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 […]
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany February 4, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 1:29-32 I. How does he do that? How is it she does that? Sentences like that are have been the staple of advertisements for half a century or more. You […]
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany January 28, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 1:21-28 I. One of the more interesting state mottos is Missouri’s “Show Me”. It speaks to that part of us that says, “That is an interesting idea, but I want […]
Third Sunday after Epiphany January 21, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 1:14-20 I. Like many I enjoy the Bible verses that speak of a trusting and loving friendship with God. The ones where it is clear God or Jesus is the […]
Second Sunday after Epiphany January 14, 2018 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor John 1:43-51 I. If you have ever had one of those times when you just could not wait to tell somebody something then you can imagine the excitement felt by Phillip. […]
Christmas Eve December 24, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Churches Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Luke 2:1-20 I. “Do not be afraid; for see, I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David […]
Third Sunday in Advent December 17, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Isaiah 61:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 I. Isaiah is proving to be a prophet for the physical season and the hope of the season. As the days get shorter and colder and the nights […]
Second Sunday in Advent December 10, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Isaiah 40:1-11 Mark 1:1-8 I. What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday the prophet opens with “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains […]
First Sunday in Advent December 3, 2017 St. Jacob’s and Trinity Lutheran Rev. Kirk Shipley, Interim Pastor Mark 13:24-37; Isaiah 64:1-9; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 I. “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence – as when fire […]
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 […]