Archive for March, 2020
March 22, 2020 – I Samuel 16:1-13
I Samuel 16:1-13 Grieve no Longer, I Will Provide 4th Sunday in Lent – March 22, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Samuel is grieving. Samuel was the prophet entrusted with anointing Israel’s first king. Samuel is sometimes called the “king-maker.” He anointed Saul as Israel’s first king and had high hopes for him. […]
March 15, 2020 – Exodus 17:1-7, John 4:5-42
Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:5-42 Faith and COVID-19 Third Sunday in Lent – March 15, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Like the NHL, Lent at the Movies is on hiatus this week. I want to take an opportunity to address something that is unprecedented in our lifetimes, the COVID-19 pandemic. I am dismayed […]
March 8, 2020 – John 3:1-17
John 3:1-17 Being Born . . . Anew – Lent at the Movies II Second Sunday in Lent – March 8, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Once upon a time, somebody saw something in you. Maybe it was something you didn’t see in yourself. Goodness. Kindness. Compassion. Trustworthiness. Maybe it was a long […]
March 1, 2020 – Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19; Matthew 4:1-11 More – Lent at the Movies I: The Rise of Skywalker First Sunday in Lent – March 2, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The wilderness is a place where the Israelites were sent to school long ago. It’s in the wilderness that the people learned that […]
February 26, 2020 (Ash Wednesday) – Genesis 3:1-24; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Genesis 3:1-24; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 From Death to Life Ash Wednesday – February 26, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Every year I get to make the ashes for the Ash Wednesday service. It is one of the weirdest things I do as a pastor. I take last year’s palm leaves from Palm Sunday […]
February 23, 2020 – Matthew 17:1-9
Matthew 17:1-9 Jesus on the Mountain, Jesus in the Valley Transfiguration of our Lord – February 23, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB An amazing thing happens on the mountain. Jesus begins to shine, brightly, burningly, magnificently. On the mountain, Jesus is fully revealed for who he really is: God, in the flesh. Fully […]
February 16, 2020 – Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Choosing Life Sixth Sunday after Epiphany – February 16, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The good news is that according to Deuteronomy, you have a choice: Choose life! The bad news is that according to Deuteronomy, you have a choice: Choose life! Choose life, says God through Moses today. Choose life. […]
