Ascension Sunday May 13, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Acts 1:1-11; John 17:6-19 I. One of the most important events recorded in the Bible is Jesus’ Ascension, which takes place in the liturgical calendar 40days after Easter. That means it always falls on […]
Fifth Sunday in Easter April 29, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Acts 8:26-40 I. Two weeks ago week we left the disciples hearing Jesus encouraging words. They were the witnesses to his life, death, and resurrection and that they were to proclaim […]
Fourth Sunday in Easter April 22, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor John 10:1-18 I. Having been a watcher of westerns I am glad I had a few opportunities to play cowboy for real at a roundup-branding and a few brandings. Overall the […]
Third Sunday in Easter April 15, 2018 Trinity and St. Jacob’s Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Luke 24:36-49 I. Sitting in the pew at the naval station chapel at Mayport Naval Station outside Jacksonville, Florida, around 1969 or 1970 I had just listened to us sing, what […]
Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 16:1-8 I. “Alleluia! He is risen. He is risen indeed!” This Easter greeting for Christians for centuries has a ring of triumphant joy about it. It should. This day marks the culmination […]
Fifth Sunday in Lent March 18, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor John 12:20-33 I. This is the fourth week that we have a gospel lesson, I can hear some already and me with them, “Oh no, not another Gospel lesson of Jesus […]
Second Sunday in Lent February 25, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 8:27-38 I. Dr. Watson said, “This is all very well but the thing becomes more unintelligible than ever. How about the mysterious ally? How came he into the room?” “Yes […]
First Sunday in Lent February 18, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 1:9-15 I. Many times I have heard from several sources a formula to approach life. “If you keep before you who you are and what you are about you will […]
Ash Wednesday February 14, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Luke 18:9-14 I. One of my favorite action movies is Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It is fine action entertainment, but it has proved a rich field for sermon illustrations for me. […]
Transfiguration February 11, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 9:2-10 I. Today is Transfiguration Sunday. It is both figuratively and literally one of the great mountain top experiences recorded in the Bible. It is an event that is an even more immense […]