The Vultures Gather Matthew 24:15-28 November 17, 2024 anno Domini It’s too poignant a proverb not to preach on. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. Where you see vultures circling something is dying or dead. Vultures are…
Trinity 24
Not Dead, but Sleeping St. Matthew 9:18-26 November 10, 2024 anno Domini The ruler didn’t care who won the election. Neither did the bleeding for 12 years woman. Neither did the people who sat in ICU with loved ones or…
All Saints 2024
The Election Revelation 7:2-17 November 3, 2024 anno Domini There’s only one thing to talk about this morning and that’s the election. It’s the most important election of your lifetime. There are two choices, and they stand in stark opposition.…
2024 Reformation
Forensic John 8:31-36 October 27, 2024 anno Domini Celebrating the Reformation provides an opportunity to learn Lutheran words, even in foreign languages. It’s like Pentecost. Sola Fide. Sola Gratia. Solus Christus. That’s faith alone, grace alone, Christ alone. Simul iustus…
2024 Trinity 21 H
Go, Your Son Lives John 4:46-54 October 20, 2024 anno Domini He worked for the federal government in Cana of Galilee. He had the best health insurance the people’s money could buy. He could see specialists without a referral and…
2024 Trinity 20
What is the Wedding Garment? Matthew 22:1-14 October 13, 2024 anno Domini What is the wedding garment? That is the question you should be asking after hearing this parable. This is the wedding of a lifetime. The King is throwing…
2024 Trinity 19
Take Heart! Your Sins are Forgiven Matthew 9:1-8 October 6, 2024 anno Domini Today is LWML Sunday. The chosen text for this year’s theme is Luke 1:38: “And Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it…
St. Michael and All Angels
September 29, 2024 anno Domini Revelation 12:7-12 In our hymnal the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels is called a “principal feast of Christ,” and the rule is when a festival of Christ falls on a Sunday it should…
2024 Trinity 17
Humble and Exalted Luke 14:1-11 September 22, 2024 anno Domini I wonder where Jesus sat. Since the Pharisees were out to get Him, they probably wanted Him to sit at or near the head table. I think Jesus took the…
2024 Trinity 16 Sermon
The 8th Resurrection is for You Luke 7:11-17 September 15, 2024 anno Domini There are seven resurrections in Scripture before Christ’s resurrection Today’s readings give you two of them – Elijah and Jesus both raise a widow’s son. Can you…