Sermon – November 23rd, 2025 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Luke 23:39-43; Colossians 1:13-20 Theme: “2 – Why we live in Hope” Series: Certain Hope in an Uncertain World ________________________________________________________ Introduction – Thank you Kindergartners for this powerful reminder of our Hope in Christ, God is our super...

Text: Luke 21:29-36; 2 Thess 3:1-5; Mal 4:1-6 Theme: “1 – Why we leave in Hope” Series: Certain Hope in an Uncertain World ________________________________ Introduction – A pastor once shared with me a note he received from a person of his church that read: “Pastor, in previous years I often...

Sermon – November 2nd, 2025 Hope Lutheran Church, Port Coquitlam BC Text: Matthew 5:1-12; Revelation 7 Theme: “The Blessed” ___________________________ Introduction – All Saints’ Day is interesting because it pulls us in two different directions at once. We look backward, remembering those who have died in the faith — people...

Text: John 8:31-37 Theme: A place in us ­­­­­­­­_______________________ Intr – Reading the Chapter 8 of St. John as I prepared today’s sermon, I noticed something there that, in a sense, was new to me. And it is something that, in many ways, is heartbreaking. Jesus has just told the...

Text: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Psalm 121 Luke 18:1-8 Theme: Sound teaching ___________________________ Intr – No, it’s not the pastor’s snack time during the service—I just thought of using a donut I made as an illustration for today. (It’s actually a sandwich.) Is this not a donut? Don’t you believe me? But...