Sermons tagged with ‘God’s grace’

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Table Scraps and Divine Mercy

Who gets God’s mercy? Not them! Jesus certainly seems to have a knack for upsetting the orthodox, religiously impeccable Jewish authorities. Their carefully defined practices for maintaining ritual purity have been debated by the wisest of rabbis over time and serve as their assurance that they will be received into the presence of the Most […]

You strove with Satan…and you won

Sermon: March 5, 2017 –  In our Lutheran tradition of worship, the different pieces of our worship each week are connected by the themes in the scripture passages and the season of the church year. The scriptures we read are from the Revised Common Lectionary, which is a 3 year cycle of readings used by […]

God’s Eraser – the forgiveness of sins

Easter 3B April 19, 2015 Peace Lutheran Church, Grass Valley, CA A STORY: Emily Habben’s (Wilmar MN) 5 year old had been working on saying the Lord’s Prayer for some time. One day she asked if he would recite it. Enthusiastic to share something he had learned, he ceremoniously began his recitation and spoke the […]

Mountains Change Us

Time After Epiphany

So what about this “transfiguration” story? As far as I can tell, it is pointless to asks how this all took place. I don’t think it has to do with Jesus “aglow” in the dark. I don’t think it has much to do with Moses and Elijah appearing there. I don’t even think it has to do with the disciples wanting to stay on the mountaintop.

A Clash of Powerful Forces

Time After Epiphany

Epiphany 4B; Lectionary 4: This is the story of Jesus and the person possessed by an “unclean spirit” from Mark’s Gospel–about the clash of powerful forces–the clash of good and evil.