Texts:  Genesis 18:1-10a and Psalm 15  •  Colossians 1:15-28  •  Luke 10:38-42   There is one thing I want to clear out of the way before going too far into the gospel text for this morning, which is to say that this story from the life of Jesus does not present us with a false … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 18, 2010: Time After Pentecost – Lectionary 16 →

Texts: Deuteronomy 30:9-14 and Psalm 25:1-10  •  Colossians 1:1-14  •  Luke 10:25-37   Standing in the midst of the assembly this morning and reading the story Jesus tells of the man traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho who ends up lying half-dead in a ditch (Lk. 10:25-37), watching as the good religious people – the priest … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 11, 2010: Time After Pentecost – Lectionary 15 →

Texts:  Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-9  •  Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16  •  Luke 10:1-11, 16-20   Those of you who are part of the St. Luke’s community know that I’m not the sort of preacher who begins every sermon with a joke. I knew some of those preachers in seminary, and mostly what amazed me about … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, July 4, 2010: Time After Pentecost – Lectionary 14 →