Sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, September 18, 2022. This week was my first true multi-point pastor experience, as we have begun having services each week at both the Christ the King and Living Hope buildings. This week’s lectionary readings
Sermon for September 11, 2022: God Seeks and Finds
Sermon for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, our final joint worship service before we begin weekly services at each building next week. This week’s lectionary readings are Luke 15:1-10 and 1 Timothy 1:12-17. This sermon draws from my sermon six years ago as
September 4, 2022 Sermon: Costly Discipleship
I spent most of Labor Day weekend at family camp, but I returned home to preach Sunday morning at Christ the King. This week’s readings are Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Luke 14:25-33. Sources I found helpful are cited in the sermon
August 28 Sermon: Humble Hospitality
This week’s readings are Proverbs 25:6-7, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and Luke 14:1, 7-14. As on the previous occasion I preached on this text, I found helpful this commentary on the Gospel reading by Mitzi Smith, Cory Driver’s lectionary blog at
August 21, 2022 Sermon: Commandments of Freedom
This week’s readings are Isaiah 58:9b-14, Psalm 103:1-8, and Luke 13:10-17. Thanks to Tim Kunze for his GodPause reflections this week, Emilie Townes for her essay in Feasting on the Word, Tim Brown for his ELCA World Hunger Sermon Starters reflection on