+ A sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on January 27, 2019 + Texts: Luke 4:14-21 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I remember the first sermon I ever preached very clearly. It was six years ago …
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Baptismal Life
+ A sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on January 13, 2019 + Texts: Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-23 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Here we are again. Just about a month after John the Baptizer interrupted …
A New Light
+ A sermon for the Epiphany of Our Lord at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on January 6, 2019 + Texts: Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It’s hard for me to read this story of the visitation of the …
Anxious Anticipation
+ A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year C) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on December 23, 2018 + Text: Luke 1:39-55 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This morning I am aware how thankful I am for music. I think …
Finding Joy
+ A sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent (Year C) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on December 16, 2018 + Texts: Zephaniah 3:14-20, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Rejoice in the Lord always,” Paul tells us. “Rejoice!” …
Raise Your Heads
+ A sermon for the First Sunday of Advent (Year C) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on December 2, 2018 + Text: Luke 21:25-36 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and …
A New Start
+ A sermon for Reformation Sunday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on October 28, 2018 + Text: Jeremiah 31:31:-34 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. About a year and a half ago I had the opportunity to spend some time in Germany. And …
True Greatness
+ A sermon for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 24B / Ordinary 29B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on October 21, 2018 + Text: Mark 10:32-45 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Many of us received something special in the mail …
What Do You Lack?
+ A sermon for the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 23B / Ordinary 28B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on October 14, 2018 + Texts: Amos 5:6-7,10-15; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Good Teacher, what must I …
Made for Each Other
+ A sermon for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 22B / Ordinary 27B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on October 7, 2018 + Texts: Genesis 2:18-24, Mark 10:2-16 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. If I were to ask you to …
Pastor Paul Eldred 