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Sermon Text: Luke 1:26-38 I’m not sure why but Advent 4 (Mary’s week in the lectionary) and Thanksgiving are probably the two occasions that I almost always feel real good about the sermon. On firm Lutheran grounding I’d just say that they are opportunities to proclaim a very clear gospel. In my . . . → Read More: Standby by for some Announcements… First post in series. Ask yourself what is the summary or shorthand for the gospel. Go ahead, think for a second, what is the gospel…… That is good news. It is gospel. But is it the full gospel or even a good summary? If . . . → Read More: Sin, death and the power of the Devil – post 2 Full Text The office of the Keys is all about who has the authority, responsibility and accountability to forgive and bind sins. The good news in Lutheran doctrine is that Christ himself rules the kingdom of the gospel. If sins are forgiven here, they have already been forgiven in heaven. Heaven acts first. . . . → Read More: The Office of the Keys Full Text Having lived in Missouri for a while I can say I was a “show me” state resident. We have that vague “show me” attitude about a lot of things. We naively think that if I see it or experience it I know what it means…I’ve got a fact. But that really is . . . → Read More: What does this mean? . . . → Read More: Sermon – Mark 6:1-13 – “Scandalized by the form…” Full Text On reflection this might have been a better sermon for Trinity Sunday, but the text was John 15:25-26 and John 16:4-15 and that came up on Pentecost. The core statement is that we moderns just don’t biblically undertand the Spirit or the personhood of God. We push Father, Son and Spirit together into . . . → Read More: Pentecost Sermon – “The Half-Known God” |
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