Confirmation Sunday Proverbs 3:1-11 May 2, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Old Testament reading from Proverbs chapter 3. Albert Einstein said, “Intellectual growth should commence at […]
Palm Sunday (B) Philippians 2:5-11 March 28, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Epistle reading, which was read a few minutes ago. There’s a hymn in our hymnal called […]
5th Sunday in Lent (B) Hebrews 5:1-10 March 21, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Epistle, which was read a few minutes ago. Many books and movies have […]
4th Sunday in Lent (B) Ephesians 2:1-10 March 14, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Epistle from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. The first zombie movie was released in 1932 […]
2nd Sunday in Lent (B) Mark 8:31-38 February 28, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Gospel from Saint Mark. When we’re kids, we’re in such a hurry to grow up. “I can’t wait […]
1st Sunday in Lent (B) Mark 1:9-15 February 21, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Gospel from St. Mark. In the men’s Bible study this past Friday we heard […]
Kingdom of the Left Sunday Mark 1: 21-28 January 31, 2020 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Gospel, which was read a few minutes ago. I’m a fairly easy-going guy but one of […]
3rd Sunday after Epiphany (B) Mark 1:14-20 January 24, 2020 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Gospel from St. Mark. I just finished a fantastic book on the Pacific theater of World War […]
2nd Sunday after Epiphany (B) John 1:43-51 January 17, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is the Gospel from St. John. Ten years ago, I was the Sac City Circuit’s delegate to the National […]
Habakkuk 1-3 January 10, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. One of my favorite Christmas movies, or really of any genre, is Christmas Vacation. In it the Griswold family Christmas celebration as gone about as wrong as it could go. The house is destroyed, […]