The Crowd, Jesus, and Seven Loaves Mark 8:1-8 July 14, 2024 anno Domini What was Martin Luther’s favorite question? You heard it often as your pastor taught you the catechism. What does this mean? This morning that will be our…
2024 Trinity 6
The Curb, The Mirror, The Guide Psalm 19:7-10 July 7, 2024 anno Domini The Psalmist proclaims God’s Law is perfect, sure, and right, more desirable than gold and sweeter than honey. Today’s readings give us a rich and delicious helping…
2024 Trinity 5
When God Takes Something Away 1 Kings 19:11-21 June 30, 2024 anno Domini In today’s Collect we prayed, “O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things that surpass all understanding.” That’s easier to pray than…
2024 Trinity 4
Indicatives and Imperatives St. Luke 6:36-42 June 23, 2024 anno Domini I’m going to use two word pairs to help you understand Jesus’ words recorded by St. Luke The first word pair comes from grammar or if you are younger…
2024 Trinity 3
Lost and Found Luke 15:1-10 June 16, 2024 anno Domini Lost and found are the words of the Lord today for you. What does it mean to be lost? For the coin and the sheep, it means to be apart…
2024 Trinity 2 Sermon
The Invitation of Jesus St. Luke 14:15-24 June 9, 2024 anno Domini Don’t invite Jesus to dinner, unless you want to be saved. In Luke 14 St. Luke reports on a dinner party to which Jesus is invited as a…
2024 Trinity Sunday
The Nonsense of God John 3:1-17 May 26, 2024 anno Domini This past week there was a debate among my pastor friends about whether to confess the Athanasian Creed today. Some pastors were thinking of not using it. Not because…
2024 Pentecost Sunday
The Word Unites Acts 2:1-21 May 19, 2024 anno Domini In today’s Old Testament reading Moses tells us how we ended up with Germans, Swedes, and Somalians in Saint Cloud. Now the whole earth had one language and the same…
2024 Easter 7 Exaude
Has Your Baptism Made a Difference? 1 Peter 4:7-14 May 12, 2024 anno Domini Has your baptism made any difference in your life? Has your faith? Has the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus affected you? It should. In Romans,…
2024 Easter 6 – Rogate “Pray You All”
Teach Us to Pray 1 Timothy 2:1-6 May 5, 2024 anno Domini In these later Sundays of the Easter season Jesus teaches us how to live in His resurrection. Two weeks ago, He taught us to consider this life of…