Sermons
October 15, 2017 – Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14
Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 22:1-14 The God of Peace Will Be with You Lectionary 28A – October 15, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I’ve had it up to here with violence. We get served up by Matthew yet another parable of violence, a story, as commentator Debie Thomas says, that is harsh, hyperbolic, and […]
October 8, 2017 – Matthew 21:33-46
Matthew 21:33-46 Agents of Love Lectionary 27A – October 8, 2017 [Thanksgiving Sunday] First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The last time I preached on this I started like this: “This is a depressing parable.” That still holds up, I think. Nothing goes well and then everything ends in destruction. Great! Thanks, Jesus! Glad […]
October 1, 2017 – Matthew 21:23-32
Matthew 21:23-32 The Authority of Love Lectionary 26A – October 1, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I am so glad I didn’t get into conversations with Jesus, like the poor chief priests and the elders on that day long ago in the temple! Okay: I will set the scene for you – it […]
September 24, 2017 – Matthew 20:1-16
Matthew 20:1-16 Deserve’s Got Nothin’ to Do with It Lectionary 25A – September 24, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The labourers were all invited to a place in the vineyard. They were all invited by the landowner to come work and find a place. And whether they came late or whether they came […]
September 17, 2017 – Matthew 18:21-35
Matthew 18:21-35 To Forgive is Divine Lectionary 24A – September 17, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB 10,000 talents. Is that a lot? Is that a big debt? Let’s do some math. One talent is about equal to about 130 pounds of silver. Yes: one talent is worth 130 pounds of silver. It […]
September 10, 2017 – Romans 13:8-14
Romans 13:8-14 Urban Missionaries of Love – Or, What I did on Summer Vacation Lectionary 23A – September 10, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The title of this sermon is, “Urban Missionaries. Or, What I Did on Summer Vacation.” What did I do? Well, I went to a tiki convention in San […]
September 3, 2017 – Exodus 3:1-15
Exodus 3:1-15 Take off Your Shoes Lectionary 22 – September 3, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I went to Japan a couple of years ago, there were a few things that were hard to get used to. Some of the food was very different – delicious, but different. Different tastes […]
August 27, 2017 – Exodus 1:8 – 2:10
Exodus 1:8-2:10 Trusting God to Work Good through Our Good Lectionary 21A – August 27, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Everyone knows that God acted in a big dramatic showy way to save the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Cecil B. DeMille really played this up in his film The Ten Commandments, […]
August 20, 2017 – Genesis 45:1-15
Genesis 45:1-15 God’s Intentions for Good Lectionary 20A – August 20, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB While on holiday recently I was reminded of The Wizard of Oz, which I read many years ago with my son Theo. In the book, a schoolgirl from Kansas finds herself unwillingly placed in a land […]
July 23, 2017 – Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Love Will Save the World Lectionary 16 – July 23, 2017 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I went to the movies last week and saw Wonder Woman, which is great. Wonder Woman, whose given name is Diana, is the daughter of the Greek God Zeus, and was brought up by […]
