+ A sermon for The Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on April 29, 2018 + Texts: Acts 8:26-40, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to …
Category: Sermons
Continual Resurrection
+ A sermon for The Second Sunday of Easter (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on April 8, 2018 + Texts: John 20:19-31 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My friends, welcome to the Second Sunday of Easter. It’s been a week …
A New Beginning
+ A sermon for The Resurrection of Our Lord - Easter Sunday (Year B) at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on April 1, 2018 + Texts: Mark 16:1-8 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “Jesus Christ is risen today, alleluia!” “This is the feast …
Cross of Death, Tree of Life
+ A homily given for Good Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on March 30, 2018 + Texts: John 18:1-19:42 How did we get here? How did we find ourselves here at the foot of this cross as we see our Savior hanging there? How did everything go so wrong? For three years, Jesus spent …
A Different Meal
+ A homily given for Maundy Thursday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bellevue, WA on March 29, 2018 + Texts: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Meals are a special time for many people. They can bring people together around a table …
You Matter in the Cosmos
+ A sermon given for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year B) at Fullness of God Lutheran Church, Holden Village, WA on February 4, 2018 + Texts: Isaiah 40:21-31, Mark 1:29-39 Grace to you and peace from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I remember the first time I ventured up …
Risky Business
+ A sermon given for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)/Ordinary 33A at University Lutheran Church on November 19, 2017 + Texts: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This week, the residents of Tromsø, Norway will mark an annual event …
A Free Invitation
+ A sermon given for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)/Ordinary 28A at Peace Lutheran Church, Puyallup, WA on October 15, 2017 + Text: Isaiah 25:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. As has been pointed out to me this morning, I am not Pastor …
Our Ridiculous God
+ A sermon given for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)/Ordinary 27A at Fullness of God Lutheran Church, Holden Village, WA on October 8, 2017 + Text: Isaiah 5:1-7 (JPS translation), Matthew 21:33-46 (NRSV) Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Like many of you, I woke up this …
Life in Community
+ A sermon given for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)/Ordinary 26A at Fullness of God Lutheran Church, Holden Village, WA on October 1, 2017 + Text: Philippians 2:1-13 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. First let me say what an absolute joy it is to be …
Pastor Paul Eldred 