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Epiphany Lutheran Church - Carbondale, Illinois

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Sermons

From this page you can access selected sermons I have preached at ELCAS. All sermons are in HTML format. They have been formatted to print on letter-sized paper.
(Note: Before September 2006, sermons are in rich text format.)

-- Select from Recent Sermons -- 21st Sunday after Pentecost (October 5, 2008) 20th Sunday after Pentecost (September 28, 2008) 19th Sunday after Pentecost (September 21, 2008) 15th Sunday after Pentecost (August 24, 2008) 14th Sunday after Pentecost (August 17, 2008) 9th Sunday after Pentecost (July 13, 2008) 8th Sunday after Pentecost (July 6, 2008) Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29, 2008) 6th Sunday after Pentecost (June 22, 2008) 5th Sunday after Pentecost (June 15, 2008) 7th Sunday of Easter (May 4, 2008) 6th Sunday of Easter (April 27, 2008) 5th Sunday of Easter (April 20, 2008) 4th Sunday of Easter (April 13, 2008) 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 6, 2008) 2nd Sunday of Easter (March 30, 2008) Easter Sunday (March 23, 2008) Easter Vigil (March 22, 2008) Good Friday (March 21, 2008) Maundy Thursday (March 20, 2008) 5th Sunday in Lent (March 29, 2008)
-- Topical Index for Recent Sermons -- The gift of vulnerability (October 5, 2008) The challenge of the "Emerging Church" (September 28, 2008) "Are you right to be angry?" (September 21, 2008) Peter as a Son of Jonah (August 24, 2008) Jesus loses an Argument (August 17, 2008) Making Good Soil out of Bad (July 13, 2008) Challenging our Assumptions about God (July 6, 2008) Saints Like Us (June 29, 2008) "Down" Worship vs. "Up" Worship (June 22, 2008) The Problem with Families (June 15, 2008) Church Unity for the Sake of the World (May 4, 2008) The Spirit and This World (April 27, 2008) Relationships and the Unity of the Church (April 20, 2008) Good Shepherd/LSSI Sunday (April 13, 2008) Surprised by Jesus' Presence (April 6, 2008) How We Come to Believe (March 30, 2008) Expecting the Unexpected (March 23, 2008) "God-With-Us" out of Suffering (March 22, 2008) "God-With-Us" in Suffering (March 21, 2008) Judas and Missed Opportunities (March 20, 2008) New Life Now and the Better Way (March 29, 2008)


-- Select from 2007 Sermons -- 75th Anniversary of Unity Ev. Lutheran Church (November 11, 2007) All Saints Sunday (November 4, 2007) Reformation Sunday (October 28, 2007) 21st Sunday after Pentecost (October 21, 2007) 20th Sunday after Pentecost (October 14, 2007) 19th Sunday after Pentecost (October 7, 2007) 18th Sunday after Pentecost (September 30, 2007) 17th Sunday after Pentecost (September 23, 2007) 16th Sunday after Pentecost (September 16, 2007) 15th Sunday after Pentecost (September 9, 2007) 14th Sunday after Pentecost (September 2, 2007) 13th Sunday after Pentecost (August 26, 2007) 12th Sunday after Pentecost (August 19, 2007) Mary Magdalene, Apostle (July 22, 2007) 7th Sunday after Pentecost (July 15, 2007) Easter Vigil (April 7, 2007) Maundy Thursday (April 5, 2007) 1st Sunday in Lent (February 25, 2007) The Transfiguration of Our Lord (February 18, 2007) 6th Sunday after Epiphany (February 11, 2007) 5th Sunday after Epiphany (February 4, 2007) 4th Sunday after Epiphany (January 28, 2007) 3rd Sunday after Epiphany (January 21, 2007) The Baptism of Our Lord (January 7, 2007) The Epiphany of Our Lord (January 6, 2007)
-- Topical Index for 2007 Sermons -- 75th Anniversary of Unity Ev. Lutheran Church (November 11, 2007) The Book of Daniel and All the Saints (November 4, 2007) Continuing in Christ's Word (October 28, 2007) Persistence in Faith (October 21, 2007) How You Can Be Right and Still Be Wrong (October 14, 2007) Doctrine and Faith (October 7, 2007) Jesus' Negative Campaigning (September 30, 2007) Consistency between Sunday and Monday (September 23, 2007) How We Miss What God is Doing (September 16, 2007) Prophetic Hyperbole and the Paradox of Faith (September 9, 2007) God's Plan for Your Life (September 2, 2007) Hypocrites 'R' Us (August 26, 2007) Jesus vs. Family Values (August 19, 2007) Why Mary Magdalene is Important (July 22, 2007) The Good Samaritan and Religious Adversaries (July 15, 2007) Looking at Life by Candle Light (April 7, 2007) How Low Can You Go? (April 5, 2007) Whom can you trust? (February 18, 2007) Generosity vs. Self-Justification (February 11, 2007) Law & Gospel: How the Word of God Works (February 4, 2007) On Being Right (January 28, 2007) Flexible Body Parts (January 21, 2007) A Family Gathering (January 7, 2007) Outsiders become Insiders (January 6, 2007)


