Does Jesus know what it means?  Read this earlier version of last Sunday’s sermon to find out!   4th Sunday after Epiphany (Year A) – February 2, 2014 – Matthew 5:1-12 St. Jacob’s-Spaders and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Harrisonburg, Virginia Pastor Evan Davis   Can you imagine your pastor as a […]

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 […]

First Sunday of Christmas (Year A) – December 29, 2013 – Matthew 2:13-23 St. Jacob’s-Spaders and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Harrisonburg, Virginia Pastor Evan Davis   Merry Christmas (?). Since we were here last, I imagine many of us watched children in our lives have a joyful Christmas morning – maybe […]

Here’s my Christmas Eve sermon – enjoy! Nativity of Our Lord, Christmas Eve – Tuesday, December 24, 2013 St. Jacob’s-Spaders and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Harrisonburg, Virginia Pastor Evan Davis   “O Holy Night, the stars are brightly shining, it is the night of our dear Savior’s birth. Long lay the […]

4th Sunday of Advent (Year A) – December 22, 2013 – Isaiah 7:10-16, Matthew 1:18-25 St. Jacob’s-Spaders and Trinity Lutheran Churches, Harrisonburg, Virginia Pastor Evan Davis   He was surrounded. King Ahaz of Judah, sitting on his throne in Jerusalem, almost 8 centuries before Jesus, is shaking in his sandals, […]

3rd Sunday of Advent (Year A) – Sunday, December 15, 2013 – Matthew 11:2-11 (also Matthew 3:1-12, Isaiah 11:1-10, from last week, which was canceled due to snow) Trinity and St. Jacob’s-Spaders Lutheran Churches, Harrisonburg, Virginia Pastor Evan Davis We’re 9 days out, people. 9 days! Is your Christmas cheer […]