Sermon Audio 7/8/2018, 7th Sunday after Pentecost B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

2 Corinthians 12:2-10

This is my last sermon as pastor of Lutheran Church of the Savior. I decided to avoid my feelings by talking about spreadsheets, before coming back around to talk about Jesus. 

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Sermon Audio 7/1/2018, Day Camp Week!

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Day camp week! 

Luke 10:1-9

This week we hosted Day Camp with Living Water Ministries, so our Gospel lesson came from the camp program rather than from the lectionary. In today's sermon we get to hear from a set of kids who attended day camp this week. What did they enjoy? What did they learn? Is this what the reign of God looks like?

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Sermon Audio 6/24/2018, 5th Sunday after Pentecost B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Mark 4:35-41 

This was a special day: Lutheran Church of the Savior and African Christian Fellowship worshiped together! As such, this sermon was translated to French in real time. It's about Jesus. 

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Sermon Audio 6/17/2018, Fourth Sunday after Pentecost B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Mark 4:26-34 

The reign of God - or kingdom of God - grows out of the ruins of our efforts to build a world of human justice. Will we allow the reign of God to grow in us, transforming our lives to radical care for one another?

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Sermon Audio 6/10/2018, Pentecost 3B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Third Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Mark 3:20-35 

In today's Gospel lesson, Jesus' own family sides with the religious authorities in believing Jesus to be out of his mind. What does it mean to be a family? What holds a family together? This question is particularly relevant to our congregation right now, between this weekend's celebration at Kalamazoo Pride and this week's news that I will be leaving Lutheran Church of the Savior this summer. It's good for us that Jesus has something grace-filled to say about family.

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Sermon Audio 6/3/2018 2nd Sunday after Pentecost B

Lutheran Church of the Savior, Kalamazoo 

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year B

Mark 2:23--3:6 

The religious authorities challenge Jesus for breaking the law on the Sabbath. What is the purpose of Sabbath? Who is it for?

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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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