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Sermon Brainwave from Working Preacher
Sermon Brainwave from Working Preacher is a weekly conversation on upcoming Revised Common Lectionary readings. The conversations (featuring Luther Seminary faculty) are fun, informative, and creative—and just may give you the spark that ignites your own sermon brainwave!
Episodes
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Sermon Brainwave 1051: Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost - November 9, 2025
Join Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson as they explore the lectionary texts for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (November 9, 2025). This…
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Sermon Brainwave 1050: All Saints Sunday (Year C) - November 2, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner for Sermon Brainwave as they explore the texts for All Saints Sunday (Year C). In this episode, the hosts…
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Sermon Brainwave 1049: Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost - November 2, 2025
Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner as they explore the powerful story of Zacchaeus and discuss the Revised Common Lectionary texts for…
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Sermon Brainwave 1048: Reformation Sunday - October 26, 2025
Join Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson for another insightful episode of Sermon Brainwave as they explore the texts for Reformation Sunday…
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Sermon Brainwave 1047: Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost - October 26, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for another engaging episode of Sermon Brainwave as they dive deep into the lectionary texts for the 20th…
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Sermon Brainwave 1046: Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost - October 19, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner for this episode of Sermon Brainwave as they explore the lectionary readings for the 19th Sunday after…
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Sermon Brainwave 1045: Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost - October 12, 2025
Welcome to Sermon Brainwave! Join hosts Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson as they dive deep into the lectionary readings for the Eighteenth…
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Sermon Brainwave 1044: Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost - October 5, 2025
Join hosts Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for another engaging episode of Sermon Brainwave as they tackle the challenging texts for October…
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Sermon Brainwave 1043: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 28, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson for Sermon Brainwave as they dive deep into the lectionary readings for the 16th Sunday After Pentecost…
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Sermon Brainwave 1042: Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 21, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for another insightful episode of Sermon Brainwave as they dive deep into the challenging lectionary…
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Sermon Brainwave 1041: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 14, 2025
Join Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson for another insightful episode of Sermon Brainwave as they dive deep into the lectionary texts for…
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Sermon Brainwave 1040: Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - September 07, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as they dive deep into the challenging texts for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost (September 7, 2025). This…
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Sermon Brainwave 1039: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - August 31, 2025
In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for August 31st, 2025. They focus on themes of…
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Sermon Brainwave 1038: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - August 24, 2025
Join Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson on Sermon Brainwave as they explore the readings for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost (August 24, 2025)…
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Sermon Brainwave 1037: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost - August 17, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as they dive deep into the lectionary readings for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost (August 17, 2025). In…
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Sermon Brainwave 1036: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost - August 10, 2025
Join Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for another episode of Sermon to Brainwave as they dive deep into the lectionary texts for August 10th…
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Sermon Brainwave 1035: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - August 3, 2025
The Rich Fool, Ecclesiastes, and Finding True Wealth. Join Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson as they dive deep into the challenging texts for the…
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#1034: Seventh Sunday after Pentecost - July 27, 2025
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as they delve into the multifaceted nature of prayer, exploring its significance, the role of…
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Sermon Brainwave 1033: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - July 20, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for July 20th, 2025, focusing on…
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#1032: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost - July 13, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the biblical texts for the Fifth Sunday after…
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Sermon Brainwave 1031: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost - July 06, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as they dive deep into the lectionary texts for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (July 6, 2025). This…
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#1030: Third Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 13C) - June 29, 2025
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Sermon Brainwave! This week, our hosts Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for…
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#1029: Second Sunday after Pentecost (Ord. 12C) - June 22, 2025
In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, hosts Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the lectionary texts for the second Sunday after Pentecost…
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#1028: Holy Trinity - June 15, 2025
What if the Trinity isn't about doctrine but about God's desire to be known? Join Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson live from the Festival of…
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#1027: Day of Pentecost - June 08, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for Pentecost, focusing on Acts 2…
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#1026: Seventh Sunday of Easter - June 01, 2025
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Sermon Brainwave! This week, our hosts Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the texts for…
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Sermon Brainwave 1025: Ascension of Our Lord - May 29, 2025
In this enlightening episode of Sermon Brainwave, hosts Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson delve into the theological significance of the…
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#1024: Sixth Sunday of Easter - May 25, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for the sixth Sunday of Easter…
