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Sermons on Lent

April 2, 2023 Palm Sunday “City in Turmoil”

FIRST READING           Isaiah 50:4-9a The servant of the Lord expresses absolute confidence in his final vindication, despite the fact that he has been struck and spit upon. This characteristic of the servant played an important role in the early church’s understanding of the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. 4 The Lord God has given me a trained tongue, that I may know…

March 19, 2023 Fourth Sunday in Lent “But Now I See”

FIRST READING                              1st Samuel 16:1-13 Samuel anointed David even though he was the eighth-oldest son of Jesse and did not match his brothers in height or other physical characteristics. With the anointing came endowment with the spirit of the Lord, designating David as the Lord’s chosen successor to Saul. 1The Lord said to Samuel,…

February 26, 2023 First Sunday in Lent (Guest Preacher)

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…

April 10, 2022 Palm Sunday “Cloak Sunday”

FIRST READING             Isaiah 50:4-9a This text, the third of the four Servant Songs in Isaiah, speaks of the servant’s obedience amid persecution. Though the servant has been variously understood as the prophet himself or a remnant of faithful Israel, Christians have often recognized the figure of Christ in these poems. 4The Lord God has given me the tongue of a teacher, that…