Texts: Acts 4:5-12 • Psalm 23 • 1 John 3:16-24 • John 10:11-18 In the name of Jesus, who calls us by name. Amen. Yesterday morning, before coming over to church for the Chicago Community Chorus’ preview concert of Mendelssohn’s Elijah, I was down on the south side at the Lutheran seminary for the annual … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, May 3, 2009: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Message: Of Hired Hands and Sheep
This Sunday we hear verses of scripture that have inspired countless greeting cards and mass produced paintings of Jesus – the Good Shepherd. Wayward sheep flung over his shoulders, Jesus brings the wayward sheep home. “The good shepherd,” says Jesus, “lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd … Continue reading Message: Of Hired Hands and Sheep
Sermon: Sunday, April 26, 2009: Third Sunday of Easter
Texts: Acts 3:12-19 ; Psalm 4 ; 1 John 3:1-7 ; Luke 24:36b-48 As a younger person I really enjoyed horror movies. My first memory of a horror movie goes back to my grade school years. I remember being home alone some weeknight while my parents were away at a choir rehearsal and discovering that … Continue reading Sermon: Sunday, April 26, 2009: Third Sunday of Easter
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