Archive for November, 2021
November 28,2021 – Luke 21:25-36
Luke 21:25-36 Into Trouble Comes the Son of Humanity First Sunday of Advent – November 28, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Well, one thing you can say for Jesus: he doesn’t sugarcoat things. Hahahah! He sees things as they are – which to my mind makes him very trustworthy. There are at least […]
November 21, 2021 – Revelation 1:4b-8
Revelation 1:4b-8 Making us The Best Christ the King/Reign of Christ – November 21, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB As we have had a couple of weddings lately here is a story about a wedding. A young woman had two suitors for her affections. Each had asked her to marry him. So she talked […]
November 14, 2021 – Daniel 12:1-3
Daniel 12:1-3 In the Boat with Michael Lectionary 33B – November 14, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I was a kid, my Dad always sang to me, “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore.” It seemed kind of corn. I don’t really know why he always sang it to me – except that my […]
November 7, 2021- Mark 12:38-44
Mark 12:38-44 Persevering in Love Lectionary 32B – All Saints Sunday – November 7, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB “We are never not in communion with the saints, and they with us.” Today we are remembering and giving thanks for the saints. The saints are not – and were not – perfect. But […]
October 31, 2021 – Mark 12:28-34
Mark 12:28-34 Love God. Love Neighbour. Reform. Repeat. Reformation Sunday – Lectionary 31B – October 31, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg all those years ago, he was concerned about the well-being of everyday church members. He […]
October 24, 2021- Mark 10:46-52
Mark 10:46-52 The Power of Encouragement Lectionary 30B – October 24, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB This is the only time in Mark’s Gospel Jesus is caught standing still. There is basically nothing that will stop Jesus in his tracks. Nothing. So why does Mark tell us today that Jesus stood perfectly still? […]
October 17, 2021- Mark 10:35-45; Psalm 91
Mark 10:35-45; Psalm 91 God as God Is Lectionary 29B – October 17, 2021 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB One of the very first sermons I preached was on this passage in Mark exactly 21 years ago. Then – I never preached on it again! Hahahah! Avoided it like the plague. I have no […]
