Guest Pastor Susan Engholm FIRST READING 1st Kings 19:9-18 9At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the…
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Sermons by Guest Preacher
FIRST READING Jeremiah 28:5-9 5Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord; 6and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied, and bring back to this place from Babylon the…
Today is Lutheran Campus Ministry Sunday, and the sermon is by Shelby Erickson, University of Minnesota student. FIRST READING Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel’s vision of the valley of dry bones is a promise that Israel as a nation, though dead in exile, will live again in their land through God’s life-giving spirit. Three times…
Today’s sermon is by retired ELCA pastor Linda Wahlstrom, filling in for her son Pastor Jason who was out sick today. FIRST READING Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 Human beings were formed with great care, to be in relationship with the creator, creation, and one another. The serpent’s promise to the first couple that their eyes…
Today’s sermon is by Jonah Fuhrman, a U of M Lutheran Campus Ministry student. FIRST READING Joshua 5:9-12 9The Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away from you the disgrace of Egypt.” And so that place is called Gilgal to this day. 10While the Israelites were camped in Gilgal they kept the passover in the…
Today we welcomed guest preacher, Lydia Weisenburger, a Lutheran Campus Ministry student! FIRST READING Acts 4:32-35 32Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 33With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the…
FIRST READING Zechariah 9:9-12 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the war-horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and…
FIRST READING Genesis 1:1-2:4a 1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light…
Today we have a special guest preacher and presenter! Rev. Doug Mork is a pastor in the ELCA and is currently working for the Twin Cities Social Cohesion Initiative. He is one of the staff-persons who is working with the Wildfire churches as we explore what it means to be community together through community organizing. Luke 10:38-42 38 Now as they went…
Today’s sermon is by Rev. Melissa Melnick & Josue Gonzalez from Tapestry Church! Mark 6:1-13 1 He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 On the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that…