+ A sermon given for the First Sunday of Lent (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on March 5, 2017 + Texts: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7, Romans 5:12-19, Matthew 4:1-11 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Who are you? What’s your story? Perhaps you have been asked this question …
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Blessed are the Rejected. Blessed are the Refugees.
+ A sermon given for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on January 29, 2017 + Texts: Micah 6:1-8, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. If you’re at all like me, you may feel a little uncomfortable with today’s …
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God With Us
+ A sermon given for the First Sunday of Christmas (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on January 1, 2017 + Texts: Matthew 2:13-23 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s a picture I haven’t been able to get out of my head for weeks now. …
What’s in a Name?
+ A sermon given for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on December 18, 2016 + Texts: Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It finally happened this week. After resisting for so long, I succumbed to that …
Jesus of the Oppressed
+ A sermon given for the Twenty Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – Proper 28C/Ordinary 33C at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on November 13, 2016 + Texts: Malachi 4:1-2a, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13, Luke 21:5-19 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I think it’s safe to say that this has …
Recognizing Lazarus
+ A sermon given for the Nineteenth Monday after Pentecost (Year C) – Proper 21C/Ordinary 26C at Augustana Chapel, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on September 26, 2016 + Texts: Luke 16:19-31 Audio can be found here Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Remember that a person's name is, …
God in the Boat
+ A sermon given for Storm Sunday in the Season of Creation (3C) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on September 18, 2016 + Texts: Luke 8:22-25 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My siblings in Christ, let me say how grateful I am to be with you all. …
Who is My Neighbor?
+ A sermon given for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, MN on July 10, 2016 + Texts: Luke 10:25-37 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My beloved siblings in Christ, this is the third sermon in a row where I …
Following Jesus After Orlando
+ A sermon given for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) – at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, MN on June 26, 2016 + Texts: Luke 9:51-62 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Two nights ago, I met up with some friends and went to Twin Cities …
Do You See this Woman?
+ A sermon given for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year C) - at First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, MN on June 12, 2016 + Texts: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-15; Luke 7:36-8:3 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Do you see this woman?” The simple question Jesus asks …
Pastor Paul Eldred 