New Sermon Series Now Available
Everything you need for your next series
AI Sermon Generator
Generate sermon ideas with a safe, secure tool for solid preaching.
Biblical Sermon Calendar
Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching
Sermon Research Assistant
Free custom sermon in 5-10 minutes!
Topical Sermon Calendar
Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year
Funeral Sermon Generator
Create a personalized, heartfelt funeral sermon
Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
No matter how weary or uncertain we feel at year’s end, Christ’s presence and strength sustain us and give hope for every day ahead.
Some of us count the days on the calendar with a sigh. Others count with a smile. Many of us do both. The year has been a quilt of bright patches and frayed threads—birthdays and funerals, milestones and setbacks, answered prayers and unanswered questions. The days have left their marks. Your ...read more
Scripture: Philippians 4:13
Topics: End Program, Church
A sermon 6th Sunday after Pentecost July 8th Proper 9 C Lectionary 14
6th Sunday after Pentecost July 8th Proper 9 C Lectionary 14 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 "Reach out your hand to another" "After this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to come. And he said to them, "The ...read more
Scripture: Luke 10:1-20
Denomination: Lutheran
A sermon for the last Sunday of the Church year - the feast of Christ the King
Welcome to the last Sunday of the Christian year - traditionally recognised as the feast of ‘Christ the King’. Next week is Advent - the start of a new Christian year, but this week we conclude the old ecclesiastical year with a proclamation of the kingship of Christ, and a call upon all of us to ...read more
Scripture: John 18:33-37
Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican
A sermon for the last Sunday of the Church year - the feast of Christ the King ...
Scripture: John 18:33-37, John 18:37
A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 11
June 13, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 4:26-34 The Emerging Kingdom of God Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. ...read more
Scripture: Mark 4:26-34
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 13
June 27, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 5:21-43 Only Believe Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Time is a relative phenomenon. As the saying goes, time flies when you’re having fun. But there are other times ...read more
Scripture: Mark 5:21-43
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 21
August 22, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Ephesians 6:10-21 The Whole Armor of God Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Paul concludes his letter to the Christians in Ephesus with his parting wishes for them. He ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-21
A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 23
Sept. 5, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 7:24-37 Surprised by Grace Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There’s an old saying: “A ship in harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.” In order for a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 7:24-37
A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 24
September 12, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Isaiah 50:4-9a; Mark 8:27-38 Follow the Leader Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Vacations often involve long road trips. Those journeys can be filled with road games ...read more
Scripture: Mark 8:27-38, Isaiah 50:4-9
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 25
January 17, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 9:30-37 The Bottom of the Totem Pole Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There’s a phrase: the bottom of the totem pole. Totem poles are wooden monuments made by ...read more
Scripture: Mark 9:30-37
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 17
July 25, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Ephesians 3:14-21 Length Times Width Times Height Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. In a recent daily devotional by Henri Nouwen, he reflected on intercessory prayer. When ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-21
A sermon for the Sundays following Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 16
August 1, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Ephesians 2:11-22 Building Walls into Temples Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:11-22
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 18
August 8, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Ephesians 4:1-16 We Are One in the Spirit Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. In the 1960’s, Father Peter Scholtes was a parish priest on the south side of Chicago. As one of ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-16
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 30
October 24, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 10:46-52 The One Who Hears You Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. There is a deeper story behind every person we meet. It’s very easy for us to minimize others. We ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:46-52
A sermon for the Sundays after Pentecost, Year B, Lectionary 33
November 14, 2021 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Mark 13:1-8; Hebrews 10:11-14 The House Not Made with Hands Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a ...read more
Scripture: Mark 13:1-8, Hebrews 10:11-14
Sermon Central