It was Isaiah who uttered it by the Lord's inspiration in Isaiah 40, our Old Testament Lesson. Not only does he foretell John the Baptist, the voice crying in the wilderness, but he also tells what John will proclaim: “Prepare the way of the LORD!” Mark 1:1-8

“The Sanctus” – 1st Sunday in Advent

December 3, 2023
I. The King of Manger, Donkey and Cross   Dear friends of God in Christ Jesus,   It may seem strange to use a reading that we normally hear on…
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Passage: “Those who went before and those who followed were shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!’” Mark 11:1-10

“While We Wait” – Proper 29A

November 26, 2023
Dear Friends In Christ,   On this last Sunday of the Church Year we have the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. On the surface, it seems simple enough:…
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Passage: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:31-46

“The Unfair Master” – Proper 28

November 19, 2023
Dear friends in Christ,   The master of the household doesn’t give equal shares to his servants. One gets five talents of money. One gets two and one gets one.…
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Passage: Matthew 25:14-30 “It will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability.”

“Prepared?” – Proper 27, Pentecost 24

November 12, 2023
I. Ten Virgins   "Oh, come on, you've got to share." That’s the pleading voice of five foolish virgins as the Bridegroom draws near. The wedding feast is about to…
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Passage: Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise.”

“Not What We Appear” – All Saint’s Day (Observed)

November 5, 2023
Dear Friends in Christ,   This morning I would like to look at this text from 1st John from two perspectives – first, according to the Law of God, and…
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Passage: Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3:2) 1 John 3:1-3

“My Goodness” – Reformation Sunday

October 29, 2023
Dear Friends in Christ,   My mother’s mother was a wonderful and hard-working woman. She was my grandma, but we always called her “mom”. And my grandpa we called “pop”.…
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Passage: Romans 3:19-28

“Your Two Kingdom Life” – 21st Sunday after Pentecost

October 22, 2023
Dear friends in Christ Jesus,   * Did you put on shoes this morning, or did you come to church in a car? * Do you eat cereal for breakfast,…
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Passage: “Jesus said to them, ‘Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.’” Matthew 22:15-21
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