Sermon Luke 17:11-19 Returning Thankfully Richard Niell Donovan We long for a prophet, don't we! When I say that we long for a prophet, I'm not talking about someone who can tell us what tomorrow's newspaper will say. It would be wonderful to know what tomorrow will bring—so we could get ready. It would [...]
Sermon Mark 1:4-11 Put Your Whole Self In Richard Niell Donovan (NOTE TO THE PREACHER: You can have fun with this by doing the motions while reciting these lyrics. If the preacher has fun with it, the congregation will enjoy it too.) An old song goes like this. You put your RIGHT HAND in, You [...]
A church is a community where God's grace is at work. But a marriage is another community where God's grace is at work. So there's a pair of questions that I want to offer to Rick and Atala, as they come here to have their marriage blessed.
Jon and Julie, let me lead you past conventional proverbs to what I believe to be a wisdom beyond wisdom. Marriage is a great project. Let me point out to you something beyond that. Before your marriage is a project you can work on, it is a gift you are given.
A Wedding Homily Mark 1:14-15 Life's Eloquence By The Rev. Charles Hoffacker Recently I came across these words from the novelist Frederick Buechner: "Every once in a while, life can be very eloquent. You go along from day to day not noticing very much, not seeing or hearing very much, and then all of [...]
Hymn list Mark 12:28-34 Check out these helpful resources Sermons Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons HYMNALS: Baptist Hymnal (BH) Chalice Hymnal (CH) Collegeville Hymnal (CO) Common Praise (CP) Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) Gather Comprehensive (GC) JourneySongs (JS) Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Lutheran Worship (LW) Presbyterian Hymnal (PH) The Faith We [...]
Hymn list Mark 10:46-52 Check out these helpful resources Sermons Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons HYMNALS: Baptist Hymnal (BH) Chalice Hymnal (CH) Collegeville Hymnal (CO) Common Praise (CP) Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) Gather Comprehensive (GC) JourneySongs (JS) Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Lutheran Worship (LW) Presbyterian Hymnal (PH) The Faith We [...]
Hymn list Mark 10:35-45 Check out these helpful resources Sermons Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons HYMNALS: Baptist Hymnal (BH) Chalice Hymnal (CH) Collegeville Hymnal (CO) Common Praise (CP) Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) Gather Comprehensive (GC) JourneySongs (JS) Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Lutheran Worship (LW) Presbyterian Hymnal (PH) The Faith We [...]
Hymn list Mark 10:17-31 Check out these helpful resources Sermons Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons HYMNALS: Baptist Hymnal (BH) Chalice Hymnal (CH) Collegeville Hymnal (CO) Common Praise (CP) Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) Gather Comprehensive (GC) JourneySongs (JS) Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Lutheran Worship (LW) Presbyterian Hymnal (PH) The Faith We [...]
Hymn list Mark 10:2-16 Check out these helpful resources Sermons Biblical Commentary Children's Sermons HYMNALS: Baptist Hymnal (BH) Chalice Hymnal (CH) Collegeville Hymnal (CO) Common Praise (CP) Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) Gather Comprehensive (GC) JourneySongs (JS) Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) Lutheran Service Book (LSB) Lutheran Worship (LW) Presbyterian Hymnal (PH) The Faith We [...]