Category: Sermons

A sermon on Exodus 24:1-11 for Maundy Thursday. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. In the liturgy, and in church in general, there’s lots of words that we can see all the time but not really know what they mean. One such example is in the Sanctus, which we will sing shortly as part of our…

A sermon on Philippians 2:5-11 for Palm Sunday, the Sixth Sunday in Lent. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. There’s a number of incredibly common turns of phrase which actually originate from churchly contexts. For example, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” wasn’t originally a “when in Vegas” type expression, but came from St.…

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 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…