Category: Sermons
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The First Sunday of Advent
November 30, 2025 When I was a kid, I recall a reader board standing outside a local business that proclaimed various messages throughout the year. The message throughout December was the same but each day it changed a little bit. It read “24 shopping days until Christmas.” The next day it said “23 shopping days…
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Christ the King Sunday
November 23, 2025 The inscription above the cross on which Jesus died read: “This is the King of the Jews!” It was a placed above the cross to mock Jesus and those who followed him. It was as if the religious and political leaders along with those from the crowd who demanded Jesus’ crucifixion along…
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All Saints Sunday
November 2, 2025 From this vantage point (pulpit) I have a great view of the icons on the wall beneath the choir loft. At the center of the icons Christ is enthroned. On either side of Christ you’ll find Mary, with the child Jesus; the great prophets Jeremiah and Isaiah; the archangels Michael and Gabriel;…
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Reformation Sunday
October 26, 2025 In the summer of 2017, my wife Britt and I joined a group from the church for a visit to Germany. It was a tour celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. We spent a good chunk of time in the town of Wittenberg where Martin Luther lived and labored most of…
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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
October 12, 2025 Last week, I went to get a tune-upfor my car and was drawn into a community of sorts. Normally when I wait for my car to get its tune-up the waiting area at the Toyota dealership is undramatic. There isn’t much to do but wait and read or watch the television set…
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Lectionary 26
September 28, 2025 There is a door in our laundry room at home that serves as an entrance to the garage. You have to be careful before you head to the door because you could easily trip. The floor level of the garage is about a foot lower than the floor level of the laundry…
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The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
September 21, 2025 The cover of your worship bulletin is a snapshot of the large board that you’ll find near the doors to the sanctuary. On this board you’ll find comments from your fellow members in response to the question: “Why do I give?” This snapshot is from last Sunday. This week, see if some…
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Holy Cross Day
September 14, 2025 Earlier in the Prayer of the Day we prayed “to those who look upon the cross, grant your wisdom, healing, and eternal life.” To those who look upon the cross, grant your wisdom, healing, and eternal life. There are plenty of crosses to look at in this space. When the processional cross…
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Lectionary 22, Year C
August 31, 2025 Earlier this year, the talented young actor Timothee Chalamet’ created quite a stir when he accepted the Screen Actors Guild of America award for best actor for his performance as Bob Dylan in the movie Out of Nowhere. In his acceptance speech, Chalamet’ spoke candidly: “I can’t downplay the significance of this…
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Lectionary 18
August 3, 2025 The farmer in Jesus’ parable was quite content. He had a bumper crop that year. The harvest yielded more, much more, than what he needed. It was such a good year that he wondered what he would do with all that abundance. So, it led him to have a conversation. A conversation…