Sermons @ FLC

Privilege - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:26:02 -0400

Hebrews 13:1–8, 15–16
Luke 14:1, 7–14

Invited and inviting—that is the nature of the church. By God’s grace in holy baptism we have a place at the banquet table of the Lord. When, by the power of that same Spirit, humility and mutual love continue among us, the church can be more inviting still.

Graceful - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (C)

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:29:43 -0400

Isaiah 58:9b–14
Luke 13:10–17

Remember the sabbath day. Call the sabbath a delight. This is the Lord’s day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does: feed us, forgive us, help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is doing.

Here I Am - Mary, Mother of Our Lord

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:43:45 -0400

Luke 1:46-55

The church (including Martin Luther) honored Mary with the title theotokos, meaning “God-bearer.” Mary’s role, however, is not limited to giving birth to Jesus and mothering him in his childhood. In John’s gospel, she is among the women standing near the cross; in Acts, she is among the disciples awaiting the gift of the Spirit. Through all that happened she continued to see how God was at work through her son, keeping the ancient promises to her ancestors, brushing aside the rich and powerful, and focusing on those as poor and powerless as Mary herself.

City of God - Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (C)

Sun, 8 Aug 2010 23:54:48 -0400

Luke 12:32-40

Jesus says, "It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom." It is God’s promise from the beginning—to Abraham, to the early church, and to the "little flock" of which we are a part today in assembly. Faith, God’s baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God. Have no fear.

So Vain - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (C)

Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:56:46 -0400

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21

Today’s texts offer instruction and encouragement for all who are occasionally overwhelmed by the "unhappy business" of life. Jesus urges us to take care and be on guard against all kinds of greed. We who have died with Christ in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to elevate our thinking, seeking the "things that are above." To that end we seek the sustenance of the Lord’s supper and the encouragement of God’s word.