Proper 23A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “The Lord changed his mind” (Exodus 32:14). It might be the most surprising sentence in scripture. God changed his mind. God the all-knowing, the all-powerful, the eternal, flew off the handle. God decided to wipe out the children of Abraham and Sarah where they camped at the foot of Mt. […]
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Proper 22A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Mt. Sinai was wrapped in smoke. Thunder and lightning and a thick cloud covered the mountain. A blast of a trumpet so loud it made all the people tremble. (Exodus 19:16). The people were afraid and stood at a distance when God handed down the Ten Commandments to Moses. They […]
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Proper 21A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago I said yes but I meant no. It was years ago at camp. Sky Ranch is a high-altitude Lutheran bible camp. In the mid-1970’s, the nearest pop machine was at the ranger station in Pingree Park, a mile and a half hike away. A kid named Evan asked me to […]
Proper 20A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “So, the last will be first and the first last” (Matthew 20:16). These words of Jesus spark either outrage or rejoicing depending upon your place in line. I know I’ve had both reactions. From the end of the line, the back of the bus, the wrong side of the tracks, […]
Proper 18A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago God said to Moses, “…I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt…I am the Lord.” (Exodus 12:12) Whether or not the gospel sounds like good news depends on your point of view. It certainly did not […]
Proper 17A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “The Lord said [to Moses], ‘I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, 8and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians…’ (Exodus 3:7, 8). God is touched by […]
Proper 16A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago It looked bad for the Israelites. Once they were welcomed guests. Now they were feared aliens and oppressed slaves. A new king rose up in Egypt who did know Joseph nor remember how he once saved the nation from famine (Exodus 1:8). Imagine a ruler, wishing to solidify his political […]
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Come You That Are Thirsty Now
SermonProper 23A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “The Lord changed his mind” (Exodus 32:14). It might be the most surprising sentence in scripture. God changed his mind. God the all-knowing, the all-powerful, the eternal, flew off the handle. God decided to wipe out the children of Abraham and Sarah where they camped at the foot of Mt. […]
The View from Mt. Nebo
SermonProper 22A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago Mt. Sinai was wrapped in smoke. Thunder and lightning and a thick cloud covered the mountain. A blast of a trumpet so loud it made all the people tremble. (Exodus 19:16). The people were afraid and stood at a distance when God handed down the Ten Commandments to Moses. They […]
Say Yes. Live Yes
SermonProper 21A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago I said yes but I meant no. It was years ago at camp. Sky Ranch is a high-altitude Lutheran bible camp. In the mid-1970’s, the nearest pop machine was at the ranger station in Pingree Park, a mile and a half hike away. A kid named Evan asked me to […]
No Fair!
SermonProper 20A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “So, the last will be first and the first last” (Matthew 20:16). These words of Jesus spark either outrage or rejoicing depending upon your place in line. I know I’ve had both reactions. From the end of the line, the back of the bus, the wrong side of the tracks, […]
Good News
SermonProper 18A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago God said to Moses, “…I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and I will strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt…I am the Lord.” (Exodus 12:12) Whether or not the gospel sounds like good news depends on your point of view. It certainly did not […]
True North?
SermonProper 17A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago “The Lord said [to Moses], ‘I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, 8and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians…’ (Exodus 3:7, 8). God is touched by […]
Keys to the Future
SermonProper 16A-20 Immanuel Lutheran, Chicago It looked bad for the Israelites. Once they were welcomed guests. Now they were feared aliens and oppressed slaves. A new king rose up in Egypt who did know Joseph nor remember how he once saved the nation from famine (Exodus 1:8). Imagine a ruler, wishing to solidify his political […]