Sermons with Reverend Killjoy

Fourth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year B

1 John 3:16-24

Our second lesson from First John gives us a powerful vision of what it can look like to live out the love of God we have received in Jesus. How can the lessons of that community so long ago shape our church's faithful response today?

Third Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year B

Luke 24:36b-48

"You are witnesses of these things." Jesus' words to his disciples look different after all we have witnessed in our community and our nation this week.

Easter Sunday, Lectionary Year B

John 20:1-18

Death is real, and so is resurrection. You are not alone.

Maundy Thursday

John 13:1-35

Jesus' last evening with his disciples is filled with important moments. It is a night that weighs heavily on followers of Jesus, but we are not alone in carrying that weight.

Palm Sunday / Sunday of the Passion

Mark 15:1-39

As we enter this Holy Week with Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and the story of his death, we can leave our expectations behind.

Fifth Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year B

John 12:20-33

Jesus' heart is grieved in today's lesson as he tries again to explain his impending death and resurrection, this time only days before it occurs. As we lament anti-Asian racism and violence, we recognize this story of grief, death, and resurrection.

Fourth Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year B

Ephesians 2:1-10

Today's lesson from Ephesians gives us a clear and concise description of the power of God's grace in our lives.

Second Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year B

Mark 8:31-38

Just as Jesus died and rose again, his body on earth - the church - lives into God's future through death and resurrection.

Hope, Our Redeemer, Grace, and Arlington Hills Lutheran Churches in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Mark 1:9-15

This four-minute reflection on Jesus' time in the wilderness focuses on the curious detail that "he was with the wild beasts." What was that about?

First Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year B

Genesis 9:8-17

God's covenant with Noah and all animals serves as an early indication of God's unending grace.