Sermons

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…

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…

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…

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…