+ A sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 23B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on September 5, 2021 + Text: James 2:1-17; Mark 7:24-37 Audio: If you were here last week, you heard Jesus spar with the Pharisees and religious authorities in our gospel reading—calling them hypocrites for distorting human customs and true …
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True Religion
+ A sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 22B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 29, 2021 + Text: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Audio: This may not come as a huge surprise…but a lot of people these days are just done with organized religion. It’s a pretty …
Mary’s Song
+ A sermon for Mary, Mother of Our Lord at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 15, 2021 + Text: Luke 1:46-55 Audio: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” So begins one of the oldest and most enduring songs in all of Christianity. For two thousand years now, …
Bread for the Journey
+ A sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 19B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 8, 2021 + Text: 1 Kings 19:4-13, John 6:35, 41-51 Audio: It’s quite possible that the best food I’ve ever had is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. That’s not to say it’s the best meal I’ve …
Bread of Life
+ A sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 18B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 1, 2021 + Text: Exodus 16:2–4, 9–15, John 6:24-35 Audio: It goes without saying that the pandemic we are all enduring has changed so many things about our daily lives. This was especially true way back at …
Gathering with What We Have
+ A sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 17B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on July 25, 2021 + Text: Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21 Audio: Beloved people of God, grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Wow, how wonderful does it feel for …
Telling Our Stories
+ A sermon for online worship on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 16B) with Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA and Northlake Lutheran Church, Kenmore, WA on July 18, 2021 + Text: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/K1HL4-fUxZQ “How are you doing?” “What’s going on?” “What’s new?” These simple questions are staples of small talk. …
Expansive Love
+ A sermon for Pride Sunday for online worship with Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA; Northlake Lutheran Church, Kenmore, WA; and Lakeridge Lutheran Church, Seattle, WA on June 27, 2021 + Text: Acts 8:26-40 Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/GkArRFN8Lpk 52 years ago this week, police raided a bar in New York City. This was nothing new. Raids were fairly …
Spirit of Hope
+ A sermon for Pentecost Sunday (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on May 23, 2021 + Text: Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:22-27 Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/eKDcw-XP5q8 If you worshiped with us last week, you may remember that I was leading worship from a different place than usual. In this era of working from home and even …
Life in the Flock
+ A sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on April 25, 2021 + Text: 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:10b-18 Video: https://www.youtube.com/embed/NCB6uqaWl0U Do you want to improve your life? It’s easy! Don’t believe me? Just watch TV or scroll through Facebook or listen to the radio. And soon …
Pastor Paul Eldred 