We finish out Missio Dei sermon series with the Sunday of Transfiguration and talking about who Moses was and what that has to do with us and our sense of who we are in God’s kingdom. Sermon Scripture: Luke 9:28–36 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and…
We talk about Black Mirror and forgiveness, and how our connection with the Resurrection does some pretty strange things in our lives. Sermon Scripture: Luke 6:27–38 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. To…
We continue talking about the Mission of God by talking about how we can check for the Resurrection power at work in our lives and why we shouldn’t cut that power off. Sermon Scripture: Luke 6:20–26 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours…
We talk about ownership and how we own the forgiveness of our sin, our vocations, and our place in the Kingdom of God. Sermon Scripture: Luke 5:1–11 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, and he saw…
We talk about how God has included us into His family, into His mission, and how He does that despite our sins of omission and the things that we don’t do – forgiving them and renewing us. Sermon Scripture: Luke 4:16–30 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was…
What do you have trouble seeing around? That’s the big question that we talk about today as we look at the story of Jesus’ baptism from the Gospel of Luke and all of the things that needed clarity, and how our lives can benefit from God’s clarity as well as we think about our vocations.…
We finish up the Christmas season and our “Christmas Calling” series talking about Simeon, waiting, and how the promise of the Resurrection changes our waiting. Sermon Scripture: Luke 2:22–40 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as…
It’s Christmas Eve! But does it really “feel like” Christmas to us? We talk about the desperation and desolation that can happen, and how to identify a good place to say “this is Christmas.” Sermon Scripture: Luke 2:1–20 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This…
We talk about what it means for us to be honored by God in the sacrifice of His Son, and how His honor beats back our shame. Sermon Scripture: Luke 1:39–56 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah…
Pink Candle Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, also called Gaudete Sunday is a Sunday that is all about joy – so we talk about the joy that we are given by Christ, what gets in the way of our joy, and our Baptisms. Sermon Scripture: Luke 7:18–35 The disciples of John reported all these…