Sermon – April 19th, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Luke 24; Acts 2.42-47; 1 Peter 1:17-25 Theme: “Phobia, Fear and Faith” ___________________________ Intr – Phobos tou Theou — the fear of the Lord. Phobos, fear, is a word that appears in the epistle today, and also in...
Sermon – April 12th, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: John 20:19-31 Theme: “After” ___________________________ Intr – We are in the second Sunday after Easter Sunday — also called the Second Sunday of Easter. We are past the episodes of Holy Week. After. There are many “afters” in...
Sermon – March 22nd, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Romans 8:1-8; John 11 Theme: “A pleasant life” ____________________________ Intr – In my sermon today I decided I wanted to please you all. I made my best guess — here’s what I came up with: A broom — for...
by Pastor Lucas Albrecht What Is Bill C-9? Bill C-9 — officially the Combatting Hate Act — is a federal proposal to amend Canada’s Criminal Code regarding hate speech and hate crimes. The original intention of the Bill is to be protective, as some of its goals are to...
Sermon – March 15th, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC John 9; Ephesians 5:8-14 Theme: “A wake-up call” __________________________ Introduction – (Gets a mug and a thermos with hot water) If you don’t like coffee, what I have here will change your life. I found a way that you...