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
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
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
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
Following the path of Jesus is not always easy, but the example of the saints in the cloud of witnesses surround us and give us encouragement to persevere, to act for justice in Jesus’ name. The texts for this week’s