“Who is the Church For?” – Acts 15   Epiphany 3 – January 21, 2018   Church Conventions Three months ago, delegates from across Canada met in Kitchener, Ontario for the Lutheran Church – Canada Convention. A couple of significant things happened there: we agreed on a new structure for our church body, and we […]

“The ‘P’ Word” – Acts 13-14   Epiphany 2 – January 14, 2018   Introduction a. Reviewing the Book of Acts In my series of sermons on the 100 Essential Bible passages, we have already heard from some stories from the Book of Acts. Last year we heard about these accounts from the first 10 […]

“Controlled by the Spirit” – Romans 8   The Baptism of our Lord – January 7, 2018   Introduction: What “controls” you? Who / What “controls” you? Kids / teens say mom & dad control them, make up rules, cramp their style. Some people are “controllers” – they have to get their way, they manipulate […]

“Yesterday, Today, Forever”- Misc. Texts   Christmas 1 – December 31, 2017     Yesterday Yesterday… The turning of the year always gives us the opportunity to look back on yesterday, doesn’t it? It gives us the chance to consider and to reflect upon what has happened during the past 365 yesterdays. When we do […]

“Christmas Special” – Luke 2 Christmas Day – December 25, 2017     Introduction: TV Christmas Specials Every year at Christmas the network TV channels will inevitably show some classic Christmas Specials.   I polled my TV critics (a.k.a. members of the small group that meets at our home), and asked them for the “moral […]