This Sunday’s sermon is an update to my 2020 sermon on this text, Vineyard Vengeance, for which I found helpful Michael Renninger’s sermon here and David Lose’s reflection here. This sermon looks at connections between a fascinating parable from Jesus
Polka Service Sermon on Ordinary Things | October 14, 2023
Here’s my sermon for my second time being involved with a polka worship service! The service includes the Lutheran liturgy set to a variety of polka tunes arranged and led by musicians from our congregation here at Christ the King
Practicing Faith: Strive for Justice and Peace in All the Earth | October 8, 2023
This week, we wrap up the Practicing Faith sermon series on the five baptismal covenants by exploring God’s call for Jesus’ followers to “Strive for justice and peace in all the earth.” This is the fifth and final week of
Practicing Faith: Serve All People, Following the Example of Jesus | October 1, 2023
As we continue our series Practicing Faith, today’s topic is our call to “Serve all people, following the example of Jesus.” Our Scripture readings for the day are Mark 10:42-45, Psalm 25:1-10, Philippians 2:3-8, and Matthew 22:34-40. This is week
Practicing Faith: Proclaim the Good News of God in Christ through Word and Deed | September 24, 2023
In this third week of our series Practicing Faith we’re exploring our call to “Proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed.” Here are the first and second weeks of this series. Today’s Scripture readings are