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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 This post from Scot McKnight strikes at a theological nerve. It is the latest and most clear in an grouping of posts. First the caveats. McKnight is a big-tent evangelical. He has a new book to sell. My sympathies lie with McKnight’s general bent. Last caveat – Luther said a lot of . . . → Read More: It’s about the gospel… Sermon Text: Matthew 22:34-46 The text is the last in a sequence of questions that the various leaders of the Jews in Jerusalem were quizzing Jesus with. In the Synoptics (Matt, Mark and Luke) Jesus is only in Jerusalem once, and the leaders are testing him. Finding out where he falls. . . . → Read More: What do you think about the Christ? Sermon Texts: Isaiah 45:1-7 and Matthew 22:15-22 First, I love it when the Children’s Choir signs. You can hear them on the Podcast well directed and taught by Mrs. Kristin Bayer who is a wonderful sax player and teacher. (I hope she doesn’t mind the plug.) The simplicity of the songs . . . → Read More: Say you want a revolution… This is a link to post #1 in this series. The texts we will discuss below: Matt 25:14-30 and Luke 19:12-27 I wanted to look at the parables of the talents in regards to stewardship first, and I put them both on, because I think they help each other. The Matthew form is probably the most familiar. . . . → Read More: Stewardship 2: The Importance and Return to Faithfulness Full Text of Sermon Text: Matt 22:1-13, Philippians 4:4-13 In the human economy there can only be one Steve Jobs. If everyone took Steve Jobs’ advice the world would be a pretty miserable place pretty quickly. That doesn’t mean he wasn’t inspiring. It also points to the problem with how we look at the world . . . → Read More: Steve Jobs, iPod Touch, Wedding Clothes and St. Paul Full Text of Sermon This is sermon is one of those all or nothing affairs. Its football season, so I’ll use a football analogy. Sometimes you are handing the ball to the running back on a dive play. Its going to get roughly 3 yards and move the chains. Most sermons move the . . . → Read More: By what authority…? Full Text of Sermon The toughest part about grace to me is its timespan. Grace comes daily. Grace comes hourly. As the spiritual goes – “I need thee every hour.” Grace is like manna, you can’t store it up. It falls and you collect it and if you try and hold on it . . . → Read More: The Kingdom of Heaven is like this… Full Text It is not really fair to make fun of the disciples. We are at a great advantage. We know the full story and we have the Spirit. (Yes, Pentecost means something). And I’m sure I’m bulldozing over huge cultural difference, but I just kinda think that human nature never changes. . . . → Read More: Where’s the leader? |
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