“The Good Brother” – Mark 10: 32-45 / March 17th, 2024 / Fifth Sunday in Lent / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

Text: Mark 10:32-45 Theme: The Good Brother (to Serve)[1] ___________________________ Intr – I don’t know how familiar you are with TV reality shows like “Big Brother”. If you’re not, here’s what it is in a nutshell: Different people live in a certain space  – in the case of BB, a...

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“God loves the world this way” – John 3:14-21; Numbers 21 / March 10th, 2024 / Fourth Third Sunday in Lent / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

Text: John 3:14-21 Theme: “God loves the world this way” ­­­­­­­­__________________________ Transcript of the sermon. Watch it: https://www.facebook.com/hopelcspoco/videos/385679654402288 (Starting at 30’10”) Intr – Dear friends in Christ, try to remember the last time you said or heard somebody saying to you: “I love you.” Try to remember; maybe this morning...

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“Stay foolish” – 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 / March 3rd, 2024 / Third Sunday in Lent / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Theme: “Stay foolish” SERMON NOTES Watch the full sermon: https://www.facebook.com/hopelcspoco/videos/1118290052928585 (Starting at 28’15”) ___________________________ Intr – “You are being a fool, everybody cheats to pass on exams, why wouldn’t you?” “You are being a fool; everybody is taking advantage of this financial possibility. I know it’s now...

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“True Hope for true suffering” – Romans 5:1-11 / February 25th, 2024 / Second Sunday in Lent / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht

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,...

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“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...

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