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11 mins read|02/03/20The followers of Jesus have a function to perform. When they do not perform it—that is, when they are not being themselves—the world suffers.
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10 mins read|01/29/20It’s a delivery of historical facts that tells us who Jesus is and what he has done for us through his dying on the cross and his rising from the grave.
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12 mins read|01/27/20Our first mistake in thinking about the blessed life is we expect to experience it fully in this life.
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9 mins read|01/20/20This is the wonder which is present in the calling of the disciples. Not how they drop their nets to follow Jesus, but that Jesus does not need to go far to find disciples. He chooses the people He lives among.
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10 mins read|01/15/20We all long to be in a community of believers that gives us life and makes us feel loved and where we experience real, fruitful community. This comes as we announce the gospel to one another.
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11 mins read|01/15/20Throughout the Old Testament, the seas and fish were symbols of the Gentiles. When Jesus ate fish, and called fishermen, he showed us that the mission to the Gentiles was about to begin in earnest.
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9 mins read|01/13/20This is what makes the reading from John so frightening and yet so exciting. Notice how Jesus appears. Not in miracles, not in marvels, but in relationships.
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10 mins read|01/06/20Jesus did not need to be baptized. But he did it. Why?
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10 mins read|12/30/19God reveals Himself to us in Word and Sacrament but sometimes these revelations happen in unexpected ways.
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8 mins read|12/23/19On the other side of Christmas, we find (1) senseless suffering and (2) unstoppable salvation. A sermon on these verses should be honest about both.
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9 mins read|12/16/19Unlike Luke, who provides most of the parts for the children’s program (the shepherds, the angel hosts, the innkeeper, and the animals), Matthew’s version is rated “M” for mature.
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9 mins read|12/09/19There he sat, awaiting his executioner. John looked around at what God and His Messiah were not doing, and even the greatest among those born of woman had his doubts. “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”
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