Welcome to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. St. Mark’s is an historic congregation of the ELCA that unconditionally welcomes all people of all ethnicities, genders, identities and backgrounds. Please join us for worship on Sundays at 8:30 or 10:30 am with inspiring music and talented musicians as we gather to grow together […]
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Paul reminds us today that as we all stand before the judgment of God, we are also to forgive as God has already forgiven us. Jesus also encouraged the disciples to forgive seventy-seven times, revealing God’s boundless mercy. Each week, we hear words of forgiveness and are fed with Christ’s body and blood for the […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
We gather in the name of Christ, assured that where two or three are gathered, Christ is among us with gifts of peace and reconciliation. We are to live honorably as in the day, putting on the armor of light, which is Jesus Christ. In Holy Baptism, we are moved from the darkness of death […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the incurable wound of his suffering yet finds strength in God’s word. Jesus calls us to deny ourselves and follow him, the living Word of God. In doing so, we find our selves and our true life as disciples. We are called to hate what is evil, and to hold […]
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
God’s word of reconciliation and God’s mercy are keys to the church’s mission. In Isaiah the people are advised to look to their spiritual ancestors as the rock from which they were hewn, and Jesus told Peter that the church would be built on the rock of his bold confession of faith. Paul reminds us […]
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
In Isaiah we hear that God’s house shall be a house of prayer for all people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite woman in today’s gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching in her request that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold faith, how might […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Running for his life, Elijah found the reassuring presence of God not in earthquake, wind, or fire, but in the gentle sound of silence. Traveling through a storm, the disciples and Peter called out to Jesus in fear. Jesus said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” In the midst of storms and […]
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
In Isaiah, God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to receive without cost. In Jesus, all are invited into the eternal covenant with Israel, and Jesus feeds all who come to him with the bread of life. There was more than enough for all to eat when Jesus fed the crowds. At the eucharistic […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Like King Solomon who prayed to discern between good and evil, we are also to seek the treasures of faith. Jesus’ parables reveal the kingdom of heaven to be like a tree providing sanctuary, yeast that transforms, a pearl of great value, and a net gathering fish of every kind. The Holy Spirit helps us […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
It is an age-old question: why is there evil in the world? In the parable of the wheat and the weeds Jesus suggests that both grow together until the harvest. To overlook suffering is to overlook Christ who suffers with us in this world. Having both wheat and weeds in the world frees us with […]
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