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Gospel Text: Matt 25:32-46 I hate to say it, but this is an example of decent sermon prep that lacked editing and carry-through. At least 1 point two many. About a page and a half too long. And missing a story element. Although I do have to add that I’m amazed . . . → Read More: Last Judgements Sermon Text: Matt 5:6, Rev 6:10, Rev 7:9, Lord’s Prayer, Apostles Creed, All Saints Day A Lutherans we are trained to think in terms of paradoxes in tension. Here is what I mean by that. The big tension paradox is law and gospel. The law kills, yet is necessary to show . . . → Read More: The Communion of Saints I’m a long time basketball fan, although I usually like the NCAA better than the NBA. But somewhere close is an image of LeBron James after the game 6 loss. The Miami Heat were put together with one idea in mind – glory. They were built to win. Yet they lost. . . . → Read More: Cross and Glory Text: 1 Tim 2:1-4, Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation I hope you didn’t mind the reading from Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation. It’s a little longer than normal and not biblical, but if you have never read it, it is a short classic and an amazing document of vision. Full Text Let me just say two things about this sermon: 1) I really hate it as a sermon. I think it misses the audience, doesn’t point to Christ enough, lacks a real solid textual foundation and doesn’t have the unity of message it should have. 2) I think some of the parts of it . . . → Read More: All Saints – Two Calendars telling a story A quick note – I’ve been a slacker about writing most of this summer. It has been a summer full – full of joys and of sorrows. I intend to get back to a 3 – 4 day a week cycle God willing. Text: Mark 13:28-37 Maybe it is a psychological thing, my good daughter Anna . . . → Read More: The turn to fall, the fig and the command to Watch! Full Text I’ve heard it from at least two preachers who I really admire for their wisdom and their craft that “all good sermons are first preached at the preacher.” The main point is that if the preacher himself doesn’t need it or resonate with the message he is delivering it probably can’t be a good . . . → Read More: Sermon – Sept 6, 2008 – “In my flesh, I will see God” Text: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Paul makes complete sense, and then he doesn’t. In some ways it is easy to understand Peter when he said of Paul in 2 Peter 3:15-16 – “His letters contain some things that are hard to understand…” The daily readings have been taking us through 2 Corinthians, and I’ve ignored them here . . . → Read More: 2nd Corinthians, Visions and Thorns Full Text The OT text for the day was Isaiah 6:1-8 but I lengthened it to Isaiah 6:1-13. Anything less felt like taking stuff out of context. When you read the rest of that passage the first reaction is, “How did that get in there?” But without the rest you don’t get the gospel. Without . . . → Read More: Trinity Sunday – “Here I Am, Send me”  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  cross, glory, grace, Isaiah, Sermons  Israel, mission, tough texts Full Text There is an entryway question – who do you say that I am? Jesus asks that of the disciples. There is really only one answer that starts the journey, Peter’s answer. You are the Christ! But what does that mean? Jesus defines it in terms of A Cross Shaped Door. . . . → Read More: A Cross Shaped Door – Mark 8:27-38 |
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