Good Sheep of the Good Shepherd 1 Peter 2:21-25 April 19, 2026 anno Domini On Good Shepherd Sunday when you are called sheep it is not a compliment. Even without a degree in sheepology, God’s Word is sufficient to tell…
2026 Easter 2
The Best News Ever St. John 20:19-31 April 12, 2026 anno Domini What is the best news you could have heard this week? The war in Iran is over and the Iranians surrendered unconditionally? Oil dropped to $50 a barrel?…
The Resurrection of our Lord 2026
There was Evening and Morning Mark 16:1-8 April 5, 2026 anno Domini “There was evening and and there was morning the first day.” That’s how God orders time. Evening comes first, then the day. That’s not the way we look…
2026 Palmarum
Have Christ’s Mind Philippians 2:5-11 March 29, 2026 anno Domini Three weeks ago, in the Gospel reading Jesus healed a mute man. Then He was accused of being demon possessed. In response Jesus told a little parable about a strong…
2026 Lent 5 Judica
Vindication John 8:46-59 & Psalm 43:1 March 22, 2026 anno Domini A few years ago, a fellow pastor called me and he was troubled. He was praying his way through the Psalms and he had come to Psalm 26. Vindicate…
2026 Lent 4 Laetare
Five. Two. Twelve. John 6:1-15 March 15, 2026 anno Domini Five loaves of bread. Two fish. Twelve baskets of leftovers. The church fathers loved to allegorize with these numbers. Five plus two is seven – that’s the days of creation…
2026 Lent 3 Oculi Sermon
Something Worse than Sin? Luke 11:14-28 March 8, 2026 anno Domini Perhaps it is because we have been studying the wisdom literature in Sunday morning Bible Study, that I’m going to begin the sermon with a riddle: There is something…
2026 Lent 2 Sermon
Demons and Dogs and Faith Matthew 15:21-28 March 1, 2026 anno Domini Are there still demons? Last week the Devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness. This week a woman comes to Jesus dragging her daughter by her prayers. “Have mercy…
2026 Lent 1 Sermon
Jesus, Israel, and You Matthew 4:1-11 February 22, 2026 anno Domini When you hear Jesus’ temptation you should be making a lot of connections. It’s the same story, but with different endings. Israel sinned but Jesus didn’t. And that’s good…
2026 Quinquagesima
Blind Faith St. Luke 18:31-43 February 15, 2026 anno Domini Quinquagesima. By now you might recognize that word, although it’s not your mother tongue. It’s Latin. But you’ve heard it for several years – these Gesima Sundays: Septua – seventy,…