CategoryTraditional Sermons

Read a new sermon each week from one of our Traditional Services.

Sneak Peek!

Christmas Eve Sermon7:30pm Service Merry Christmas, friends! We’ve arrived. It is Christmas Eve. There were some days leading up to this marvelous night that felt like an instant, and some moments that seemed to slow down to molasses speed. Some say time is constant, but no–to me–time has a way of slowing down and speeding…

Special Delivery

Today we hear how the Almighty One does great things for the lowly, those who fear and are hungry, those who need assistance and all who hold onto a promise from God. We lit a final candle and assembled a humble manger in preparation for the Christ child, the baby Jesus, Mary’s son, our Lord.…

The Baptist and Barrington

(This morning’s sermon is comprised of a story by Martin Bell, entitled “Barrington Bunny” from his book The Way of the Wolf, with commentary offered by the preacher at various intervals in the story.) Once upon a time in a large forest there lived a very furry bunny. He had one lop ear, a tiny…

The In Between

The other day I went to the coffee shop I so often frequent, and outside their store they had a sandwich board featuring the specialty drink for the week. It was called the “In between the seasons latte.” That peaked my interest. The sandwich board even had artwork on it to describe the in between…

Christ as King

Christ The King Last Sunday After Pentecost You might be surprised to know that one of my biggest challenges in seminary was learning to decipher the church calendar. If I am supposed to keep track of days and dates, I need a big rectangle with little squares. Before going to seminary, saying Advent comes before…

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The Saints Who Walk Among Us

In biblical Greek the word that is most commonly translated as “saint” is hagios.  Note that the word hagios is actually an adjective, not a noun.  It is a word that describes.  Its best translation is “sacred” or “holy.” In the Bible it is often used to describe God’s word … as St. Paul does,…

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What if Luther Dropped in for a Visit

As Lutherans celebrate the 501st anniversary of what we consider the seminal moment of the Protestant Reformation, the question begs to be asked ….  Is this whole gig still relevant?  Are Lutherans still relevant?  Does the pulse still beat in whatever spirit it was that drove Martin Luther to nail almost one hundred statements of…