Usually this time of the year I write a newsletter article on marriage. June is here. Weddings are being planned and held. Many of us celebrate anniversaries over the summer months. This month I’m also writing about marriage, but in…
June 7, 2015 Sermon (Proper 5)
Proper 5 B Born into Battle Mark 3:20-35 7 June 2015 – Redeemer You are born into battle as a Christian. We are only two weeks removed from Pentecost where God’s Spirit gave birth to over 3000 people who after…
May 31, 2014 Trinity Sermon
Holy Trinity (B) Catholic and Love St. John 3:16 31 May 2015 – Redeemer What’s the one word in the Athanasian creed that you didn’t like, that got under your Lutheran skin and caused you to squirm? Whoever desires to…
May 24, 2015 Sermon – Pentecost
Pentecost Day (B) Bones Live! Ezekiel 37:1-14 24 May 2015 – Redeemer Tomorrow morning many people around the nation will gather in cemeteries and remember those who died in service to our country. If you visit the state Veterans Cemetery…
17 May 2015 Sermon Ascension (Observed)
Ascension (Observed) Christ Jesus – Your Worth Ephesians 1:15-23 17 May 2015 – Redeemer What are you worth? How do you answer that question? Do you add up your 401k and IRA balances? Or perhaps you try to put a…
May 10, 2015 Sermon
Easter 6 B “Love in the name of Jesus” St. John 15:9-17 10 May 2015 – Redeemer Love is one of the fuzziest words in the English language. You can love your mother. You can love your wife. And you…
May 3, 2015 Sermon
Easter 5 B Not Always Fruitful St. John 15:1-8 3 May 2015 – Redeemer 1st Sunday of Consecration Sunday Emphasis I am the true vine. When Jesus uses the word “the” and “true” He means that He alone is life…
Confirmation Sermon – April 26, 2015
Easter 4 B Shepherd. Hired Hand. Sheep. John 10:11-18 26 April 2015 – Redeemer Confirmation Sunday Shepherd. Hired Hand. Sheep. That’s what Jesus gives us in today’s text. Jesus said, “I am the Good Shepherd.” What’s do you picture when…
April 19, 2015 Sermon
Easter 3 B Have You Anything Here to Eat? St. Luke 24:36-49 19 April 2015 – Redeemer While they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, Jesus said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a…
April 12, 2015 Sermon
Easter 2 B Newborn Thomas John 20:19-31 12 April 2015 – Redeemer What does a newborn baby need above all else? A mother and a father. Secular folks might argue with me, but God doesn’t miraculously deliver children into our…