Sermons by The Reverend Robert D. Swanson II

Sermons by The Reverend Robert D. Swanson II

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Good Shepherd sermon.  August 23/24, 2025  Luke 13. 10-17 “Our Liberating Lord”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.    There is a book of Jewish tradition from the late second century, called the Mishnah, where there is a list of…

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

Good Shepherd sermon.  August 17, 2025.  Luke 12. 49-56 “Forecasting the Truth?  Never”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     W-a-y back in the mid 1970’s, I was working at WGN Radio and TV, in Chicago; my first job out…

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Good Shepherd sermon.  August 9 / 10, 2025.  Luke 12. 32-40 “Being Prepared”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     So…what is the message Jesus is sharing with his disciples then, and us today?  Allow me to share two of…

Eighth Sermon after Pentecost

Good Shepherd sermon.  August 3, 2025.  Luke 12. 13-21. “Building Bridges or Barriers?”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen     I remember hearing a story of a grandfather talking with his grandson about what he did for a living – he was a…

The Holy Trinity

“Where Hope is Found”         Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     I hope all are doing well this morning, as we celebrate “Father’s Day” together.  A day when we celebrate many dads with a phrase not unlike this one…

Seventh Sunday of Easter

Good Shepherd sermon  June 1, 2025  John 17. 20 – 26 “Oneness”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     The next time you have a dollar bill in your hand, re-read – for the “umpteenth time” – the Latin words, “E…

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Good Shepherd Sermon: May 25, 2025.  John 14. 23-29 “Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord, and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     Of all the places you have traveled to, domestic or foreign, is there one place you have enjoyed the…

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Good Shepherd sermon  May 18, 2025  John 13. 31-35 “Love Like Me”     Grace, mercy, and peace, to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     Today’s passage is the beginning of what is known as “The Farewell Discourse in John’s gospel.”  But, it really…
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