Second Sunday of Christmas The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Reflecting the Grace of God In sharp contrast to the image of Jacob, who wrestles with an angel and prevails, in today’s first reading the Lord redeems Jacob from hands too strong for him. Jacob…
The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Hope Born in a World of Humbugs Dressed up with presents, lights, TV specials, extra concerts, parties, and spending money, there is a sense that Christmas is the time to feel good, do good, and perhaps live a little…
Fourth Sunday of Advent The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Those Who Hear and Do Who is God’s family? Where is God’s home? In the church we often speak of our home parish as a family. Many of us grew up thinking of the church…
Third Sunday of Advent The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Give Witness and Rejoice The third Sunday of Advent—also known as Gaudete (rejoice)—is one in which the church has rejoiced as the advent of the Messiah draws nearer. Whether or not you mark this Sunday with a…
Second Sunday of Advent The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Prophecy, Patience, and Promise Advent is a season of expectation, the word itself meaning “coming.” Many families spend these four weeks waiting for children to come home from college, or for grandparents to come for…
Thanksgiving Service The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. How Much Is Enough? How do we define an abundant life? Is it by how much we have? Do we define it in comparison or contrast to what others have? Too often, our definition of an abundant life keeps…
Awake to the Grace of God The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Linked with the reading from 1 Thessalonians and Psalm 90, Jesus’ parable of the talents invites a full-hearted response to God’s lavish gifts of faith and purpose: “Use ‘em if you’ve got ‘em!” The people…
Trusting in God, Trusting with God The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Human beings are relational creatures. We are created to be in relationship with one another and with God. No one, no matter how independent or disconnected they may feel they are, functions completely…
All Saint’s Sunday The sermon will be a post on our Facebook page. Please click on link to view sermon. Saintly Sinners, Sinful Saints All Saints Sunday and the appointed readings are pregnant with themes of stark contrast: death and life, condemnation and redemption, sorrow and joy, suffering and relief, present life and future life. Such…
Reformation Sunday Know God, Know Ourselves This is a Sunday packed with beautiful images, deep-seeded ideas, and a rich history. For life-long Lutherans, these things can provoke a sense of pride in our denomination, but Reformation Sunday is not “Lutheran Pride Day.” Instead it is a day focused on knowing God truthfully and in the…