Sermon for Palm Sunday, April 14th, 2019 The Lessons: Psalm 31:9-16; Isaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 23:1-49 The Text: Luke 23:1-12 The Topic: The silence of Jesus before his accusers INTRODUCTION Here is a poem about the value of silence in itself: “A Wise Old Owl” A wise old owl Read more
Sermon for Sunday March 24th, 2019, the Third Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Topic: The command to withstand and overcome temptation INTRODUCTION Our Second Lesson/Epistle today demonstrates the value of the Bible for the edification of Read more
Sermon for Sunday March 10th, the First Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Text: Romans 10:8b-13 The Topic: Saving faith INTRODUCTION According to the Associated Press, in 1997 the U.S. Treasury Department planned to put into circulation a new-look fifty-dollar Read more
Article for the March edition of The Hillside Messenger “Drawing closer to God through Lent” In our Lord’s farewell discourses to his disciples as recorded in the Gospel according to St. John, St. Thomas asks the question (John 14:5), “ Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and Read more
Sermon for Ash Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 Text: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 INTRODUCTION The word “Lent” derives from the Old English word “lencten”, which means “the spring,” and was applied to March in which the greater part of the Fast from Ash Wednesday to Easter fell. Then the word came to Read more
Sermon for Sexagesima Sunday, February 24th, 2019 The Lessons: Psalm 37:1-11, 40-41; Genesis 45:3-11, 15; 1 Corinthians 15: 35-38, 42-50; Luke 6:27-38 The Text: 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 The Topic: The heavenly nature of the resurrection body INTRODUCTION Little Johnny’s dad was the pastor of a small church in the Read more
Sermon for Sunday February 10th, 2019, the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany The Lessons: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 The Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 The Topic: Our response to meeting with God INTRODUCTION In today’s First Lesson, we have a record of the prophet Isaiah’s vision of Read more
Sermon for Sunday January 27th, 2019, the Third Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Psalm 19; Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Luke 4:14-21 The Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 The Topic: Implications of the unity and diversity of the Church as the Body of Christ INTRODUCTION Read more
Newsletter Article for the February edition of The Hillside Messenger “The Unity of the Faith” (based on Ephesians 4:1-16) Our Lord Jesus Christ prayed for the Church’s unity before he suffered death on a cross to redeem the world. In the fourth chapter of his Epistle to the Ephesians, St. Read more
Sermon for Sunday, January 13th, 2019, the First Sunday after the Epiphany The Lessons: Psalm 29; Isaiah 43:1-7; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-22 The Text: Luke 3:16, 21 & 22 The Topic: What does the Baptism of Jesus Christ teach us today? INTRODUCTION After the death of Gustavus the Great, Read more