What's In A Word? Ultimate Value
A sermon on Matt. 22:15-22 Do any of you like word plays? You know, puns or stories that work because a word has more than one meaning?...
A Baptism of Caring for ALL
A Sermon on Matthew 21:33-46 I am going to go out on a limb and guess that the parable we read today, with all of its gratuitous...
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:...