“Identity in Jesus”, Luke 24:36-49/1 John 3:1-7 / April 14th, 2024 / Third Sunday of Easter / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

Text: Luke 24:36-49, 1 John 3:1-7 Theme: Identity in Jesus Edited transcript[1] ____________________________ Intro – Dear friends in Christ, what is your “story of everything”? What is the story arc that explains life as you know it and  as you live it? I borrowed this concept from Professor Okamoto(Concordia Seminary,...

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” words from the Word”, John 20:19-31 / April 7th, 2024 / Second Sunday of Easter / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

  Text: John 20:19-31 Theme: Words from the Word ___________________________ Watch the full sermon here   Intro – Are you familiar with the 7/38/55 rule for interpersonal Communication? If you Google it, you’ll find plenty of sources referring to it as the Mehrabian rule, which goes like this: interpersonal communication...

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“The empty Tomb” Mark 16:1-8 / March 31st, 2024 / Easter Sunday / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

Text: Mark 16:1-8 Theme: The Empty Tomb (Series: 7 places, One story) Sermon Tran ___________________________ SERMON TRANSCRIPT (Watch it here) Intr – My friends in Christ, there’s a story about Good Friday, late afternoon.(It’s extra biblical, please don’t accuse me of heresy.) It’s a tale about Joseph of Arimathea coming...

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“The Upper Room” – Mark 14:12-26/ March 28th, 2024 / Maundy Thursday / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

Text: Mark 14:12-26 Theme: The Upper Room (Series: 7 places, 1 Story) ___________________________ Intr – Your life, my life, they happen in places. So many places. Private and public places. The places you’ve been, the place you are right now. The places you don’t want to remember, the places you...

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