Luke 12:49-56

A Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Just two weeks ago, on August 6th, the world marked the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which ended Japan’s war on the United States in the Pacific in World War II.

This very weekend world leaders are trying to find a way to end the Russian slaughter in Ukraine and return the thousands of kidnapped Ukrainian children to their families.

In a few weeks, on Thursday, September 11th, Americans will mark the 24th anniversary of four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States.

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Luke 12:31-21

A sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

In this season of Pentecost, we are asking how does Christianity work with its feet on the ground? What does it mean for day-to-day living?

Today we come to the whole topic of money. Every three years we come to this text in Luke about the man who built these barns and did well so he built bigger storehouses. But then, all of a sudden, the Lord calls on him and says: “‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you.”

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Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13

A Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

We’ve been talking this summer about how our faith works with feet on the ground. What are the practical consequences of Christian faith for how we think and live on a day-to-day basis? We’ve talked about private property and stealing, government, and today we take up prayer. It’s a work, like other works, and has more in common with other works than you might think.

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Luke 10:38-42; Romans 13:10; 1 Peter 2:13-17

A Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

The long season of Pentecost is a good time to consider the practical consequences of our Christian faith. How does it work? The Gospel is not just a head-trip but a message with down to earth consequences. We are to love our neighbor as ourselves, as the text last week from Luke said.

This week we have the account of Mary and Martha. It says something about priorities. It summarizes the whole of Luke 10, about the “alls”—love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and your neighbor as yourself.

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