Audio Version Old Testament Isaiah 50:4–9a Psalm Psalm 31:9–16 New Testament Philippians 2:5–11 Gospel Mark Mark 15:1–39 Jesus enters Jerusalem triumphantly. He is welcomed as the King of Israel. How quickly this all changes for Jesus, His disciples and subsequently for us as well. We wave our palms, shouting Hosanna in the highest. Next thing … [Read more…]
Audio Version 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 John 2:13–22 At the beginning of Lent, we were reminded of our mortality, with the application of the ashes, while hearing the words, from dust you came and to dust you shall return. Got to love our Christian religion, one that reminds us that we shall die and go into … [Read more…]
Audio Version Genesis 17:1–7, 15–16 Psalm 22:23–31 Romans 4:13–25 Mark 8:31–38 Control is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? When we are in control, we get to decide how things will be. We are no longer subject to the will of others. We decide when we want to get up, go to work or maybe not … [Read more…]
Audio Version Sunday, February 22, 2015 First Sunday of Lent Genesis 9:8–17 Psalm 25:1–10 1 Peter 3:18–22 Mark 1:9–15 I read the gospel this week and it struck me very starkly about Jesus being driven into the wilderness. When I read this, I had a sense of relief. That may seem a little strange; so … [Read more…]
Transfiguration Sunday, 2015 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 Peter is scared at what he witness upon the mountain. He speaks but the others say nothing. I wish I could say with all certainty that I would not be scared, if I were in the disciples’ shoes. Well maybe I … [Read more…]
Audio Version 1 Corinthians 9:16–23 Mark 1:29–39 Sickness, not being whole, comes in all forms. Our sins, keep us from being whole, as God intended. We cannot make ourselves whole. We are a broken people in need of healing. The greatest story every told, the gospel of Jesus Christ, tells us of how to be … [Read more…]
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, Year B Old Testament Deuteronomy 18:15–20 Psalm Psalm 111:1-10 New Testament 1 Corinthians 8:1–13 Gospel Mark 1:21–28[1] 11 … so by your knowledge this weak person … [Read more…]
Audio Version Jonah 3:1–5, 10 1 Corinthians 7:29–31 Mark 1:14–20 How do we respond to the calling for change? Many people do not like change and often, put up a fight or flight response to change. When God is calling us to change, do we look for the change to be a change in the … [Read more…]
Audio Version Wisdom of Solomon 6:17–20 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13 Put off today, what you can do tomorrow. Isn’t that what we do sometimes? Maybe some of us do this, a little more often than others. I am guilty of that, especially when it comes to school work or projects I just don’t have … [Read more…]
Sermon at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Cassville WI Audio Version Micah 3:4-12 Psalm 43:1-5 1 Thessalonians 2:9–13 Matthew 23:1–12 The Holy Gospel according to Matthew, the 23rd Chapter Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat (for us today this would be parallel to … [Read more…]