The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. It’s Pentecost Sunday, a uniquely New Testament event. But is it really? This morning’s Old Testament lesson
Ascension Sunday, 2023 – Sermon
Today we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now technically it was Thursday. And you know, we have a few holidays for the church that fall on Thursday, but as you also know, people don’t come to church
6th Sunday of Easter, 2023
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Unless you have been sleeping under a rock for the past decade or two, it should be
5th Sunday of Easter, 2023
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” It is one of
4th Sunday of Easter, 2023
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. The word “utopia” stirs up images of the perfect place: a place of peace and harmony, of health
3rd Sunday of Easter, 2023
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. It’s the third Sunday and third week in Easter, and this morning’s Gospel lesson records the third appearance
2nd Sunday of Easter, 2023
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. In the 1970s TV series The A-Team, the character Hannibal Smith concludes each episode with a catchphrase: “I
Good Friday Service, 2023
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Over the past six plus weeks of Lent, we’ve considered the good kings of Judah, Wednesday after
Maundy Thursday Service, 2023
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Tonight we continue with the kings of Judah, and we consider King Hezekiah. Second Kings chapter 18 says
Palm Sunday, 2023
As you know, it’s Palm Sunday. But more recently in the church calendar, Passion Sunday is the one that the readings are generally directed to. Believe it or not, you got the short reading of the Gospel today. The idea