Archive for November, 2016
November 27, 2016 – Matthew 24:36-44
Matthew 24:36-44 Like a Thief First Sunday of Advent – November 27, 2016 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB It’s getting to be Christmas. And that can only mean one thing: many of us will be watching Home Alone sometime soon! The holiday classic came out 26 years ago and yet many people just […]
November 20, 2016 (Christ the King) – Colossians 1:1-11; Luke 23:33-43
Colossians 1:1-11; Luke 23:33-43 Beautiful Saviour Christ the King – Lectionary 34 – November 20, 2016 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Last week Michael Scholz was telling me about a conversation he had with his three year old Evelyn. She wanted to know what people meant by “beautiful,” why were people always saying “beautiful.” […]
November 13, 2016 – Luke 21:5-19
Luke 21:5-19 The End Lectionary 33C – November 13, 2016 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The temple was all about Herod. During Jesus lifetime the temple in Jerusalem had been renovated. King Herod, Rome’s local puppet ruler, went nuts making the temple as grandiose as possible. A thousand years earlier, God did not […]
November 6, 2016 – Luke 20:27-38
Luke 20:27-38 The Living and the Dead Alive to God All Saints Sunday –Lectionary 32 – November 6, 2016 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The Sadducees come to Jesus with a question about resurrection and what life will be like in the resurrection. This is not a sincere question, right? They are trying […]
October 30, 2016 – Luke 19:1-10
Lectionary 31C – Luke 19:1-10 Re-formed and Re-blessed Reformation Sunday/Lectionary 31C – October 30, 2016 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I was on the plane coming back from Vernon last week a very interesting thing happened to me. On the flight from Kelowna to Calgary a middle aged woman was sitting next […]
