Text: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Theme: “For the sake of the Gospel” ___________________________ Intr – I was told the story of a Christian missionary who was walking on the street and saw people in cult-like religious institution working in something in their property; painting, if I remember it correctly. He then...
“Teaching with authority”/ Sermon for January 28th, 2024 / Epiphany 4 / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
Text: Mark 1:21-28 Theme: Teaching with Authority ___________________________ Intr – The online world offers us regularly tons of cards and banners bringing virtual wisdom for our lives, especially when it comes to picture-based social media websites. It goes from advice on health, to spirit, to sadness, to purpose…and so on....
“About fishing people”/ Sermon for January 21st, 2024 / Epiphany 3 / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
Text: Mark 1:14-20 Theme: About fishing people __________________________ Intr – Fishing is a once in a lifetime thing for me. That makes me no pro at the art of getting the fish out of the water straight to the bucket. But I have talked to somebody about the topic, and...
“Inclusively human”/ Sermon for January 14th, 2024 / Epiphany 2 / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
Texts: John 1.43-51; 1Corinthians 6.12-20; Psalm 139; 1Samuel 3.1-10 Theme: Inclusively human ___________________________ Intr – “It is a big problem for human life when it becomes exclusively human.” This is inspired in a comment of Charles Taylor in “A secular age”.[1] I don’t know if that is exclusive to our...
“Good content”/ Sermon for January 7th, 2024 / Epiphany 1 / Hope Lutheran Church, Rev. Lucas Andre Albrecht
Text: Romans 6:1-11 Theme: Good Content ___________________________ Intr – Dear friends in Christ, which one of these do you consider yourself capable of carrying with your own hands? _a 120lb flour bag; _a bag of potatoes with that same weight; _a 100l plastic garbage bag. I don’t know what your...