Sermon – May 17th, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: 1 Peter 5:5-11 Theme: “Humble yourselves” ___________________________ Intr – The name Manfred Von Richthofen perhaps doesn’t ring a bell for most of us, but his nickname may be well known: “The Red Baron.” Red was the color of...
Sermon – May 03, 2026 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: John 14.1-12 Theme: The House of my Father – Permanent Residence ___________________________ Intr – In February 2017, my family and I became Canadian residents. But one word needed to be added to “residents” back then: temporary. From time...
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...
