First Sermons from Bethlehem in the Midway, Saint Paul

 OK so here are links to my first three weeks of preaching at Bethlehem in the Midway in Saint Paul. 

Sunday October 18th - This one went way too long because I was introducing myself and had been unable to follow my usual sermon preparation schedule. Got a good joke in at the end at least. 

Sunday October 25th - This was was better. I have so many sermons built up for these folks and it's tough to choose just one of them at a time. Reformation Sunday is a good day to start some transitional things in a Lutheran congregation. 

Sunday November 1st - Death and resurrection is what I'm gonna be talking about here - like everywhere else! - so it's good to have All Saints Sunday and Jesus the Lamb in Revelation to help me frame that conversation. 

Well Hello

It has come to my attention that I have not updated this space since two jobs ago. Oops! I'll try to add sermon audio posts again here at least. I'll just say that my current gig at Bethlehem Lutheran in the Midway in Saint Paul - begun October 2026 - is very different from my previous two interims at Trinity Lutheran in Lindstrom and Christus Victor Lutheran in Apple Valley. Small town to suburb to urban center, and at least the previous two churches were similar in size, staff, and structure. This is a whole different situation, and I'm slowly acclimatizing myself to it and figuring out what is my job. 

I was going to say that I doubt anyone reads this, but it is eminently google-able so it's entirely possible someone will stumble upon it while trying to figure out what my deal when I'm interim jumping from church to church over the years. 

I probably won't do much with this space beyond sermon audios, and I'll try to figure out whether it's worth it even to do those using this now-ancient technology. Thanks!

Sermon Audio 4/7/2024, 2nd Sunday of Easter B

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom MN

Second Sunday of Easter, Revised Common Lectionary Year B

Acts 4:32-35

Trying to get back in the swing of posting sermon audios. This one is about some of my favorite churchy stuff. Next Sunday I'll be on vacation, but I'll try to keep posting these when I am here. 

You can listen to this sermon at this link, or in many places where you might normally listen to podcasts including Spotify, Amazon, Audacy, iHeart. 

Sermons for Holy Week 2024 at Trinity Lutheran in Lindstrom, Minnesota

It's been too long since I shared sermons on here, so I thought I'd share my Holy Week sermons from this year, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, and Easter Sunday. It was a good week. Amusingly, this takes up exactly one year after I stopped posting. 

Palm Sunday

Lectionary Year B
Sunday, March 24th, 2024
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom, Minnesota 

Maundy Thursday

Lectionary Year B

Thursday, March 28th, 2024

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom, Minnesota

Easter Sunday

Lectionary Year B

Sunday, March 31st, 2024

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom, Minnesota

Sermon Audio 3/26/2023, 5th Sunday of Lent A

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom MN

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Revised Common Lectionary Year A

John 1:1-45

I haven't been posting audio recordings of my sermons at Trinity because I'm busy and they're already on YouTube somewhere. I wanted to make an exception for this week since I got to talk about a song I really like, Tomorrow, Wendy by Concrete Blonde. I think people want to hear it. 

To hear this podcast: listen here, use this link, or use Amazon, Spotify, Audacy, iHeartRadio,  or other sites by searching "Reverend Killjoy" or “Tengwall.”

Sermon Audio 12/4/2022, 2nd Sunday of Advent A

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lindstrom MN

 

Second Sunday in Advent, Revised Common Lectionary Year A

 

Matthew 3:1-12

On my first Sunday in my new gig as Interim Senior Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lindstrom, MN, I got to compare myself favorably to John the Baptist and connect our interim time to the season of Advent. 

 

To hear this podcast: listen here, use this link, or use Amazon, Spotify, Audacy, iHeartRadio,  or other sites by searching "Reverend Killjoy" or “Tengwall.”

Sermon Audio 10/30/2022, Reformation Sunday & Closing Worship for Hope Lutheran Church in Saint Paul

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul (in person and live on Zoom)

 

Reformation Sunday, Revised Common Lectionary 

 

Psalm 46

On this Reformation Sunday, Hope Lutheran Church held our final worship together. Joined by loved ones and friends old and new, we shared the good news together. Here is the sermon that was part of our celebration.  

 

To hear this podcast: listen here, use this link, or use Amazon, Spotify, Audacy, iHeartRadio,  or other sites by searching "Reverend Killjoy" or “Tengwall.”