Category: Sermon
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Dear Jesus Etiquette- A Pentecost Season Sermon
Pentecost 12C ~September 1, 2019 Hope Lutheran Church; Riverside, CA Luke 14:1,7-14; Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8;15-16 Reading a blog recently, a mother described dinner at her house: “We have a pig. smack dab in the center of our dinner table. I…
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Stand UP! Pentecost 11C- August 25, 2019
A sermon for the people of Hope Lutheran Church in Riverside, CA. So, here is your greek for the week- if you read the gospel, the woman stood up and began praising God. The word for praise is doxazo- which more often means to think of, to suppose or consider, but…
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Parts and Pieces in Context- Nov 25, 2017
We just moved- most of you know that.. I am not new to this- I have done it many times and I have learned more than a few tricks to make it easier. And still it happens- someone takes apart an item in our house, doesn’t write down the steps…
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We forget ourselves… Thanks-Giving
In the beginning of our history for this country the Pilgrims came to worship God freely. They sought a place safe from tyranny and persecution. They weren’t asking for much, just their lives and freedom to worship God. So they fled , the hunted seeking shelter and a new home.…
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Flipping the Parable
Read Matthew 25:14-30 FIRST. For years women have been denied their place where I stand now. For years they have been forced to bury their gifts and calling. The passage from Paul in 1 Timothy 2:12 has been used to keep women silent in public and became like a plague…
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Who is giving this sermon anyway???
It happens to every pastor. The sermon we feel was a bomb. We labor over it, rehash it, reform it, slash sections, add others, practice and still, when we get up there to share these thoughts and insights on The Word, we walk away and believe we have bombed it.…
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You are enough
Sermon for Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Croton on Hudson, NY June 12, 2016 Luke 7:36-50 May I begin with a confession? You are my people, you have laughed and cried with me. You sat vigil with me as I worried over the safety and welfare of my children when…
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The Dirty Birth
It all seems perfect tonight doesn’t it? The sanctuary is softly lit with candles, draped in lovely fabric and the music is familiar, full of joy and hope. If things went well, at home the presents are all wrapped and the children have new pajamas to wear as they open…
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What Is It About Light
A message for the December 13, 2015 Interfaith Jazz Vespers of Mt Olive Lutheran Church, Santa Monica, CA. What is it about Light? From the first flickers of fire, and the dim dusk and dawn, humans have been drawn to light. I don’t just mean teen boys and their pyro…
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We are not enough. Sermon for Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran in West Hills, CA, July 26, 2015
Alone, we are not enough. We are NOT enough. But Christ said, “Ego Eimi, I am.” “Ego Eimi. I am.” Christ’s words to the apostles lay the foundation for us to understand who Christ is in the weeks to come but more so, it is the claim for us, that…
Mistress of Divinity 