I have been waiting so long until now, the week of Reformation day to share this with you - the Lutherans Song! It's catchy and lists a bunch of famous Lutherans - though I wonder if it could be updated/expanded. My favorite line - "Martin Luther wasn't born a Lutheran and that might be a shock!"
Monday, October 25, 2010
God humbles us - creates us from the dust...
Below is the sermon from Sunday, 10/24. The text is Luke's parable of the Pharisee and the tax-collector from Luke 18:9-14.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sermon from 10/17 - Prayer is like breathing
In the gospel reading for this past Sunday, Jesus tells the parable about the persistent widow, who overcomes the stubbornness of the unjust judge. (Read the text in Luke 18:1-8 before reading the sermon.)
When do you notice yourself holding your breath?
What do you think prayer is like? When do you feel a need to pray?
to read the sermon:
When do you notice yourself holding your breath?
What do you think prayer is like? When do you feel a need to pray?
to read the sermon:
Sermon from 10/10 - Jesus meets us on the way
I apologize for the delay in posting this sermon, but here it is. The day's text was the familiar story from Luke 17 - Jesus healing ten lepers, and (only) one, the Samaritan foreigner, comes back to thank and praise Jesus. Thoughts? Feel free to comment, or email me, Vicar Brett, at clcvicar@gmail.com .
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Join our Facebook group!
Are you a Facebook user? If so, join our Christ Lutheran group! We can use this group together to post pictures of events, keep in touch with each other, share our church with other friends, and many other ways!Click here to check it out: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=120495881336248&ref=ts
Ever heard a sermon on Habakkuk?
This past Sunday (10/3)'s sermon was on these verses from the prophet Habakkuk, which I think speak deeply to questions we all have.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
What are you waiting for?
Last week the reading in 1 Timothy spoke of contentment. Being content is a great thing, and I hope everyone has even the briefest moments of contentment. But are we always waiting for something?
Last year in seminary I took an ethics class called Christian discipleship in a consumer society. We often talked about in the class how the advertising industry and just our culture as a whole society work against any feelings of contentment. It tells us, what you have is not ok - you need the newest, best, more features - what you have is not enough. We let ourselves see what's missing instead of what we have, and feel discontent as a result.
This week's Old Testament reading comes from the prophet Habakkuk, and I am leaning toward preaching it, over the Luke reading. This section from Habakkuk keeps pulling me in because I think it's so relatable:
We are so used to this feeling of discontent, though this reading strikes at much deeper levels. The lament to God, "how long?" is something that strikes a deep chord. We may all want to finish that question a little differently (God, how long until . . . ) but we all feel it. So what are you waiting for? Are you comfortable waiting? Is the Christian life a life of waiting or a life lived in the present?
Last year in seminary I took an ethics class called Christian discipleship in a consumer society. We often talked about in the class how the advertising industry and just our culture as a whole society work against any feelings of contentment. It tells us, what you have is not ok - you need the newest, best, more features - what you have is not enough. We let ourselves see what's missing instead of what we have, and feel discontent as a result.
This week's Old Testament reading comes from the prophet Habakkuk, and I am leaning toward preaching it, over the Luke reading. This section from Habakkuk keeps pulling me in because I think it's so relatable:
Habakkuk 1:1-4 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. 2 O LORD, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous-- therefore judgment comes forth perverted.
We are so used to this feeling of discontent, though this reading strikes at much deeper levels. The lament to God, "how long?" is something that strikes a deep chord. We may all want to finish that question a little differently (God, how long until . . . ) but we all feel it. So what are you waiting for? Are you comfortable waiting? Is the Christian life a life of waiting or a life lived in the present?
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