

Authority or Unity?
A Sermon about Matthew 21: 23-32 and Philippians 2:1-13 Before I begin, I need to offer two “sermon notes” that are important for how you...


Is It Right For You To Be Angry?
A Sermon on Jonah 3:10-4:11 and Philippians 1:21-30 For my sermon today, I want to focus on the reading from Jonah, because it has...


Do we have to be more forgiving than God?
A Sermon on Matthew 18:21-35 and Genesis 50:15-21 I have heard a lot of sermons in my life, and I don’t remember the details of very many...


Why Does Church Matter?
A Sermon on Matthew 18:15-20 and Romans 13:8-14 Today, all over the country, Lutheran churches are kicking-off their program year:...


The Offensive, Healing Kingdom
Sermon on Matthew 15:10-28 Today’s gospel reading offers us two different scenes, and the lectionary actually gives preachers the choice...


A Savior in the Storm
A sermon on Matthew 14:22-33 I have never experienced trying to sail a boat in the sea in the middle of a violent storm (and I hope I...


Freed for Absurd Compassion
A sermon on Matt. 14: 13-21 Show of hands. How many of you have heard the story of the feeding of the 5,000 at least once before? What...


Scribes of the Kingdom
Sermon on Matt. 13: 31-33, 44-52 The kingdom of heaven is like poison ivy, that invades a back yard. From a few green shoots peeking out...


Growing Among the Weeds
Sermon on Matt. 13: 24-30, 36-43 (as well as Isaiah 44:6-8; Psalm 86:11-17, and Romans 8:12-25) My children have both been going through...


On Granite and Growing
Sermon on Matt. 13: 1-9, 18-23 and Isaiah 55:10-13 If I had had the chance to pick today’s Bible readings, rather than relying on the...




