Sermon Audio 4/28/2019, Second Sunday of Easter C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Second Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C

John 20:19-31

Anti-Semitism has a long history among white Christians, as white Christians we must do more to stop anti-Semitism long before it leads to violence and death, as it did near San Diego on Saturday. What can our Gospel story of Jesus' appearances to the disciples tell us about how to face this situation?

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Sermon Audio 4/21/2019, Easter Sunday

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Resurrection of Our Lord: Easter Day, Lectionary Year C

Luke 24:1-12

Jesus is risen! The women and other disciples who first heard this good news did not react with the same enthusiasm we express today. What can we learn from their response on that first Easter morning?

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Sermon Audio 4/18/2019, Maundy Thursday

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-17, 31b-35

What does foot washing have to do with Jesus' new commandment to his disciples on that last night? 

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Sermon Audio 4/14/2019, Passion / Palm Sunday C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Luke 23

We read Luke's version of Jesus' passion story in parts, with voices split among the assembly. This is our story because Jesus has made his story our story.

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Sermon Audio 4/7/2019, Lent 5C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year C 

John 12:1-8

Mary uses her hair to wash Jesus' feet with an unreasonable amount of expensive perfume. Why did she do this? Was it as strange to them as it sounds to us?

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Sermon Audio 3/31/2019, Fourth Sunday of Lent C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Fourth Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year C

2 Corinthians 5:16-21

In Jesus, God makes all things new. What does this look like in our lives? What does this mean for the church?

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