Christ is coming! The season of Advent reminds us that Christians are a people awaiting Christ. As we wait, Christ continues to come to us in Word and Sacrament. He comes to us in the holy supper in the bread and in the wine. Though we vigilantly watch for the promised day of salvation, we […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Thanksgiving Eve
For many of us the celebration of Thanksgiving centers around meals shared with family and friends as we give thanks to God for the abundance of the created world, the harvest season and for all of God’s gracious gifts. We also offer thanksgiving for our common life together as a society and for the peace […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Christ the King Sunday
Today, the church year ends with Jeremiah’s promise of a righteous Branch, a shepherd and king, who will execute justice and righteousness in all the land. On Christ the King Sunday, we celebrate and worship Jesus Christ, the image of the invisible God, through whom all things hold together. Christ is the prophet, priest and […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost
“O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things.” As the church year draws to a close, the words of the Psalmist remind us, “He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.” We are not to be weary in […]
All Saints Sunday
In holy baptism God makes saints out of sinners, and in holy communion God forgives the sins of all the saints. Today we give thanks for all the saints who from their labors rest in God’s heavenly kingdom. Inspired by their witness, we live nourished by the sacraments as God gives us breath to joyfully […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Reformation Sunday
We celebrate the good news of God’s grace: every day Jesus Christ sets us free from sin to do this life-transforming work. Trusting in the freedom given to us in baptism, we pray for the church, that Christians will always find their unity Jesus Christ – proclaiming him and serving their neighbor.
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Genuine repentance and pretentious piety stand in stark contrast in the gospel and all around us in the world today. Yet the good news is that God is merciful to sinners who call upon God’s name with humility. Paul encourages us to keep the faith over the entirety of the race, as we strive toward […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
“Pray always and do not lose heart.” Christ encourages all who follow him to a life of prayer. Like Jacob wrestling with the angel, when we prayerfully wrestle with God, we are blessed and strengthened. Paul warns us of the danger of looking for teachers who suit our own desires rather than wrestling with God’s […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Paul writes, “Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David – that is my gospel,” and Luke writes that out of ten lepers who having been healed, only one remembered Jesus, returning to offer thanks. Paul and the one who were healed, remind us of always remembering and returning to Jesus offering […]
View the Sermon (PDF)Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
A little faith goes a long way is Jesus’ point in the gospel. A mustard seed’s-worth of faith has miraculous potential to help us live and grow over a lifetime. Today we are encouraged to rekindle the gift of God that dwells within us. The righteous live by their faithfulness. Your faith may be the […]
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