Sermons
December 23, 2018 – Luke 1:39-55
Luke 1:39-55 One Christian is No Christian 4th Sunday in Advent – December 23, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Why does Mary run “with haste” to Elizabeth when she finds out she is pregnant? We can only surmise she is scared. She has just discovered she is pregnant. She is as young as […]
December 16, 2018 – Luke 3:7-18
Luke 3:7-18 What Should We Do? Third Sunday of Advent – December 16, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB As I often say: if this is the good news, Luke, I sure don’t want to hear the bad news! John has whipped the people into a frenzy! The people want change! As I said […]
December 9, 2018 – Luke 3:1-6
Luke 3:1-6 Don’t Get in the Water with Someone Who Doesn’t Love You! Second Sunday of Advent – December 9, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Don’t get in the water with someone who doesn’t love you. This summer at the Canadian Lutheran Youth Gathering, Diana and the youth and I met Pastor […]
December 2, 2018 -I Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36
I Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 Lighting Candles and Doing our Duty First Sunday of Advent – December 2, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The Gospel this morning does not sound like good news. Jesus speaks of chaos and destruction. But Jesus does not assign responsibility of this destruction to God. Rather, he […]
November 25, 2018 (Reign of Christ) – John 18:33-37
John 18:33-37 The Reign of Truth in a Post-Truth World Reign of Christ – November 25, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The Christian writer Debie Thomas recently did a search for headlines that contain the word “truth.” Not surprisingly, I guess, she found that most of the results were pretty negative. Headlines […]
November 18, 2018 (140th Anniversary) – Hebrews 10:11-25; Mark 13:1-8
Hebrews 10:11-25; Mark 13:1-8 Encourage One Another – 140th Anniversary Sermon Lectionary 33B – November 18, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB People don’t live to 140. You know how we know this? Because when Nancy and Melinda and I went to Party Stuff and were looking for Napkins for our awesome 140th […]
November 11, 2018 (Remembrance Sunday) – Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17
Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Long Looked for Day of Peace Lectionary 32B [Remembrance Sunday] – November 11, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB We have a happy ending in the story of Ruth and Naomi today. Naomi and Ruth return to the land of Judah, both widowed, and both now without children. Their situation is […]
November 4, 2018 (All Saints) – Ruth 1:1-18
Ruth 1:1-18 God Works Through Saints All Saints Sunday [Lectionary 31B] – November 4, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Naomi and her husband Elimelech are forced to flee their home because of hunger. They go to the land of the enemy, to Moab, and there, among the enemy, Naomi finds a friend […]
October 21, 2018 – Hebrews 5:1-10
Hebrews 5:1-10 A Priesthood Forever – thanks, Melchizedek! Lectionary 29B – October 21, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I rarely preach on Hebrews – and I am guessing I am not alone. The notion of Jesus as priest is just so foreign to us. I mean, he never offers a sacrifice – […]
October 14, 2018 – Psalm 22
Psalm 22 The Absence of God Lectionary 28B – October 14, 2018 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The person who wrote the Psalm this morning is suffering. Various parts of his body show how he is suffering: his bones are visible, his mouth is dry, he has a parched tongue. His heart has […]
