• “Hope”/ December 3rd, 2023 – Hope Lutheran Church

    Text: 1 Corinthians 1.1-9; Mark 11.1-10 Theme: “Hope” ___________________________ Intr- I have in my hands an old book, and I wanted to ask you: how much do you think it is worth? Answers may vary here, but I don’t think I would get, say, a thousand dollars for it, right?...

  • “The end”/ November 26th, 2023 – Hope Lutheran Church

    Text: Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Theme: “The End” ___________________________ Intr-  For the illustration today I will just assume that all of you like to watch movies, whether as a cinephile, a once in a while movie goer or everything in between. When you watch movies you probably get excited...

  • “The talents”/ November 19th, 2023 – Hope Lutheran Church

    Sermon – November 19th, 2023 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Theme: “The Talents” ___________________________ Intr – Dear friends, I have an assignment for you today. Take the Church bulletin you have with you (the assignment is to think ways of improving the communication process of the...

  • “Oil for daily life”/ November 5th, 2023 – Hope Lutheran Church

    Sermon – November 12th, 2023 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 25:1-13; 1 Thessalonians 4 Theme: “The Oil for daily life” ___________________________ Intr – Out of 10 virgins, 5 didn’t make it to the wedding feast; they were left out. Why did that happen, since it seems that...

  • “Life before and after death”/ November 5th, 2023 – All Saints Day observed

    Sermon – November 5th, 2023 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 5:1-12; 1 John 3:1-3; Revelation 7 Theme: “Life before and after death” ___________________________ Intr – If you would make a list of forbidden topics for daily life conversations, where would you start? – politics? / -Sports /...