Yesterday we heard about that pivotal first encounter four future disciples had with Jesus, the Fisherman of all fishermen. I was inspired by this song by Mason Jennings, one of my wife’s favorite musicians. Sermon is below the video, and as always, the preached version was a bit different than […]
Our Virginia Synod Bishop Jim Mauney sends out a devotion every week derived from the Augsburg Confession, the statement of faith of the Lutheran theologians and princes as the Reformation was unfolding in 1530. It is still our confession of faith today as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The […]
Yesterday’s sermon was about pig butchering, but it was really about evangelism. I know that can be a scary word, but it isn’t really. It’s all about invitation for folks to “come and see.” And I am pleased to announce that our evangelism committee, perhaps with this sermon ringing in […]
So I moved back out of the pulpit today and preached a fairly adapted version of this sermon. In weeks to come, I plan to continue preaching out of the pulpit, which means that what I post here will be similar to what I preached but not exactly the same. […]
The world is not meaningless, and it is not random. It has a key, a core, a cornerstone – the Word. The Word that was in the beginning, the Word that was with God, the Word that was God. The Word through whom YOU were made. 2nd Sunday of […]