Sermons with Reverend Killjoy

Lectionary 29 / 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 18:1-18

Jesus' reassurance to his followers to not lose heart can be as helpful to us today as it was when he first told them this parable about the persistent woman. 

Lectionary 28 / 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 17:11-19

In this sermon immediately prior to the special congregational meeting in which Hope Lutheran Church voted to close and dissolve our congregation and give away our remaining funds, the story of Jesus healing ten men with skin disease helps us remember how thankfulness stands at the heart of the choices we are making. 

Lectionary 25 / 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 16:1-13

Jesus' enigmatic parable about a manager, a rich man, and some debtors provides an unexpectedly helpful lens for making sense of the ongoing changes to our congregation. 

Lectionary 24 / 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 15:1-10

Jesus' stories of the lost sheep and the lost coin remind us of the basics.  

13th Sunday after Pentecost / Lectionary 23, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 14:25-33

When Jesus scares us with stark exhortations, we remember that the church moves forward by death and resurrection

Luke 14:1, 7-14

This week's lectionary readings spoke directly to our national conversation about debt. It's not easy to follow Jesus in an unfair world striving for fairness. 

Lectionary 20 / 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 12:49-56

Jesus was not nice. 

Lectionary 18, 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 12:12-21

Why does Jesus talk about money so much? Why do we talk about money so much? 

Lectionary 16 / 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Colossians 1:15-28

Jesus is Christ of the whole world

Lectionary 15 / 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C

Luke 10:25-37

What must I do to inherit eternal life? How did this question lead to Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan?