Lessons: Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Psalm 81:1-10 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Mark 2:23-3:6 I suppose every now and then it is okay to have a boring sermon about legalisms, law, and all that dry stuff. So, today is the day. Seriously, I would like to look at an aspect of how we as a people have chosen orContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Dick Toll”
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Trinity Sunday by Matthew David Morris
Lessons: Isaiah 6:1-8 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17 Psalm 29 In the name of the Triune God; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. “No person ever steps in the same river twice,” the philosopher, Heraclitus, said a long, long time ago, “for it’s not the same river and they are not the same person. ContinueContinue reading “Trinity Sunday by Matthew David Morris”
The Day of Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 What do the leaders of an oppressive system, an oppressive state, do in order to maintain control of those who suffer under their rule? The first – and probably the most obvious answer to that question – is that the state will employ violence.ContinueContinue reading “The Day of Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Seventh Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 Psalm 1 The Lutheran pastor, Nadia Bolz-Weber, says that when she welcomes newcomers to the parish at which she serves, she always shares with them the same message: I want to guarantee you one thing, she tells the newcomers. I want to guarantee you that thisContinueContinue reading “Seventh Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Sixth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Acts 10:44-48 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 Psalm 98
Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Acts 8:26-40 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 Psalm 22:24-30 This morning we hear a conversion story. A story about one of those experiences in which we have a God sighting and we come away changed – or, at least, we come away invited to change. This particular conversion story takes place in theContinueContinue reading “Fifth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Fourth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Dick Toll
Lessons: Acts 4:5-12 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 Psalm 23 As Christians, we proclaim the person of Jesus to be our model for humanity and our understanding of God. The reflection of God for us is in the New Testament and primarily in the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. John’s gospel primarilyContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Dick Toll”
Third Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Acts 3:12-19 1 John 3:1-7 Luke 24:36b-48 Psalm 4 Jesus himself stood among the disciples and said to them: Peace be with you. They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them: Why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? LookContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Second Sunday of Easter by Matthew David Morris
Lessons: Acts 4:32-35 1 John 1:1-2:2 John 20:19-31 Psalm 133 I have a story I’d like to tell. No, I have a story I have to tell. This story is impossible. You’re not going to believe me. But I have to tell this story. I have to tell it even though I knowContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday of Easter by Matthew David Morris”
Easter Sunday by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Acts 10:34-43 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 He said to them: You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He is not here. The novelist Salman Rushdie says that, in the storytelling tradition with which he grew up in India, the storyteller begins herContinueContinue reading “Easter Sunday by The Rev. Martin Elfert”