Category: Sermons

A midweek Lenten sermon for the Annunciation of our Lord on Luke 1:26-38. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. “Rejoice, highly favored one… blessed are you among women!” We might be a little uncomfortable saying these things about Mary. Protestant Christianity in general seems to have this aversion to saying anything positive about Mary whatsoever because…

A sermon on John 8:46-59 for the Fifth Sunday in Lent. Delivered by Pastor Charles Keeler. No transcript is available for this recording.

A midweek Lenten sermon on Zechariah 6:9-13. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. The opening chapters of the book of Zechariah focus on a series of eight visions. The content is kinda wild, like you might expect from a vision, but it’s largely a message of comfort for God’s people. Zechariah’s ministry is taking place among…

A sermon on Exodus 16:2-21 for the Fourth Sunday in Lent. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz.  One of the things I’ve learned while raising my children is that I prefer the toddler stage to the baby stage. I think the most helpful difference is that a toddler can tell you what they want. A baby…

A sermon on Luke 11:14-28 for the Third Sunday in Lent. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. Another word for one of the readings in the lectionary is a “pericope.” This word comes from a Greek word which means “cutting around” or “cutting out,” this one section is taken from its context and presented on its…

A midweek Lenten sermon on Zechariah 13:7-9. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. The movie Full Metal Jacket, which I can’t fully endorse or recommend, is about a platoon of Marines who go through boot camp and fight in the Vietnam War. In the first half of the movie, one of the privates doesn’t make it.…

A sermon on Matthew 15:21-28 for the Second Sunday in Lent. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. One of the riskiest moves in modern communications is the double text. When you send someone a text, thanks to read receipts, you can see when they’ve opened it. And that’s miserable. But when you’ve been left on read,…

A midweek Lenten sermon on Zechariah 11:7-13. Delivered by Pastor Lee Kuhns of New Life Lutheran Church, Sebring, FL.

A sermon on Matthew 4:1-11 for the First Sunday in Lent. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. One thing I used to enjoy but don’t really have much time for anymore, it can take several hours and my kids aren’t quite old enough yet, is strategy games. Growing up, I loved playing Stratego and Risk and…

A sermon on Matthew 6:16-21 for Ash Wednesday. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. In the Gospel lesson for Ash Wednesday, Jesus talks about fasting. And this topic is maybe a little uncomfortable for us (especially since we just finished having a meal), because it’s something that Jesus takes for granted that isn’t really all that…