Sermon Audio 3/17/2019, 2nd Sunday of Lent C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Second Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year C

Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18

Luke 12:31-35

God's promise to Abram in Genesis 15 is one of the great moments in the history of God's people. This week we could not talk about God's promise without reference to the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, and about the American-born white supremacy that inspired those attacks. How do we hear God's promise alongside such race- and religion-based violence?

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Sermon Audio 3/6/2019, Ash Wednesday

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Ash Wednesday

Isaiah 58:1-12

Repent; turn back to Jesus. Remember what God can do with a broken vessel.

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Sermon Audio 3/3/2019, Transfiguration C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Transfiguration of Our Lord, Lectionary Year C

Luke 9:28-43a

How do we see God's glory in the Transfiguration? How do we see God's glory in Jesus' healing of a child? How do we see God's glory today?

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Sermon Audio 2/24/2019, 7th Sunday after Epiphany C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year C

Luke 6:27-38

Some of Jesus' most famous words - "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you... Do not judge, and you will not be judged," make for one of his most challenging lessons in Luke's Gospel.

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Sermon Audio 2/17/2019, 6th Sunday after Epiphany C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year C

Luke 6:17-26

Jesus' blessings and woes in Luke's Gospel catch us by surprise, just as they did Jesus' original audience. 

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Sermon Audio 2/10/2019, 5th Sunday after Epiphany C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year C

Luke 5:1-11

Who does God call to share the good news? Today's lectionary gives us three stories of unlikely candidates for this work, but God made it work for Peter, Paul, and Isaiah. What if God calls us to do the same?

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Sermon Audio 1/27/2019, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany C

Hope Lutheran Church, Saint Paul

Third Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year C

Luke 4:14-21

Jesus announces his mission at the start of his public ministry in Luke's Gospel using the words of the prophet Isaiah. What can we learn from Jesus about our own public ministry?

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