Sermons on Lent/Cuaresma (Page 4)
Reckless Faith: Lent 5
Fifth Sunday in Lent: April 7, 2019 Year C, Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:8-14; John 12:1-8 At the time of this posting, there was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. John tells us a rather intriguing story in today’s story, indeed a bit of a scandalous story in today’s gospel. Jesus has stopped by the home of Lazarus before entering Jerusalem for the last time. The Passover is near. When Jesus arrives there in Bethany, his…
In God’s Kingdom, The Law Is Grace: Lent 4
Fourth Sunday in Lent: March 31, 2019 Year C, Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 This was a joint service held at St. Andrew’s. There was no recording of this sermon. The text is below. “There was a man who had two sons.” That begins one of the most memorable and famous stories in the New Testament, a story commonly called “The Prodigal Son”, or the Prodigal Son and His Brother”. The younger son demanded his…
We Are Standing On Holy Ground: Lent 3
Third Sunday in Lent: March 24, 2019 Year C, Exodus 3:1-15; Psalm 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; Luke 13:1-9 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. Growing up I watched a lot of TV. One of the programs was the Rifleman. I alternately liked it and was scared of it because of the opening scene with the gunfire. There are times even now, I’ll still watch the Rifleman when I find it on a station. I don’t really know why, but…
God Always Comes To Meet Us: Community Lenten Service
Community Lenten Service March 19, 2019 Year C, Matthew 1:18-25 No recording available. This sermon was delivered at the Woodstock United Methodist Church. 18Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20But just…
Our Hope Is With Jesus: Lent 2
SEcond Sunday in Lent: March 17, 2019 Year C, Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 CLICK HERE to listen to the sermon. On this second Sunday in Lent, we hear in our gospel about Christ’s journey to Jerusalem is about as far apart in terms of time as you can get at least in the Gospel of Luke. We’ve jumped more than nine chapters in the Gospel of Luke, taking us from the very beginning of Jesus’…
Invitation To A Holy Lent: Lent 1
First Sunday in Lent: March 10, 2019 Year C, Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-3 No recording available for this sermon. Today’s Gospel passage begins with what seems to be paradox or contradiction. Luke tells us that Jesus is full of the Holy Spirit, but he is led into the emptiness or nothingness of the wilderness. Simultaneous fullness and emptiness. This seems to be irreconcilable – how can there be fullness and emptiness at the same time? Yet, stories…
Touch me and see: Easter 3
Third Sunday In Easter, April 15, 2018 3 Easter, Year B: Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3:1-7, Luke 24:36b-48 CLICK HERE to listen to recorded sermon. Here we are in the third week of Easter and Jesus is showing himself to the disciples to be very real, to be the risen, embodied Christ. “Touch me and see”, says Christ. It’s almost as if it’s a direct response to Thomas’ request in last week’s gospel to be able to touch…
Jesus came for everyone: Lent 5
Fifth SUNDAY in lent, March 18, 2018 5 Easter, Year B: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-13; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 CLICK HERE to listen to recorded sermon. This is Jesus’ final public speech. To all who were present, the Greeks, his disciples and the crowd, Jesus explained why he must die and what would happen after his glorification. It is Passover; Jerusalem is full of people who had gathered to celebrate the festival. Among those were Greeks who were probably “God-Fearers”. Those were…
God’s Love…God’s Way: Lent 4
Fourth SUNDAY In Lent, March 11, 2018 Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, John 3:14-21 CLICK HERE to listen to recorded sermon. As we journey though Lent, it’s important to remember that the significance of God in our lives, the significance of Jesus Christ, is God’s overwhelming love for us and God’s overwhelming mercy. Often in church we can get wrapped up in the minutiae and it’s easy to forget that salvation is and has been God’s message…
How are we called to do God’s business? Lent 3
Third SUNDAY Of Lent, March 4, 2018 Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 CLICK HERE to listen to recorded sermon. I suspect you might all agree with me that this is one of the most striking passages in the Gospels. It shows Jesus on the verge of violence as he drives the money changers out of the temple. It is a blow struck at the heart of his religious tradition. It is a powerful memory when you consider…
Jesus’s choice is our choice – Lent 2
Second SUNDAY Of Lent, February 25, 2018 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Psalm 22:22-30, Romans 4:13-25, Mark 8:31-38 CLICK HERE to listen to recorded sermon. Perhaps it’s a bit irreverent, but I have this mental picture of the disciples. It’s several years after Jesus’ death and resurrection. The disciples are together. They are talking about the good old days, laughing, teasing, and reminiscing the way friends who have shared a life-changing experience often do. Then one of them looks at Peter and…
The Character Test – Lent 1
First SUNDAY Of Lent, February 18, 2018 Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-9, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1: 9-15 CLICK HERE to listen to recorded sermon. I believe there are two takeaway words from today’s scripture. First, from our Old Testament reading, the word “covenant”. You know in seminary we were taught that when a word repeatedly shows up in the reading then that’s what your sermon is about. Covenant certainly appears quite frequently, and I think that covenant is about how…