Text: John 8:31-37 Theme: A place in us _______________________ Intr – Reading the Chapter 8 of St. John as I prepared today’s sermon, I noticed something there that, in a sense, was new to me. And it is something that, in many ways, is heartbreaking. Jesus has just told the...
Text: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Psalm 121 Luke 18:1-8 Theme: Sound teaching ___________________________ Intr – No, it’s not the pastor’s snack time during the service—I just thought of using a donut I made as an illustration for today. (It’s actually a sandwich.) Is this not a donut? Don’t you believe me? But...
Sermon – October 12th, 2025 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Luke 17:11-19 Theme: Thankfully standing firm ___________________________ Intr – Thanksgiving Day usually reminds us of saying thank you to God for our house, food, family, harvest, nature, our job, health, etc… When we hear today’s Gospel, the...
Text: Luke 17:1-10 Theme: “Increase our faith!” ___________________________ Intr – What is the rarest creature on the planet? Perhaps a turtle, a bird, an insect? Biologists and other professionals work every day to identify species at risk and to preserve them. But I think the rarest creature on the planet...