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#1023: Fifth Sunday of Easter - May 18, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter…
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Sermon Brainwave 1022: Fourth Sunday of Easter - May 11, 2025
Welcome to another thought-provoking episode of Sermon Brainwave! This week, our hosts Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson dive deep into the…
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Sermon Brainwave 1021: Third Sunday of Easter - May 4, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson explore the themes of resurrection, discipleship, and…
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#1020: Second Sunday of Easter - April 27, 2025
What happens when the risen Jesus walks through locked doors and says, "Peace be with you"? In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, join Matt Skinner, Rolf…
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Sermon Brainwave 1019: Resurrection of Our Lord - April 20, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the significance of various Easter texts. They…
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#1018: Good Friday - April 18, 2025
In this episode of the Sermon Brainwave podcast, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson reflect on the profound significance of Good Friday…
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#1017: Maundy Thursday - April 17, 2025
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as they explore the significance of Maundy Thursday in Holy Week 2025. Our hosts dive into the rich…
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#1016: Sunday of the Passion (Palm Sunday) - April 13, 2025
Join Karoline Lewis, Matt Skinner, and Rolf Jacobson as they delve into the revised common lectionary texts for Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday. This episode for…
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#1015: Fifth Sunday in Lent (Year C) - April 6, 2025
As we approach the fifth Sunday in Lent, this episode of Sermon Brainwave dives deep into love, betrayal, and the weight of Jesus' final days. Join Profs. Rolf…
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#1014: Fourth Sunday in Lent (Year C) - March 30, 2025
What if the Prodigal Son isn't the only one who's lost? In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner explore the…
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Sermon Brainwave 1013:Third Sunday in Lent (Year C) - March 23, 2025
What does it mean to bear fruit in a season of waiting? In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, Profs. Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner explore the…
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Sermon Brainwave 1012: Second Sunday in Lent (Year C) - March 16, 2025
Join the Sermon Brainwave hosts, Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson, as they dive into the themes of Lent, the significance of Jerusalem…
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#1011: First Sunday in Lent - March 9, 2025
Preaching this Lent? The wilderness journey of Jesus offers profound insights into identity, vocation, and the church's mission today.In this episode of Sermon…
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#1010: Transfiguration of Our Lord - March 2, 2025
How do you preach on one of the most mysterious and awe-inspiring moments in the Gospels? In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline…
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#1009: Seventh Sunday after Epiphany (Year C) - Feb. 23, 2025
Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson as they discuss the readings for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphan. Together, they into the powerful texts…
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Sermon Brainwave 1008: Sixth Sunday after Epiphany - February 16, 2025
In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, hosts Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner dive into Luke's Sermon on the Plain. This episode unpacks the…
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#1007: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Year C) - Feb. 9, 2025
Join Profs. Rolf Jacobson, Karoline Lewis, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Year…
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#1006: Presentation of Our Lord - Feb. 2, 2025
In this episode of Sermon Brainwave, hosts Karoline Lewis, Rolf Jacobson, and Matt Skinner discuss the significance of the Presentation of the Lord, also known…
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#1005: Fourth Sunday after Epiphany - February 2, 2025
Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson discuss the readings for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, focusing on Jesus' sermon in Luke 4 and its…
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Sermon Brainwave 1004: Third Sunday after Epiphany - January 26, 2025
Join Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson explore the themes of Jesus' first public sermon in Luke, the implications of his message, and the…
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#1003: Second Sunday after Epiphany - January 19, 2025
Join Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson for a discussion of the significance of the Wedding at Cana as a manifestation of Jesus' grace and…
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#1002: Baptism of Our Lord - January 12, 2025
Join Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson as they explore the Baptism of Our Lord through the Gospel of Luke. Tune in as they delve into the…
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Sermon Brainwave 1001: Second Sunday of Christmas - January 5, 2025
Join Profs. Matt Skinner, Karoline Lewis, and Rolf Jacobson as they discuss the readings for the second Sunday of Christmas, focusing on John 1, Ephesians 1…
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Sermon Brainwave 1000: First Sunday of Christmas - December 29, 2024
In this special 1000th episode of Sermon Brainwave, the hosts reflect on the significance of the childhood of Jesus, the roles of Mary and Joseph, and the…
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#999: Nativity of Our Lord (II) - December 25, 2024
Join hosts Matt Skinner and Karoline Lewis for a special Christmas Day episode! Together, they dive into the profound themes of Luke 2 and Isaiah, reflecting…
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#998: Nativity of Our Lord (I) - December 24, 2024
Join hosts Karoline Lewis and Matt Skinner as they unpack the readings for December 24, 2024. Together, they dive into the Nativity story in Luke 2, the…
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#997: Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year C) - December 22, 2024
Join Professors Karoline Lewis and Matt Skinner for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year C) on December 22, 2024. Join us for an engaging exploration of these…
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#996: Third Sunday of Advent (Year C) - December 15, 2024
Join Professors Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for the Third Sunday of Advent (Year C) on December 15, 2024. In this episode, we explore John…
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#995: Second Sunday of Advent (Year C) - December 8, 2024
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Second Sunday of Advent on…
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#994: First Sunday of Advent (Year C) - December 1, 2024
Kick off the new lectionary year with Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner. Tune in for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts…
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#993: Christ the King - November 24, 2024
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for Christ the King Sunday on November 24…
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#992: Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost (33B) - November 17, 2024
Join Profs. Karoline Lewis, Joy J. Moore, and Matt Skinner for a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary texts for the Twenty-sixth Sunday after…