What follows are the sermons Pastor Timm writes for the sheepfold at Redeemer. It has been said that “preachers are thieves” – meaning a preacher steals his good stuff from those who went before him. If you read something…
2026 Trinity 3
Lost and Found Luke 15:11-32 June 21, 2026 anno Domini Lost and found. Dead and alive. Never and always. Those are the Words of the Lord in today’s Gospel reading. Let’s have at those words so that God’s Holy Spirit…
2026 Trinity 2
Good Excuses Luke 14:15-24 June 14, 2026 anno Domini I’ve usually ripped on the people who refused the invite to the great banquet. There’s probably a couple of reasons for doing that – first, I’m a pastor and skipping church…
2026 Trinity 1
We Love because He First Loved Us 1 John 4:16-21 June 7, 2026 anno Domini So, who do you look like? It’s always a question with children or grandchildren. He’s got his mother’s eyes. He’s got his dad’s nose. Dimples…
2026 Trinity Sunday
I Saw the Lord Isaiah 6:1-11 May 31, 2026 anno Domini In the year the King Uzziah died. That’s how the text begins. It teaches us that God cares about what is happening on earth. The Bible is filled with…
Pentecost 2026
Filled with the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-13 May 2, 2026 anno Domini Is it any wonder some in the crowd mocked Peter with the accusation of drunkenness? This same crowd had been in Jerusalem 50 days earlier on Passover, when…
2026 Easter 7
The No Longer Silent Prophet Ezekiel 36:22-28 May 17, 2026 anno Domini That was 10 seconds of silence. Silence is hard to take. Imagine if the angels were silent at the open tomb of Jesus when the women came. What…
2026 Easter 6
Your Tongue and Your Heart James 1:22-27 May 10, 2026 anno Domini In Biblical anatomy your tongue is directly connected to your heart. What’s in your heart comes out of your mouth. Here’s a little test to prove it. If…
2026 Easter 3
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…