Sermons from 2025

Sermons from 2025

Seventh Sermon after Pentecost

Good Shepherd sermon.  July 26 / 27, 2025.  Luke 11: 1-11                                         “Shamelessly Persistent” Pastor’s note: The following is the…

Sixth Sunday After Pentecost

Good Shepherd sermon.  July 20, 2025.  Luke 10: 38 – 42 “At the Feet of Jesus”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.     As I read Luke’s gospel text early in the week, my eyes closed a bit, visualizing Martha kind of scurrying around…

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

     Good Shepherd sermon.  July 13, 2025.  Luke 10: 25 – 37                       “Rendering Love Makes All Worthy”     Grace, mercy, and peace to you, from God, the Creator, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, thru…

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…

Day of Pentecost

As I was preparing for this morning’s message, I read several different commentaries on the passage from Acts. I participated in a Bible text study with a group of Lutheran pastors that meets weekly to share insight on the lectionary readings for the coming week. I read the passage several times and looked at the order of worship to get a feel for today’s worship setting.…

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…