+ A sermon given for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Year A)/Ordinary 21A at University Lutheran Church on August 27, 2017 + Texts: Matthew 16:13-20 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My beloved siblings in Christ, let me first say what an absolute joy it is to …
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Goodbyes
+ A sermon given for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on May 14, 2017 + Texts: 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Goodbyes are a difficult thing for me. Knowing it may be a while until I …
Resurrected Hope
+ A sermon given for the Third Sunday of Easter (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on April 30, 2017 + Text: Luke 24:13-25 Jesus is dead. We saw him die. Ok, we didn’t see him die, but some of the others did. He had been talking about his death for a while. It made some of us pretty …
Tree of Life
+ A homily given for the Good Friday at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on April 14, 2017 + Text: John 18:1-19:42 For three years, Jesus spent his ministry challenging authority. He spent time with the outcast and the marginalized – ate with them, healed them, walked with them, loved them. He faced those who were in power – criticized …
Living Water
+ A sermon given for the Third Sunday of Lent (Year A) at Wicker Park Lutheran Church on March 19, 2017 + Texts: Exodus 17:1-7, John 4:5-42 Grace and peace to you from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Has anyone else here been watching the new nature documentary, Planet Earth II? I have. When …
What’s Your Story?
+ 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 …
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 …
Pastor Paul Eldred 