* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on July 30, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 8:26-39 + Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 *************** Please pray with me: Loving God, We thank you for your vision and your dream for … Continue reading Dreaming Our Stories
Category: Sermons
Soiled Community
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on July 16, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 8:1-11 + Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 *************** Please pray with me: Nurturing God, We come to you this morning covered in dirt. Dirty … Continue reading Soiled Community
Falling Gracefully
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on July 9, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 5th Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 7:15-25a + Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 *************** Please pray with me: Holy Comforter, Our lives are full of expectation, Maybe none more than … Continue reading Falling Gracefully
The Least You Could Do
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on July 2, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 6:12-23 + Matthew 10:40-42 *************** Please pray with me: Welcoming God, Your word of hospitality is wider and deeper than we imagine, … Continue reading The Least You Could Do
True Peace is Hard to Come By
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on June 25, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 6:1b-11 + Matthew 10:24-39 *************** Please pray with me: Holy God, We say we want peace, Yet true peace is hard to … Continue reading True Peace is Hard to Come By
Suffering With and Speaking Life
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on June 18, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 5:1-8 + Matthew 9:35-10:23 *************** This is a tough sermon this morning. One that I hope names some of our deeper hurt, … Continue reading Suffering With and Speaking Life
These Are The Facts
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on February 5, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 5th Sunday after the Epiphany: Isaiah 58:1-12 + Psalm 112:1-10 + 1 Corinthians 2:1-16 + Matthew 5:13-20 *************** Please pray with me this morning: Holy God, You … Continue reading These Are The Facts