Sermons on 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…

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…

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…

Good Shepherd sermon. May 11, 2025. Psalm 23/John 10:11-18                                         “Our Wealth”     Great, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the…

Good Shepherd sermon.  May 4, 2025.  John 21. 1-19 “Feed My Sheep”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     Wow, simply, wow.  There is so much to unpack in these 19 verses that I think it’s unfair to those of us called to…

Good Shepherd sermon – Easter – 4.20.25  Luke 24. 1-12 “This IS the Day!”      Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit.  Amen.     At 1st Lutheran Church, in downtown Dayton, where I pastored for about seven years, had a worship…