Sermon – August 2nd, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 14:13-21 Theme: Wrapping our hearts around it _______________________ Introduction — (math puzzle)          What about that — did you figure out how I just read your mind? Seems impossible, and yet I just did it. I bet...

Sermon – July 26, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Matthew 13:44-52 Theme: “On treasure and Trust” ___________________________ Intr –  “Love people and use things; not the other way around.” We’ve all probably heard, or said, that before. It shows up in books, conversations, and social media quotes. And...

Sermon – July 19th, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 Theme: What is wheat ___________________________ Intr –  The parable of the wheat and the weeds is one of the few that Jesus not only tells us — which could give me plenty of room to...

Sermon – June 28th, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 10:34-42 Theme: “Confessing our position in His Name” ___________________________ Intr – How hard or how easy do you find it to take a position in your daily life? I guess you would say, “It depends.” And rightly...

Sermon – June 21st, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 10:5; 21-33 Theme: “Hated and loved by His Name” ___________________________ Intr – Here’s a new word for you in case you haven’t come across with it yet: contronym. The definition of contronym is: “a word that is...

Matthew 9:35-38 Theme: “Sheep with a Shepherd” ___________________________ Intr – Here’s one thing that stood out in the Gospel to me: as Jesus looked at the people, he says that they were “like sheep without a Shepherd.” How could Jesus say that? I mean, look at how many spiritual leaders...

Text: Matthew 9:9-13 Theme: “Conveying Jesus’ words” __________________________________________ Introduction – People will ask you questions about faith and spirituality. They can be easy, but they also can be hard, personal ones. Some of them may be fair, but there are times in which questions will feel less like curiosity and...