Sermon Proper 29A Last Sunday in the Church Year, November 23, 2008
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan P. Gaertner November 23, 2008 Ezekiel 34:11-16; 20-24 The First Commandment is: You shall have no other gods. What does this mean? Martin Luther asked that question and answered: We should fear, love, and trust in ...
Sermon Proper 24A October 19, 2008 “God in an Election Year”
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan P. Gaertner Proper 24A Isaiah 45:1-7 “God in an Election Year” An election year in America is an interesting time when convictions, values, priorities, and sensibilities are all tested, defined, and spoken about. People seem to speak ...
Sermon Proper 21A September 28, 2008 Action from the Heart
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Proper 21A September 28, 2008 Matthew 21:27-32 Action from the Heart Our Congress is preparing to go on a vacation so that they can campaign for reelection this fall. We want to know our congressman our working ...
Sermon Proper 19A September 14, 2008 “Freedom in the Gospel”
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | 1 Comment »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner September 14, 2008 Proper 19A Romans 14:1-12 Freedom in the Gospel Today's Epistle reading from Paul's letter to the Romans allows us to imagine some of the situations that faced that first century congregation in Rome. One of ...
Sermon Proper 13A “My One Thing” Isaiah 55:1-5
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Proper 13A August 3, 2008 Isaiah 55:1-5 "My One Thing" Isaiah asks the question, "Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?" Words are created ...
Proper 11A Sermon July 20, 2008 “How to Respond to Evil”
Friday, July 18th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Proper 11A Matthew 13:24-30,36-46 "Responding to evil planted in the field" July 20, 2008 How do we react to the weeds we find in our yards? Some people will call a company in to do the dirty work ...
Proper 10A Sermon July 13, 2008 The Powerful Word
Friday, July 11th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner July 13, 2008 Proper 10A "The Powerful Word" Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 There are certain stories in the Bible that for a long time it was expected that people just knew. The number of Bible stories that people know ...
Sermon Proper 8a June 29, 2008 Surviving Conflict
Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Proper 8A Jeremiah 28:5-9 "Surviving Conflict" Last week I shared in the sermon Jeremiah's personal struggle with how to be a prophet for the Lord when he faced so much conflict in his faith. We found ...
Sermon Proper 7A June 22, 2008 “Lord What Were You Thinking!?!”
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Proper 7A June 22, 2008 Jeremiah 20:7-13 "Lord, What Were You Thinking?!?" It can be difficult to handle the waterfall of frustrating, disappointing, sad, unbearable news that can seem to swirl around us. Good moments happen for ...
Sermon Proper 6a June 15, 2008 “Critical Care”
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Proper 6A Romans 5:6-15 "Critical Care" June 15, 2008 Recently on a radio show a guy called in very frustrated with Christianity. He said, "Why can Christians say this evil guy I know down my street suddenly ...