Category Archives: Pentecost Sermons

Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Date: Last Sunday of the Church Year + Proper 29 + 11/20/11 On the Last Sunday of the Church Year we are interested in “the bottom line,” the answer to the question, “what’s it all about?” It is another way to ask about… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Date: Pentecost XXII + Proper 28 + 11/13/11 It is the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, the next-to-last Sunday of the Church Year. As you would expect, therefore, the lectionary readings have become particularly urgent conce… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 25:14-30 Date: Pentecost XXII + Proper 28 + 11/13/11 It is the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, the next-to-last Sunday of the Church Year. As you would expect, therefore, the lectionary readings have become particularly urgent conce… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 22:34-46 Date: Pentecost XIX + Proper 25 + 10/23/11 The chief priests and elders of the people and the parties of the Pharisees and Sadducees all quizzed Jesus and tried to catch him in His talk. In this last week of His earthly life, aft… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 22:15-22 Date: Pentecost XVIII + Proper 24 + 10/23/11 We are definitely on the threshold of the ending of another liturgical year, the completion of the Church’s telling of the story, the Good News, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who He is… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 22:1-14 Date: Pentecost XVII + Proper 23 + 10/9/11 Somebody rewrote the book on etiquette. I never remember being told, I only discovered by observation and then asking someone about it. Since when has it been common practice, even expect… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 21:33-46 Date: Pentecost XVI + Proper 22 + 10/2/11 In the last week of our Lord’s earthly ministry, Holy Week, leading up to His foremost goal to be the all-sufficient sacrifice for the sin of the world upon the cross, the chief priests… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 21:23-27 Date: Pentecost XV + Proper 21 + 9/25/11 Lawyers know that in court you never ask a question unless you know the answer ahead of time. Politicians, on the other hand, are expert in “spin.” I’ve always said I could never be … Continue reading →

Text: Luke 10:23-37 Date: Trinity XIII + One Year Lectionary + 9/18/11 Occasion: Barry Blomquist 40th Anniversary Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grand Rapids, MI I don’t know if you’ve noticed Mr. Blomquist’s eye glasses. They are rather heavy…thi… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Date: Pentecost XIII + Proper 19 + 9/11/11 What a terrible choice of scripture to be read on this day, don’t you agree? this day on which we commemorate the tenth anniversary of the evil attacks of our enemies on the United Sta… Continue reading →