-- Select from 2006 Sermons -- Christ the King Sunday (November 26, 2006) 24th Sunday after Pentecost (November 19, 2006) 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (November 12, 2006) All Saints Sunday (November 5, 2006) Reformation Sunday (October 29, 2006) 20th Sunday after Pentecost (October 22, 2006) 19th Sunday after Pentecost (October 15, 2006) 18th Sunday after Pentecost (October 8, 2006) 17th Sunday after Pentecost (October 1, 2006) 16th Sunday after Pentecost (September 24, 2006) 15th Sunday after Pentecost (September 17, 2006) 14th Sunday after Pentecost (September 10, 2006) The Feast of Pentecost (June 4, 2006) 7th Sunday of Easter (May 28, 2006) The Ascension of Our Lord (May 25, 2006) 5th Sunday of Easter (May 14, 2006) 4th Sunday of Easter (May 7, 2006) 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 30, 2006) Easter Vigil (April 15, 2006) Good Friday (April 14, 2006) Maundy Thursday (April 13, 2006) 4th Sunday in Lent (March 26, 2006) 2nd Sunday in Lent (March 12, 2006) 1st Sunday in Lent (March 5, 2006) Ash Wednesday (March 1, 2006) 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany (January 22, 2006) 2nd Sunday after the Epiphany (January 15, 2006) The Baptism of Our Lord (January 8, 2006) Epiphany (January 6, 2006)
-- Topical Index for 2006 Sermons -- Redefining Kingship (November 26, 2006) Why We Don't Fear the End Times (November 19, 2006) Our Gifts and God's Gift (November 12, 2006) Going to Heaven, or the other way around? (November 5, 2006) Confirmation and Continuing in Christ's Word (October 29, 2006) Authority and Following Jesus (October 22, 2006) What our Global Context Teaches Us (October 15, 2006) Not "Is it Legal?" but "What does God Intend?" (October 8, 2006) A Share of the Spirit (or Moses, Jesus, and the Church) (October 1, 2006) Does God Want You to be Rich? (September 24, 2006) Can Faith Save You? (or "What About James?") (September 17, 2006) Christianity and Our Cultural Context (September 10, 2006) The Proper Work of the Holy Spirit (June 4, 2006) Our Head in the Clouds (May 28, 2006) What's Wrong with the Ascension? (May 25, 2006) The "Good Life" and Jesus the Vine (May 14, 2006) Hearing the Shepherd's Voice (vs. the Hired Hand's) (May 7, 2006) Tempered Expectations and Easter Doubt (April 30, 2006) Mark's Gospel: Our Story to Finish (April 15, 2006) Inalienable Rights vs. God (April 14, 2006) Getting Connected to Holy Week (April 13, 2006) How a Sermon is Supposed to Work (March 26, 2006) Opposing Jesus' Way to the Cross (March 12, 2006) Baptism Reframed (March 5, 2006) The Lenten "Time Out" (March 1, 2006) All Words and No Action? (January 22, 2006) A Sermon by Martin Luther: "Heaven is Open" (January 15, 2006) Did you receive the Holy Spirit? (January 8, 2006) Encountering God and Changing Roads (January 6, 2006)