New Sermon Postings Have Been Temporarily Suspended

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

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5th Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, July 17th, 2011

Last week I spoke about weediness. Being soil that was a bit weedy. And this week, the parable takes it a step farther. Now we are being compared to the weeds themselves, or perhaps the wheat.

Then again, maybe it is both. Just as we could be weedy, rocky, shallow, and good soil, so too can we be weedy and wheaty.

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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

Sunday, July 10th, 2011

I believe most of you are familiar with the parable of the sower. These different kinds of soil that the seed falls on. Then Jesus’ interpretation of this parable that explains the seed is the word of God and describing how certain people respond to it.

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2nd Sunday after Pentecost-Year A

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

That’s a lot of welcomes… but it just starts me thinking about ministry and what ministry looks like. Trying to define ministry is a fairly difficult thing. As part of the orientation for all staff at St. John’s Lutheran Ministries, we discuss how everyone is a minister in whatever they do. Ministry is not limited to the small pastoral care team at St. John’s. Ministry belongs in the hands of every single person on that campus. And of course, this idea is not limited to St. John’s or any particular business. It is a deep Christian belief.

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The Holy Trinity – June 19th, 2011 – Year A

Sunday, June 19th, 2011

It seems fitting that we read the very end of Matthew’s gospel on a week that when goodbyes are thick in the air. And with these final words from Jesus to his disciples, we get more parting words. Jesus’ words here answer the disciples’ unspoken question, “What do we do now?” And some of us are asking the same question.

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