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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
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Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
A sermon for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany
4th Sunday after the Epiphany Luke 4:21-30 Preaching is Risky 21 And he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." 22 And all spoke well of him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth; and they said, "Is not this Joseph’s son?" 23 ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:21-30
Denomination: Lutheran
A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, Year C
January 30, 2022 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church Luke 4:21-30; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Grace Beyond Our Hometown Borders Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. State Farm has an entertaining series of commercials with football ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:21-30, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
A sermon for the third Sunday of Epiphany, Year C
January 26, 2025 Rev. Mary Erickson Hope Lutheran Church 1 Corinthians12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Inaugural Address Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Every four years, our country goes through a ritual on January 20. Our old ...read more
Scripture: Luke 4:14-21, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
A sermon for the Third Sunday in Epiphany, Year A.
January 22, 2023 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson Matthew 4:12-23 The Turning Point Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus calls his disciples. Imagine being one of these four. They’re fishermen. They’ve been fishermen. ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23
A Sermon for the 4th Sunday of Epiphany, Year A
January 29, 2023 Hope Lutheran Church Rev. Mary Erickson 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12 The Unexpected Visitor Friends, may grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus opens up his Sermon on the Mount with a real show-stopper. The ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, 1 Corinthians 1:18-21
Sermons upon the Bible readings of the Book of Common Prayer.
Psalm 84:8-12, 1 Kings 19:19-21, 1 Peter 3:8-15a, Luke 5:1-11. A). O FOR A DAY IN THY COURTS. Psalm 84:8-12. The Psalmist’s second “Selah” separates between two prayer petitions. The first is that the “LORD God of hosts… the God of Jacob” would “hear” his prayer, and “give ear” (Psalm ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 84:8-12, 1 Kings 19:19-21, 1 Peter 3:8-15, Luke 5:1-11
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Psalm 118:1-9, 2 Kings 5:9-16, Galatians 5:16-24, Luke 17:11-19. A). THE EVERLASTING MERCY OF THE LORD. Psalm 118:1-9. Our Psalm today begins, “O give thanks unto the LORD; for He is good” (PSALM 118:1a). Notice that it is not that ‘He has been good to me.’ But rather that He is “good” within ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 118:1-9, 2 Kings 5:9-16, Galatians 5:16-24, Luke 17:11-19
“What if Jesus made a whip out of cords, knotted them with the Ten Commandments. What would he clear out of you?
There were two kids looking at the Ten Commandments at Sunday school and one of them says, “Seems like there’s a lot more things my parents won’t let me do than these.” Let’s clean up some misunderstandings of some of the specific commandments-- 1.As part of the First Commandment: “You shall ...read more
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17, John 2:13-25
Denomination: Catholic
Incarnational spirituality
A mother proudly told her pastor: “My teenage son has finally learned one bible verse: It’s Luke 24, verse 41, from today’s Gospel, where Jesus says to his disciples, “Have you anything here to eat?” Literally, in the Greek, it’s “anything edible,” so they looked around, and most likely gave him ...read more
Scripture: Luke 24:35-48
Sermon for the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany, Year C
The First Of His Signs / John 2: 1 - 11 Intro: Out of curiosity, I went to my record book and counted the number of weddings that I have done over the course of my ministry. I have done a total of 115. Of all those weddings, the only ones I really remember are when horrendous things happened. ...read more
Scripture: John 2:1-11
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
We know knowledge of God is important, but what does it mean, exactly, to know an invisible being in a way that goes beyond knowing about him?
2 Peter 1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those equal to us in the faith they have received in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. 3 his divine power has given us ...read more
Scripture: 2 Peter 1:3
Psalm 92:1-6, Joshua 24:14-25, Galatians 6:11-18, Matthew 6:24-34. A). THANKS AND PRAISE. Psalm 92:1-6. The designation “for the sabbath day” is both unique, and interesting. The sabbath was instituted in the first instance as a commemoration of Creation (cf. Exodus 20:11), but also in ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 92:1-6, Joshua 24:14-25, Galatians 6:11-18, Matthew 6:24-34
Psalm 74:19-23, Leviticus 19:13-18, Galatians 3:16-22, Hebrews 13:1-6, Luke 10:23-37. A). A PLEA FOR RELIEF. Psalm 74:19-23. The Psalmist is addressing the LORD when he says, “O deliver not the soul of THY turtledove unto the multitude” (PSALM 74:19a). The soul of a believer is compared to a ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 74:19-23, Leviticus 19:13-18, Galatians 3:16-22, Hebrews 13:1-6, Luke 10:23-37 (view more) (view less)
Jesus is doing disruptive even violent actions here, shocking me out of my consumerist mentality. No wonder my Savior hangs on a Cross.
Whipping us into shape? “He made a whip out of cords.” John 2:15 Jesus made a whip. Making something with your hands can be therapeutic. Making a whip shows his anger did not impair his judgement. Writing an angry letter is a good way of bringing our feelings out so that we can see them. ...read more
Scripture: John 2:13-25
The trial reveals a political theology where resistance and resilience are faithful Christian practices
Pilate questioned him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He said to him in reply, “You say so.” Meaning, “is this a personal discovery? Or are you just repeating what others have told you?” In a famous sentence Plato said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” We may also say the ...read more
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