+ A sermon for the Fourteenth* Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 16B / Ordinary 21B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on September 2, 2018 + Texts: John 6:56-71 *Holy Cross participated in an ecumenical community worship on August 26 so we moved the liturgical date by one week to finish the John Bread of …
Category: Sermons
God Within Us
+ A sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 15B / Ordinary 20B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 19, 2018 + Texts: John 6:51-58 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s a story I heard this week about a …
Ordinary, Extraordinary
+ A sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 14B / Ordinary 19B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 12, 2018 + Texts: John 6:35[36-40]41-51 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It’s been 50 years since a television show …
Bread for Our Bodies, Bread for Our Souls
+ A sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 13B / Ordinary 18B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on August 5, 2018 + Texts: Exodus 16:2-4,9-15; John 6:24-35 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Have you ever been on a road …
The Lord of Abundance
+ A sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 12B / Ordinary 17B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on July 29, 2018 + Texts: John 6:1-21 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Five loaves. Two fish. 5,000 people. All fed …
Contrasting Visions
+ A sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 10B / Ordinary 15B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on July 15, 2018 + Texts: Amos 7:7-15; Mark 6:14-29 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. During our time in Chicago, many of …
Blackberry, Mustard, and Love
+ A sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 6B / Ordinary 11B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on June 17, 2018 + Texts: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Mark 4:26-34 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. One of the things I’ve loved …
Queens, Demons, and a New Family
+ A sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (Year B) / Proper 5B / Ordinary 10B at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on June 10, 2018 + Texts: Mark 3:20-35 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s a new show that premiered on TV last …
Fiery Love
+ A sermon for Pentecost Sunday (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on May 20, 2018 + Texts: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Acts 2:1-21; John 15:26-27,16:4b-15 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Were you watching yesterday? Hundreds of million viewers tuned in worldwide to …
One in Christ
+ A sermon for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on May 13, 2018 + Texts: John 17:6-21 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This month will mark an anniversary of an event that has impacted my …
Pastor Paul Eldred 