Sermons
June 21, 2020 – Matthew 10:24-39
Matthew 10:24-39 Not Peace? But a Sword? Lectionary 12A – June 21, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. This is always a very surprising thing to hear Jesus say! Even though we understand that he is speaking metaphorically when it comes to the sword, […]
June 14, 2020 – Matthew 9:35-10:23
Matthew 9:35-10:23 Making God Credible in the World Lectionary 11A – June 14, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When we say that Jesus was “God incarnate” or “God in the flesh,” what are we really saying? We are saying that Jesus made the love of the Triune God visible, and real, and […]
June 7, 2020 (The Holy Trinity) – Matthew 28:16-20
Matthew 28:16-20 On the Edge of a Diverse, Loving World with the Trinity The Holy Trinity – June 7, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB As if we needed it, this past week we have been given a forceful reminder that we live in a diverse world. In fact, the day I write […]
May 31, 2020 (Day of Pentecost) – John 20:19-23
John 20:19-23 John’s Pentecost Day of Pentecost – May 31, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Has the boredom set in yet? The boredom of our lives’ restrictions? The boredom of the sameness of days? It could be monotony and routine that is getting to you, even if you are trying to work […]
May 24, 2020 – John 17:1-11
John 17:1-11 Protected for Unity 7th Sunday of Easter – May 24, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB We are once again in that amazing part of John’s Gospel on the night before Jesus’ death. Jesus has told his disciples he is going away. He has had a last meal with them. He has […]
May 17, 2020 – John 14:15-21
John 14:15-21 Love Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 17, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB When I lived in Vancouver there was an Italian restaurant downtown we used to go to. It was old school! On the weekends, at about 7:30 or so, the owner would pick up a microphone and do […]
May 10, 2020 – John 14:1-14
John 14:1-14 A Place and a Mission 5th Sunday of Easter – May 10, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Just before our reading begins, Jesus has finished his last supper with his disciples He has washed their feet. He has given them a new commandment – to simply love one another. And now […]
May 3, 2020 – John 10:1-10
John 10:1-10 The Shepherd Gives Life 4th Sunday of Easter – May 3, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB The 4th Sunday of Easter is often called Good Shepherd Sunday. This chapter in John’s Gospel develops this image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. In all three years of the lectionary cycle we hear, […]
April 26, 2020 – Luke 24:13-35
Luke 24:13-35 One Chapter in God’s Big Story Third Sunday of Easter – April 26, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB Many people I have spoken with recently have told me their experiences of how their worlds have shrunk in the last month. Our freedom has shrunk, our finances have shrunk, our social gathering […]
April 19, 2020 – John 20:19-31
John 20:19-31 Growing in Faith with Thomas Second Sunday of Easter – April 19, 2020 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB I love the resurrection stories about the risen Jesus. And one of many fascinating things about them is that none of them are repeated in any of the Gospels. They are all different and […]
