Monthly Archives: November 2017


Christ the King

Christ the King November 26, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Matthew 25:311-46   I. Christ the King, the date we now end the season after Pentecost, is a hard one for us to get excited about. While Christ as king fits our understanding, there […]


24th Sunday after Pentecost

24th Sunday after Pentecost November 19, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Matthew 25:14-30   I. One of my favorite silent movies is 1924’s The Thief of Bagdad starring Douglas Fairbanks. In this The Arabian Nights style adventure I enjoyed the story and was impressed […]


23rd Sunday after Pentecost

23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 12, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Matthew 25:1-13; Amos 5:18-24; I Thessalonians 4:13-18   I. It is interesting how people can look at the same thing or event and see two very different things. Take those pictures that either […]


All Saints Sunday

All Saints Sunday November 5, 2017 Matthew 23:1-12 St. Jacob’s (Spaders), Trinity Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor   I. Today is not only the twenty second Sunday after Pentecost but it is All Saints Day. When I first had some idea of the definition, the word saints conveyed particularly holy […]


Reformation Sunday

  Reformation Sunday October 29, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor   I. In the musical 1776 one scene has John Adams bemoaning that he will be forgotten while others with more flamboyance and physical presence will be remembered. He says, “One day they will […]