The Truth of the Matter, Jeremiah 28:5–9, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 8), June 28, 2020 ************************************************************************* On May 13, 1940, Winston Churchill addressed the British parliament as he was about to become prime minister. Hitler’s troops had already invaded Poland, and they had just begun their Blitzkrieg advance into France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. War […]

Amazing Trust, Jeremiah 20:7–13, Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 7), June 21, 2020 ************************************************************ Name the author of this quote: “O Lord, you deceived me, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me. Whenever I speak, I cry out proclaiming violence and destruction. So the word […]

God’s Will, Exodus 19:2–8, Second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6), June 14, 2020 ************************************************************************* The Sundays after Pentecost bring us to some of the basics of the Christian faith. This morning we focus our attention on the will of God. His divine will is one of those hidden parts of God, which is often only revealed […]

In the Beginning, Genesis 1:1-2:4a, The Holy Trinity, June 7, 2020 ************************************************************************* Did you think our reading was particularly long this morning? I guess we can consider ourselves lucky today because I am reminded of a dentist who was asked at the last minute to read in a church service. A typo in the bulletin said […]

The Work of the Holy Spirit, Acts 2:1–21; John 7:37–39, The Day of Pentecost, May 31, 2020 ************************************************************ Today is the birthday of the Church. God’s people should celebrate this day in much the same way we celebrate anniversaries and birthdays as individuals and institutions. Yet the festival of Pentecost is something of a forgotten stepchild […]

Living Trust, 1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11, Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 24, 2020 ************************************************************************* For the past six weeks we have been reading Peter’s amazing letter to the persecuted folk of Asia Minor. This morning, in the second verse of our reading, Peter once more says that suffering is a participation in the sufferings of Christ […]

Living Witness, 1 Peter 3:13–22, Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2020 ************************************************************************* It may seem as if our Easter celebration was months ago, but the season of Easter is still chugging along. Most of the world has forgotten about any Easter glow, particularly this season of Corona. Easter for many of our neighbors, even many […]

Living Holy, 1st Peter 2:2-10, Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2020 ************************************************************************* This morning I would like to tell you about a guy I know who was considered to be a church planter. Yet it seems like no matter what He did, He never was very well-liked. In fact, he was told that to his […]

Living in Suffering, 1st Peter 2:19-25, Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2020 ************************************************************************* This morning, we continue with our reading of 1st Peter, on this Fourth Sunday of Easter, where Peter admonishes his readers to “live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good […]

Living Fear, 1 Peter 1:17–25, Third Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2020 *************************************************************************Last week we began a six week reading of 1st Peter. (You can go back and hear last week’s sermon through our website, Facebook page, or YouTube channel, by the way.) 1st Peter 1:3-9 reminded us of our living hope, the hope we […]