Sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, AD 2021
November 22nd, 2021
“Wake, awake for night is flying!” the watchmen on the heights are crying, “Awake, Jerusalem arise!” Wake, and be watchful, for the bridegroom is coming! Get ready! This is what Jesus’ parable tells y... Read More
Sermon for the Second Last Sunday of the Church Year, AD 2021
November 16th, 2021
When Jesus, the Son of Man, returns in glory at the end of time there will be a final judgment of all the nations.... Read More
Sermon for the Feast of All Saints, AD 2021
November 7th, 2021
Today we remember all those who have died in Christ and passed from this valley of sorrow into the arms of their savior. ... Read More
Sermon for the Festival of the Reformation, AD 2021
October 31st, 2021
What does the freedom and slavery have to do with Reformation? Well, everything. What Luther did was to bring the truth that sets you free back to the center of the church’s life. That truth being to ... Read More
Sermon for the Twenty-First Sunday after Trinity, AD 2021
October 24th, 2021
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The world was formless, empty, and dark. God the Father, the God the Son who is the Word, and the Holy Spirit who hovered over the waters forme... Read More
Sermon for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2021
October 18th, 2021
St. Paul tells you in the epistle lesson to “look carefully how you walk,” which is always good advice. It was a fun game when you were a kid to close your eyes and see how far you could get in your h... Read More
Sermon for the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2021
October 10th, 2021
What would you do to help a friend? What lengths would you go to for a loved one if you knew you could help them? In today’s gospel lesson, Jesus is teaching and healing in the city of Capernaum on th... Read More
Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity
October 4th, 2021
Jesus does not want us to love our own God, our chosen people, and in the way we think is right.... Read More
Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2021
September 26th, 2021
We know hypocrisy in others when we see it. We see it in the TV preacher who acts holy but seems most interesting in getting his viewers’ money. We see it in the politician who rails against the rich ... Read More
Sermon for the Funeral of Ronald C. Schoenbeck, September 20, AD 2021
September 21st, 2021
As often happens in death, Mary and Martha grieved differently for their brother. People came from all around to console them. It wasn’t until Jesus came that they really moved. At least Martha moved.... Read More
Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2021
September 21st, 2021
What is our great enemy in this life? What threatens all of us? Death. Jesus confronts death.... Read More
Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2021
September 16th, 2021
This week we learn that not only good times, but also hard times test our faith. Jesus tells us, “Do not worry.” Do not be anxious for anything.... Read More