Sermons

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...