“Dual Citizenship”- Matthew 22:15-22 Pentecost 19 – October 15, 2017     Taxes and tax-collectors People in Jesus’ day didn’t like to pay taxes any more than we do, maybe even less so, because their taxes were given in support of their hated Roman conquerors. That’s why people like Zacchaeus were scorned. He was looked […]

“Baptized!” – John 3:1-6 Pentecost 18 – October 8, 2017   A miracle for Naaman Naaman, the Syrian commander, was a highly respected military leader and had the respect of his king. But he had something else too—the dreaded and incurable skin disease of leprosy. To protect others from the highly contagious disease, Naaman would […]

“The Word Did Everything”- John 1:1-5,14 Pentecost 17 – October 1, 2017     Introduction: Ineffective words “If I’ve told you once, I’ve told you a thousand times.”   Have you ever used that phrase? Sure you have. Anyone that has kids has probably used that phrase… well, a thousand times. Has anyone ever said […]

“What Are You Doing?” – Exodus 1 & 2 Pentecost 16 – September 24, 2017     Introduction: Transition Remind… E100. As we make the transition from the Old Testament book of Genesis to the book of Exodus, we also find ourselves making a significant transition in the storyline of God’s people. Genesis took us […]

“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 […]