“A Happy Ending” – Genesis 45-50 Pentecost 15 – September 17, 2017 Introduction: Only one story? As I was thinking about my message for today, I remembered an article that was taken from the Fall 1995 issue of Tapestry, the magazine of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League. The article was actually written by Paul […]
“Mind Games” – Genesis 42-44 Pentecost 14 – September 10, 2017 Introduction: Joseph… where we’ve been In our exploration of the 50 essential stories from the Old Testament of the Bible, we have been dealing with Joseph for a couple of Sundays already. Let me remind you of where we’ve been: Joseph, was […]
“No Fair” – Genesis 39-41 Pentecost 12 – August 27, 2017 Introduction: Life’s Not Fair Most decent human beings have a sense of sensibility and fairness in life. That’s been the topic of some recent conversations I have had with others, not being able to understand people who – for no good reason – […]
Family Feud” – Genesis 37 Pentecost 11 – August 20, 2017 Introduction: Family Feud Family Feud is an American television game show where two families compete to name the most popular responses to survey questions in order to win cash and prizes. One member of each family squares off against the other to answer a question […]
“True Reconciliation” – Genesis 32 – 33 Pentecost 10 – August 13, 2017 Introduction: Family Discord Because sin is so pervasive, it’s doubtful that even one family has avoided family discord. No matter how hard the parents have tried, no matter how loving they have been in raising their children, no matter how […]
“Analyze This!” – Genesis 27-28 Pentecost 9 – August 6, 2017 Introduction: A Perfect Family? In the 1950’s, this is what the perfect family looked like: a working, well-dressed dad, who comes home for dinner with his family every night; a stay-at-home mom who cooks pot roast and potatoes and gravy for her […]
“Strange But True” – Genesis 22 Pentecost 8 – July 30, 2017 Introduction Today we are drawing the Bible’s story of Abraham to a close. We heard a couple of Sundays ago, in Genesis 12, that God called Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans to a new land – the land of Canaan […]