Sermons

1 Easter Year C 4/17/2022 Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26; Luke 24:1-12 Rev. Mark A. Lafler On April 15th, 1965, 57 years ago Friday... a song was released that would climb the charts in the United States and Canada. Written by Hal David...

5 Lent Year C 4/3/2022 Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 Rev. Mark A. Lafler Our Psalm today is the seventh of the collection of psalms known as the Songs of Ascent. There are 15 total of these... all grouped together here... Psalms 120...

4 Lent Year C 3/27/2022 Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Rev. Mark A. Lafler We are around the halfway mark of the season of Lent. Three weeks until Easter Sunday. I hope your Lenten disciplines are going well. Of course, they are...

2 Lent Year C 3/13/2022 Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Psalm 27; Philippians 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35 Rev. Mark A. Lafler Our collect today is one that always stirs my soul... It has much to teach us in the way of God. Listen to it... O God, whose glory it is always to have...

1 Lent Year C 3/6/2022 Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10:8b-13; Luke 4:1-13 Rev. Mark A. Lafler Today is the first Sunday in Lent... The season, beginning with Ash Wednesday, is a time for self-examination and repentance... It is a time for prayer,...

Last Epiphany Year C 2/27/2022 Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; Luke 9:28-36 Rev. Mark A. Lafler The songs of the Bible are primarily found in the psalter... This 150-chapter book right in the middle of our bibles was the hymnal in the days of our...

7 Epiphany Year C 2/20/2022 Genesis 45:3-11, 15; Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42; 1 Corinthians 15:35-58; Luke 6:27-38 Rev. Mark A. Lafler Today is our third and final section on 1 Corinthians 15. Two weeks ago, we proclaimed the importance of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus....

6 Epiphany Year C Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-34; Luke 6:17-26 Rev. Mark A. Lafler 2/13/2022 1 Last week in our introductory verses to 1 Corinthians 15... A chapter on the importance of the Resurrection... We heard St. Paul describe the cross and...

5 Epiphany Year C 2/6/2022 Isaiah 6:1-13; Psalm 138; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11 Rev. Mark A. Lafler Today our lectionary introduces us to one of the most profound chapters in all of scripture... St. Paul’s theological defense and hope of the resurrection of...

3 Epiphany Year C 1/23/2022 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21 Rev. Mark A. Lafler Here is a question for you: Are you dependable? Or perhaps the more appropriate question is: Would others say you are dependable? A few years...