* 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
* 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
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on Pentecost, June 4, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the Festival of Pentecost: Acts 2:1-21 + Psalm 104:24-34, 35b + 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 + John 20:19-23 *************** This was a jointly preached sermon between one of … Continue reading One Spirit, One Community
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the Festival of the Resurrection, Easter Sunday: Acts 10:34-43 + Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 + Colossians 3:1-4 + Matthew 28:1-10 *************** Please pray with me: Holy Crucified … Continue reading Worn Out
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 + Psalm 51:1-17 + 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 + Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 *************** Please pray with me this evening: Holy and Almighty … Continue reading The Crosses We Wear
As we move ever closer to Easter, you may have heard an announcement in church or overheard one of your friends talking about Holy Week. But what is Holy Week? Why do Christians celebrate it? And what the heck is a Triduum?!? In the earliest years of the church, devout Christians would travel to Jerusalem … Continue reading Holy Week 2017 at New Hope Lutheran Church
* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on February 26, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the Transfiguration of Our Lord: Exodus 24:12-18 + Psalm 2 + 2 Peter 1:16-21 + Matthew 17:1-9 *************** Please pray with me this morning: Loving God, You call … Continue reading Hinge Point
