* a sermon preached at New Hope Lutheran Church on August 20, 2017 * Since sermons are primarily intended to be heard, you can listen along here. Texts for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost: Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 + Matthew 15:10-28 *************** Please pray with me, church: Holy God, Break our hearts this morning. Break open our hearts … Continue reading On Our Hearts
* 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
* 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
A little over a month ago, I preached a sermon talking about the difficulty of being in community together and how being in community together can also be messy. In that sermon I asked for forgiveness for the inevitable ways that we, as a faith community, would let you down and disappoint you. This blog … Continue reading A Word of Hope…and an Invitation
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