Proper 21 B Millstones and Bone Saws Mark 9:38-50 27 September 2015 – Redeemer Millstones and bone saws. Jesus’ words aren’t hard to understand, they are simply unbelievable. A parent who baptizes a child and then makes everything or anything…
20 September 2015 Sermon
Proper 20 B Quid Pro Quo? NO! St. Mark 9:30-37 20 September 2015 – Redeemer Quid pro quo. That’s an old Latin phrase which means, “Something for something.” I will do something for you so that you will do something…
September 6, 2015 Sermon
Proper 15 Living Faith Breathes Works James 2:1-10, 14-18 6 September 2015 – Redeemer You only notice your breathing when there’s something wrong with your body. (Pr. William Cwirla) Isn’t that the case? If I hadn’t mentioned breathing, most of…
September 13, 2015 Sermon
Proper 19 B The Teaching Tongue St. James 3:1-12 13 September 2015 – Redeemer I’m am concerned that after I read the Epistle not one person will come forward to be installed as Sunday School teacher – “not many of…
30 August 2015 Sermon
Proper 17 B Stand in Your Armor Ephesians 6:1-10 30 August 2015 – Redeemer If you want peace in your life don’t get baptized. If you are baptized you are incorporated into the body of Christ. By baptism you are…
16 August 2015 Sermon
Proper 15 B Wisdom or Folly Proverbs 9:1-10 16 August 2015 – Redeemer Proverbs chapter nine is the tale of two restaurants vying for your business, eager to have you dine at their respective tables. One table is set by…
I’m a Recovering Antinomian
(This is my August 2015 Newsletter article to my congregation.) I’m a recovering antinomian. Please pray for me, because antinomianism is a contagious disease. It can spread through preaching and teaching and, like all false teaching, can lead to death.…
9 August 2015 Sermon
Too Much for You, but Not Too Much for Jesus Proper 14 B 1 Kings 19:1-8 9 August 2015 – Redeemer Sometimes you wonder why the Holy Spirit inspired the prophets and apostles to record certain events in the Bible…
26 July 2015 Sermon
Proper 12 B The Rainbow – Not What You Think Genesis 9:8-17 26 July 2015 – Redeemer One of my favorite movie quotes of all time is from the movie Princess Bride in which Inigo Montoya says, “You keep using…
2 August 2015 Sermon
Proper 13 B “Undeserved Manna” Exodus 16:2-15 2 August 2016 – Redeemer It is hard to find an illustration comparable to the children of Israel grumbling in the wilderness. You’ve witnessed your own children throwing a tantrum over a bag…