Sermons

Sermon for November 23, 2025, Last Sunday of the Church Year

Colossians 1:13-20 (Last Sunday in the Church Year/Proper 29—Series C) “Centered in Christ All Year Long” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield CT November 23, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text is the Epistle reading from Colossians 1: 13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness o

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Nov 23, 20258 min read

Sermon for November 16, 2025, Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

Luke 21:25-28 (Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 28—Series C) “A Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 16, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text today is from the Holy Gospel recorded in Luke 21, verses 25-28: [Jesus said,] 25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the s

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Nov 16, 20257 min read

Sermon for November 9, 2025, Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Luke 20:27-40 (Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 28—Series C) “In the Lord, the God of the Living, We Have Life Forever ” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 9, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text today is the Holy Gospel recorded in Luke 20: 27 And some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came and asked [Jesus], 28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrot

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Nov 9, 20259 min read

Sermon for November 2, 2025, All Saints' Day (Observed)

Psalm 149 (All Saints’ Day—Observed) “The Blessings of the Saints” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 2, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text is the Psalm appointed for All Saints’, Psalm 149. 1 Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, His praise in the assembly of the godly. 2 Let Israel be glad in His Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King. 3 Let them praise Hi

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Nov 2, 20257 min read

Sermon for October 26, 2025, Reformation Day--Observed

Revelation 14:6-7 (Reformation Day—Observed) “An Eternal Gospel is Still Proclaimed” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT October 26, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Durning my formative ministry years of Pre-Seminary and Seminary, the lectionary (the series of readings for the Church Year) used an Old Testament Scripture for the Reformation observance. It was Jeremiah 31:31-34, “B

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Oct 26, 20259 min read

Sermon for October 19, 2025, Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Luke 18:1-8 (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 24—Series C) “While We Wait, We Pray” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT October 19, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Luke 18: 1 And [Jesus] told a parable to them to show that they must always pray and not give up, 2 saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain city who did not fear God an

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Oct 19, 20258 min read