Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo
Exodus 20:1-17
I've
long found the Ten Commandments to be quite vexing, especially since learning
that Lutherans count the Ten differently than any other Christian or Jewish
group. (It's true. I looked it up on Wikipedia. And in the Book of Concord.) When we talk about God's Law, what are we really talking about?
I admit, I really like this sermon, and hope you do too.
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Thursday, March 12, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Sermon Audio 3/1/2015, Lent 2B
Peter is a great biblical example of God using failure to accomplish God's intentions. Society teaches us to avoid failure at all costs, but Jesus shows us another way.
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Sermon for 2/22/2015, Lent 1B
Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo
Each year on the first Sunday of Lent we hear about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness. Some temptations are not the straightforward ones about money, sex or power, but instead are unexpected and can more easily worm their way into our hearts. Watch out for these temptations that seek to keep us from the reign of God.
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Sermon Audio for Ash Wednesday, 2/18/2015
Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo
Ash Wednesday reminds us that God comes to us through mysteries. The rite of ashes and repentance has a sacramental quality that draws us into deeper relatoinship with God and into deeper knowledge of ourselves.
Here is the link to the full text of T.S. Eliot's poem "Ash Wednesday," partially quoted in the sermon.
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Sermon Audio 2/15/2015, Transfiguration B
Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo
One definition of an epiphany is "a moment in which you suddenly see or understand something in a new or very clear way." Sometimes these moments happen on our worst days, and God is with us in those times.
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Monday, February 9, 2015
Sermon Audio 2/8/2015, Epiphany 5B
Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo
This was my first sermon after two weeks listening to the fine preaching of others. I tried to avoid the trap of saying everything when I got back to it, though the length of this sermon would suggest I was not as successful as I'd hoped to be. Still, it was fun to be back at it, and I enjoyed talking about Jesus' miraculous healing of "Grace" (the name we gave to Peter's mother-in-law, who deserves to be called something other than "Peter's mother-in-law.") Jesus frees us to follow him wherever he goes, wherever we go.
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Monday, February 2, 2015
February Newsletter Article: Jubilee!
No sermon audio for 1/25/15 or 2/1/15, because we had excellent guest preachers both weeks, so instead today I can post my February Newsletter article and accompanying annotated schedule of Jubilee Events. Pancakes! Basketball! Bishop! Prayer! So much good stuff here, as we rediscover the joy of following Jesus together.
The glory of these forty days
we celebrate with songs of praise;
for Christ, through whom all things were made,
himself has fasted and has prayed.
Then grant, O God, that we may, too,
return in fast and prayer to you.
Our spirits strengthen with your grace,
and give us joy to see your face.
- Latin hymn, tr. Maurice F. Bell, “The Glory
of These Forty Days,” ELW 320
Lent and Jubilee. How does that
make sense?
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