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Reformation Sunday Sermon
Reformation Sunday
October 26, 2008
Text: John 8:31-36
Preached at Messiah LC, Independence, MO
First, I just want to say that it is a great pleasure for me to be here today. Messiah Lutheran Church in Independence, Missouri is very near and dear to my heart. This is the church where I was baptized 39 years ago. [...]
Ezekiel 18:19-24 (Homily in Kramer Chapel)
MP3 Audio
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD,
There is a German word which I will probably pronounce badly but I will do my best to wrap my anglicized tongue around it: Schadenfreude. Schadenfreude refers to when a person takes pleasure or enjoyment from the hardships of others.
A [...]
St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord (obsvd)
Text: Luke 1:39-55
There are only 133 shopping days left until Christmas. If you are like most people, here in the middle of the August heat and humidity, Christmas is probably the farthest thing from your mind. It seems strange to consider at this time the narrative of the Annunciation, the Holy Family, [...]
Christ Academy Sermon, 2008
June 21, 2008Text: Colossians 2: 1-12
When I was a teenager – about 150,000 years ago – I was a pretty big fan of riding roller coasters. The amusement park near where I grew up in Kansas City, MO is called Worlds of Fun. I can remember the first roller coaster that I ever [...]
Homily on Luke 11:14-28
Third Sunday in LentFebruary 24, 2008Text: Lk 11.14-28
We don’t know much about the man who was possessed by the demon in Luke chapter 11. We don’t know his name or where he came from. We don’t know how long he’d been possessed or how he came to become possessed. All we do [...]
Take Up Your Cross and Follow
Below is the homily I delivered this morning in chapel.
Kramer ChapelFebruary 4, 2008Text: Luke 9:23-27
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake [...]
Homily for Seminary Wives Retreat
Sem Wives RetreatEvening SuffragesNovember 16, 2007Text: Jeremiah 31:1-34
v. 33 “I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
Martin Luther used to have a saying: “Let God be God.” It sounds pretty obvious. Of course God is God. Who else would He be? Certainly it is true that [...]
Homily for 23rd Sunday After Trinity (today)
The is the sermon I preached today at Redeemer as our pastor was away.
Twenty-Third Sunday After TrinityNovember 11, 2007Text: Matthew 22:15-22
People say that the two topics you should never bring up in polite conversation are politics and religion because those are two topics about which most people have strong opinions. With another presidential election [...]
Chapel Sermon
Kramer ChapelOctober 8, 2007Text: Mark 11:12-14, 20-24
The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then [...]
Preaching to Future Preachers
Here is my seminary chapel homily from this morning:
Kramer Chapel HomilyAugust 2, 2007Text: Acts 26: 1-23
St. Paul was called before kings and governors to explain himself and defend his apostolic ministry. In so doing, he gives us a very nice summary of what a minister in God’s church is to be about.
He [...]
