Sermon Proper 3A May 25, 2008 “Engraved”
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 3) Isaiah 49:8-16 "Engraved" Tomorrow on Memorial Day flags will decorate the graves of those men and women that in their life worked to preserve the freedoms that we enjoy in ...
Sermon Holy Trinity May 18, 2008 “By the Word”
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Feast of Holy Trinity Genesis 1:1-2:4 "By the Word" May 18, 2008 In the beginning. Those are the words that open up the Scriptures to us. In the beginning. With these words we are invited to find ourselves. Explorers and ...
Flowing River of Life - Pentecost Sermon May 11, 2008
Monday, May 12th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner The Feast of Pentecost "Living Water" John 7:37-39 Feasts Mothers Day, Pentecost, Tabernacles Procession of Water Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink." Procession and Festival of Tabernacles are about remembering ...
Casting Your Cares on the Lord - Sermons Easter 7A May 4, 2008
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Easter 7A May 4, 2008 1 Peter 5:6-11 "Casting our Cares" My first year at Grace as pastor there were quite a few funerals. I remember asking my father how after so many years he continued to ...
By Faith We Celebrate Christ - Ascension Day May 1, 2008 Sermon
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | 1 Comment »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Ascension of our Lord Luke 24:44-53 May 1, 2008 Pastor Andrae in Pittsburgh works with international students. On Easter Sunday he invited students to join his family for Easter dinner. Keiko, a wonderful young lady from ...
Sermon Easter 5A “Living Stones and other images of life in Christ”
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | 2 Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan P. Gaertner Easter 5A April 20, 2008 1 Peter 2:2-10 "Living Stones built on the Living Stone" Today's reading from 1 Peter chapter two has three powerful images. First is the image of newborn infants that desire, crave, ...
Sermon Easter 4A Living Under Injustice
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + The Rev. Evan Gaertner Easter 4A April 13, 2008 1 Peter 2:18-25 "Living in injustice" Thank you to Pr. Dean Nadasdy of Woodbury Lutheran Church for this outline How do we handle injustice? Deny/blind Blame, Accusation Bargain and Compromise Fight back It is sin to react to injustice with ...
Sermon Easter 3A, April 6, 2008 “Time to Live”
Friday, April 4th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + Rev. Evan Gaernter Easter 3A - April 6, 2008 "Time to Live" 1 Peter 1:17-25 (ESV) 17And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of ...
A Time of Suffering - Good Friday Noontime Sermon 2008
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + Good Friday Noonday The Rev. Evan P. Gaertner March 21, 2008 "A Time of Suffering" We gather this noontime in anticipation of the darkness of the cross that Jesus faced this afternoon. By this time in the day on Good ...
Enter Hope - Easter Sunrise Sermon 2008
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Sermons | No Comments »+ In Nomine Jesu + Easter Sunrise The Rev. Evan P. Gaertner March 23, 2008 "Enter Hope" John 20:1-18 Enter Hope Today by coming to this service you have determined to enter into a story that is radically different than any other. On Good Friday Joseph of ...