Text: Romans 5:1-11 Theme: True Hope for true suffering Watch the sermon: https://www.facebook.com/hopelcspoco/videos/1125644702209818 (Starting at 31’30”) ___________________________________ Intr – Two friends were at the coffee shop on a Friday afternoon and the one who was a Christian didn’t seem to feel well. She had undergone so much distress in months,...
“Redemption” – Mark 1:9-15 / February 18th, 2024 / First Sunday in Lent / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
Text: Mark 1:9-15 Theme: Redemption ___________________________ Intr – Mark opens his Gospel by reporting Jesus and the beginning of His mission with a short and powerful sentence: “Repent and believe the Gospel”. Redemption. Forgiveness. Gospel. The most precious gift that Christianity has received and has to to offer to...
“Will you lay down your life for me?”/ Sermon for February 14th, 2024 / Ash Wednesday / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
John 13:36-38 Theme: “Will you lay down your life for me?” ___________________________ Intr – The Sermon text for today is from John’s Gospel. But I’d like to mention another John first. “John McClamrock was an achingly good-looking kid who bagged groceries at Tom Thumb and cruised Forest Lane on weekends...
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Theme: “For the sake of the Gospel” ___________________________ Intr – I was told the story of a Christian missionary who was walking on the street and saw people in cult-like religious institution working in something in their property; painting, if I remember it correctly. He then...
“Teaching with authority”/ Sermon for January 28th, 2024 / Epiphany 4 / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
Text: Mark 1:21-28 Theme: Teaching with Authority ___________________________ Intr – The online world offers us regularly tons of cards and banners bringing virtual wisdom for our lives, especially when it comes to picture-based social media websites. It goes from advice on health, to spirit, to sadness, to purpose…and so on....