Sermon for the Seventh Week after Epiphany, February 20, 2022 (Luke 6:27-38)

The Seventh Week after Epiphany 2022 "The Sermon on the Mount" (ca. 1879-1880), altarpiece in the Sankt Matthaeus Kirke, Vesterbro, Copenhagen, by Henrik Olrik (1830-1890). Public Domain. Originally preached at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Setauket, New York. Do you all know what this week is?  It’s National Brotherhood Week!  Or at least it was, … Continue reading Sermon for the Seventh Week after Epiphany, February 20, 2022 (Luke 6:27-38)

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 6, 2022 (Luke 5:1-11)

Originally preached at Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Setauket, New York. "The Miraculous Draught of Fishes" (1515), by Raphael (1483-1520), Victoria and Albert Museum. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Amen. Back in the late 1980s, my dad served a brief stint as an … Continue reading Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, February 6, 2022 (Luke 5:1-11)