Sermon Audio 6/5/2022, Pentecost C

Hope Lutheran Church, gathered for worship on Zoom. 

Pentecost Sunday, lectionary year C

Romans 8:14-17

We are all adopted as children of God and heirs to all that God has given Jesus. So take heart, even though nothing is easy for so many. 

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Sermon Audio 5/31/2020, Pentecost

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

(gathered via Zoom for live online worship)

Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

Acts 2:1-21

Well, this week our community and then our entire country exploded in civic unrest after Minneapolis police killed George Floyd. In the middle of an ongoing pandemic. What does it mean for us to cry, "Come, Holy Spirit!" on Pentecost on a time like this?

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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

John 20:19-31

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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Sermon Audio 6/9/2019, Pentecost C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Acts 2:1-21

The Holy Spirit is doing things, right now, today. Pentecost is still happening, if we have eyes to see it.

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Sermon Audio 5/20/2018, Pentecost B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Pentecost Sunday, Lectionary Year B

John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15
Acts 2:1-21 

We trust in the Holy Spirit, just as the church did in its creation at Pentecost. How do we experience the Spirit? What will the Spirit do with us next?  

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Sermon Audio 1/7/2018, 2nd Sunday after Epiphany B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Second Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year B

Acts 19:1-7 

In baptism we become members of the body of Christ, the church. In baptism we also receive the Holy Spirit. How can the church follow the Holy Spirit as we seek to live our our baptismal identity as the body of Christ?

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Sermon Audio 10/29/2017, Reformation Sunday

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Reformation Sunday

John 8:31-36 

500 years of reformation. 50 years of Lutheran Church of the Savior. How does the Holy Spirit continue to transform the church? 

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Sermon Audio 6/4/2017, Pentecost - Celebrating 50 Years of Lutheran Church of the Savior

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Pentecost Sunday, Lectionary Year A

Acts 2:1-21 

Today's guest preacher, Rev. Craig A. Satterlee, serves as Bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod of the ELCA. He joined us to help celebrate our Pentecost, 50 years of Lutheran Church of the Savior's ministry. We spent two years preparing for the Holy Spirit to transform our congregation in our Pentecost, and this sermon speaks of some of the fruits the Spirit has already cultivated during this time. We are grateful to Bishop Satterlee for sharing this celebration with us today.  

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Sermon Audio 5/28/2017, Seventh Sunday of Easter A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Seventh Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year A

Acts 1:6-14 

Before Jesus ascended he left his disciples with a map to follow: Jerusalem, the surrounding region, and to the ends of the earth. He also promised them a guide: the Holy Spirit. As Lutheran Church of the Savior prepares for our big Pentecost celebration next weekend, how have Jesus' final words guided us?

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Sermon Audio 7/31/2016, Acts Sermon Series Week 9

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Acts Sermon Series 2016, Week Nine

Acts 19:1-7 

The Holy Spirit is active in our church and in our world, and it's ok if we admit that we don't always recognize the Spirit's work. But when we do see the Spirit moving among us, we have a chance to be a part of God's work.

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Sermon Audio 5/15/2016, Day of Pentecost C

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Day of Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Acts 2:1-21 

Romans 8:14-17

Pentecost may be the most exciting day of the church year. It's the day the Holy Spirit transforms the church, expanding the boundaries of what is possible and who is welcome. Today Lutheran Church of the Savior receives our Reconciling in Christ certificate, a proud moment that signals a challenging future. 

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Sermon Audio 5/8/2016, Seventh Sunday of Easter C

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Seventh Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year C

Revelation 21:10, 21:22-22:5 

The Tree of Life is a powerful biblical image of God's healing presence among God's people. How can this image shape our own congregation's ministry? 

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Sermon Audio 1/24/2016, Third Sunday after Epiphany C

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Third Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year C

Luke 4:14-21 

The Holy Spirit drives Jesus to publicly introduce his entire ministry as grounded in Isaiah's words of good news to the poor and release to the captives. For those of us who claim to follow Jesus, this is a powerful example. 

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Sermon Audio 6/14/2015 - Acts Sermon Series Week Two

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo

Acts Sermon Series, Week Two / Third Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Acts 2:42-47 

At my recent continuing education event, I learned about generosity, one of the core values of Lutheran Church of the Savior. What is generosity, and how does it flourish among us?

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Sermon Audio 5/24/2015, Day of Pentecost B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo

Day of Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Acts 2:1-21

Do not let years of hearing this story domesticate it. The Holy Spirit transformed the lives of Jesus' apostles that day, and seeks to transform us today. Here at Lutheran Church of the Savior, we are beginning a two-year period of preparation for the Holy Spirit to transform us as individuals and as a congregation. We will celebrate our 50 years of ministry in 2017 not as an anniversary, but as a Pentecost. Prepare to be made new by the Holy Spirit.

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Sermon Audio 6/8/2014 Pentecost

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo

Pentecost

Acts 2:1-21

Sometimes I forget how great Pentecost is. Then the Holy Spirit shows up, and I remember. Pentecost was a new beginning for Jesus' followers, not the vacation they deserved but an opportunity to share the story of God's love for the world in Jesus.

Sermon Audio 5/25/2014 Easter 6A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year A

John 14:15-21

On his last night with his disciples, Jesus tells them about the Holy Spirit to help them be ready for what comes next.

I tried to publish this before I left on vacation, on Memorial Day (5/26/14), but ran into trouble with my podcasting website. I think we're back on track now. As a bonus, I did talk with a couple of people who actually listen to these sermons online (yay!), so I feel good about doing the work to record and publish these sermons. It's good to know that my mom is not the only person listening.

Sermon Audio, 5/19/2013

Pentecost, Lectionary Year C

Genesis 11:1-9 and Acts 2:1-21

I failed to record last week's sermon (really, I had my phone there, and thought I'd recorded it, but somehow it just doesn't exist), so here's one from this week at least. This week I talked about the ancient, amazing Tower of Babel story as a mythical explanation of human difference, then talked about how difference affects our experience as people. How does the Holy Spirit relate to human difference?