6th Sunday after Pentecost (A) Acts 17:16-31 May 10, 2026 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 first reading from the book of Acts. The Greek city of Athens was unlike most others. While Athens […]
Confirmation Sunday Acts 6:1–9; 7:2a, 51–60, 1 Peter 2:2–10, John 14:1–14 May 3, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It’s tempting in confirmation Sunday sermons to talk only to the confirmation kids since it’s their day. They’re the ones taking the vows and the […]
4th Sunday of Easter (A) John 10:1-10 April 26, 2026 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 St. John. Normally, commercials on TV drive me nuts. Hearing the Ozempic ditty for the thousandth […]
Easter Sunday (A) Matthew 28:1-10 April 5, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. On Palm Sunday and Good Friday, you heard that Jesus’ prayer, betrayal, arrest, trial, suffering, and death are the details that gained the forgiveness of our sins. Each of these details […]
PART 2 Good Friday Matthew 26-27 April 3, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The text that I have chosen for this evening’s sermon is Passion of Jesus from the Gospel of Saint Matthew. On Palm Sunday I talked about the details of our […]
PART 1 Palm Sunday (A) Matthew 26-27 March 29, 2026 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 of St. Matthew. The barebones facts of the Passion of Jesus Christ are, hopefully, familiar to most […]
5th Sunday in Lent (A) Romans 8:1-11 March 22, 2026 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 Romans. I haven’t met very many celebrities, there aren’t many in Nebraska, or Iowa. I did […]
4th Sunday in Lent (A) Ephesians 5:8-14 March 15, 2025 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 the book of Ephesians. It was once said: “Silence in the face of evil is itself […]
3rd Sunday in Lent (A) Exodus 17:1-17 March 8, 2025 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 OT reading from Genesis. It’s been said that life is a journey. For me that journey has meant […]
2nd Sunday in Lent (A) Genesis 12:1-9 March 1, 2026 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 the book of Genesis. Hymn 765 in our hymnal is God moves in […]