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Sermon Summary: February 15, 2015

Text Luke 18:31-43 and 1 Cor. 13:1-13 Two Types of Blindness In our gospel reading there are two types of blindness. One is quite easy for Jesus to reverse. “Receive your sight; your faith has made you well.” Jesus speaks, creation … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: February 8, 2015

Sermon Summary for The Second Sunday Before Lent: Luke 8:4-15 Do Not Say, “I’m Glad I’m Not The Rocky Soil” This is not a parable in which you are to ask, “Which type of soil am I?” Because, you dear … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: February 2, 2015

The Third Sunday Before Lent Staying Sensitive to Grace Dear Saints, It is very easy to become desensitized to things that we should be sensitive to.  Do you know what I mean by this?  We have this example when we’re … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: The Second Sunday after Epiphany, January 18, 2015

About the Text (John 2:1-11) Change.  It’s all over the place in our lives, in our world and in this text.  Now, we often think of change as something to be avoided, something uncertain.  But when we see this text, … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: The Epiphany of our Lord, January 11, 2015

Introduction and About the Text (Matthew 2:1-12)             Our Lord’s coming brings three responses and you see these three in this reading right here.  Faith – vs. 2.  Anger – vs. 3 and Herod.  Apathy – vs. 3 and Jerusalem.  … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: Christmas 2, January 4, 2014

Introduction and About the Text (Matthew 2:13-22) I’m not much of a planner of sorts.  I know others who are much better at planning things down to the minute detail.  And we all know how little our plans actually matter … Continue reading

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Sermon for Christmas 1: December 28, 2014

Children grow up, and they do it fast.  They are not meant to stay an infant forever.  They are not meant to toddle around all their life or be completely dependent upon mom and dad all their life.  There are … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: Advent 4, December 21, 2014

Introduction and About the Text             Most people like to talk about themselves, whether they admit it or not. There’s something ingrained about us that likes to hear our own voice and opinions.  You know this?  When someone is talking … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: Advent 3, 2014

From the Text (Isaiah 40:1-9) “Comfort, comfort, ye My people, Speak ye peace, thus saith our God.”  That’s from a beautiful hymn connected with this text.  Lovely tune.  It’s slow.  It’s calming.  It’s peaceful.  Life is busy and chaotic and … Continue reading

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Sermon Summary: Advent 1, 2014

From the Text (Romans 13:11-14)  Romans 13:11- Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you(A) to wake from sleep – Happy New Year.  Advent is the beginning of the Church year.  This year, we want to begin … Continue reading

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