Sermons

Isaiah 43. 1-7We need a god who can fit into a manger and hang on a cross! “I Found God, Became a Pastor And Then Lost My Faith” That’s the title of an article that appeared online, about eight months…
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the Prayer of the DayReflecting the light begin and ends with the light! Ninety-five weeks in the wilderness! One year, nine months! In between! No longer, but not yet! Sometimes, in person; more often, online! But after all that time,…
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1st Samuel 2. 18-20, 26Born not to the kingdom and power and glory,but to suffering, sacrifice, and scars. It was the first words of a fundraising letter that caught my attention. Caught my attention and set me to wondering. “Nothing…
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Luke 2. 1-14What was, is now, and will be forever! Away in a manger, No crib for His bedThe little Lord Jesus Laid down His sweet headThe stars in the bright sky Looked down where He layThe little Lord Jesus…
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reflecting on the journey (Micah 5. 2-5a)Salvation doesn’t come from Temples, but from stables! “…where all the women are strong,all the men are good-looking,and all the children are above average ….” Of course, if you’ve been a Lutheran for any…
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Zephaniah 3. 14-20It’s not we who change the world; it’s god-loving! The past year-and-a-half or so, I’ve made a pretty big to-do over our time here in the wilderness. Like I said, today is the first day of the ninety-second…
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Malachi 3. 1-4God’s the lover; we the loved. Almost every Sunday morning, unlike this morning, worship starts the same way … with a brief order of confession and forgiveness. Not because we’ve been all that sinful since the last time…
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Jeremiah 33. 14-16Faith begins deep in the valley of the shadow … “How lonely sits the citythat once was full of people!How like a widow she has become,she that was great among the nations!She that was a princess among the…
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reflecting on the journeyLove doesn’t begin with doing; it begins with being. I’d like to let you in on a little secret. One I’m not all that proud of. There are times when I share something on Facebook I haven’t…
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Mark 13. 1-8Faith is rooted not in dreams, but in memories! It’s funny where inspiration, at times, comes from. I’d like to think it’s from doing holy things, sacred things. Bible reading. Prayerful consideration, as they say. But often, it’s…
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