Thursday, April 30, 2020

Sermon Audio 4/26/2020, 3rd Sunday of Easter A

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Third Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year A


In the iconic story of the resurrected Jesus' walk to Emmaus, we find so many images that shape our life of faith and our worship even today. What can this familiar story teach us about how to follow Jesus in these unprecedented times?


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Sermon Audio 4/19/2020, 2nd Sunday of Easter A

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Second Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year A


In Jesus' appearance to the disciples in the upper room, he uses very few words to say an enormous amount about what it will mean to follow him after he has gone.

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Sunday, April 12, 2020

Sermon Audio 4/12/2020, Easter Sunday

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul
Preached online, live via Zoom

Matthew 28:1-10

As a steady snow fell on Saint Paul, an unexpected group gathered online to celebrate a resurrection unlike any other, on an Easter Sunday unlike any other. What comes next, after death and resurrectino, and after the current crisis of pandemic subsides? Where do we go from here?

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Sermon Audio for Maundy Thursday, April 9 2020

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul
Delivered live via Zoom in online worship

Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-35

I absolutely should know better than to preach over 17 minutes in an online Zoom live worship, but here we are. Because we're missing so much these days - foot washing and Eucharist tonight, at least -  decided to look at the part of our Gospel story that is usually omitted (missing) from our lectionary reading for Maundy Thursday.

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