Sermon Audio 11/12/2017, 23rd Sunday after Pentecost A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

Amos 5:18-24 

"But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." These powerful words from Amos cut through all the madness of our news cycles. If our worship and faith practices do not direct us toward the needs of our neighbors, then who are we really worshiping?

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Sermon Audio 11/5/2017, All Saints Sunday A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

All Saints Sunday, Lectionary Year A

Revelation 7:9-17

1 John 3:1-3 

On All Saints we remember those who have gone before us, even as we look ahead to future generations of believers. Even so, now is the time for us to be the church.

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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 10/22/2017 20th Sunday after Pentecost A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 22:15-22 

Despite the false gods we carry around with us, the idols in whom we place our trust, God is still God. Jesus is God in the world for us. 

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Sermon Audio 10/15/2017, 19th Sunday after Pentecost A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 22:1-14 

Jesus tells a challenging parable about a wedding banquet. How do we let Jesus' words challenge us to follow him more closely? 

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Sermon Audio 10/8/2017, 18th Sunday after Pentecost A

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 21:33-46 

Jesus' story of murderous tenants feels frighteningly resonant in light of the latest large-scale mass shooting and the other news of the week. How are we to follow Jesus in such a messed-up world? What can we hold on to? 

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Sermon Audio 10/1/2017, 17th Sunday after Pentecost

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year A

Matthew 21:23-32 

Guest preacher C.J. Clark returned to offer a gospel word from Living Water Ministries, our outdoor ministry partner for summer camp and so much more. 

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