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Sundays at St. James
Preaching the Gospel for those who want to learn about the Bible in a relaxed setting where opinions and questions are welcome!
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- Sundays at St. James
Year A, Reformation Sunday
“They will be free indeed” Main point: Freedom in Christ was a theme of the Reformation. Jesus shows us what it means to be free.
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Year A, Proper 24 / Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost
“Give to God what is God’s” Main point: Don't give your life to the state. Survive the state with pragmatism and indifference.
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Year A, Proper 23 / Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
“A wedding feast, tilted” Main point: The church assembled celebrates the Eucharistic wedding feast of the ages. INTRODUCTION What kind of Christians would we…
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Year A, Proper 22 / Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
"A Sermon for Those Who Are Not Here” Main point: The guardians of society must lead with justice or they will be crushed. Our hope is in the cornerstone who…
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Year A, Proper 21 / Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
“The Gift of a Good Quote” Main point: Work done is of more consequence for the future than the foresight of an archangel. - GMD INTRODUCTION Do any of you…
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Year A, Proper 20 / Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
“It’s not fair!” Main point: We can be content when we decide to exist in the economy of God’s grace rather than the economy of strict justice. INTRODUCTION Do…
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Year A, Proper 19 / Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
“Forgiveness from the Heart” Main point: Though it is hard to forgive, God reaches to the depth of our hearts INTRODUCTION “How many times should I forgive?"…
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Year A, Proper 18 / Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
“(Not so) Radical Resolutions” Main point: Unity through conflict in the body of Christ. INTRODUCTION Whether it's obvious or not, today’s gospel is a lesson…
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Year A, Proper 17 / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
“Christ suffers with us” Main point: The Way of the Cross does its work in us.
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Year A, Proper 16 / Thirteenth Week after Pentecost
“Christ Our Rock” Main point: The rock is Christ. INTRODUCTIONLast week we looked at Christ our peace breaks down the walls that divide us. This week we look…
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Year A, Proper 15 / Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
“Christ Our Peace” Main point: God breaks down the walls that divide us and renews our hearts to love our neighbors. INTRODUCTION Peter the Apostle goes to his…
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Year A, Proper 14 / Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
“Who’s the main character?” Main point: Jesus comes to us in many ways in our times of need. He is the main character in our stories. INTRODUCTION Have you…
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Year A, Proper 13 / Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
“Jesus Said: You Feed Them” Main point: In the Holy Supper and the common supper, Jesus says to us, “You feed them.” INTRODUCTION It is hard to live anywhere…
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Year A, Proper 12 / Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
“What is the kingdom of heaven like?” Main point: The kingdom of heaven is growing and that is a promise. INTRODUCTION A few months ago many of us watched with…
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Year A, Proper 11, Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - Guest Speaker Madeleine Schmidt
Guest Speaker Madeleine Schmidt spoke on weeds being sewn in a field alongside wheat and how we are unable to distinguish between the two: Only God has the…
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Year A, Proper 10 / Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
“The Generous Sower and the Good Soil” Main point: Our prayer is to ask God to make us good soil. INTRODUCTION This morning Jesus gives us an illustration of…
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Year A, Lectionary 14 / Sixth Week after Pentecost
“Struggle” Main point: INTRODUCTION In our second reading from the Epistle of Romans, Paul, the writer says some very personal things about his struggle to do…
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Year A, Proper 8 / Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
“In the Name Of” Main point: We bring good news in the name of the Apostles. INTRODUCTION Today is the third in our three-week set of reading together the…
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Year A, Proper 7 / 4th Sunday After Pentecost
“Good News for Family Systems” Main point: Our family systems can train us to oppose the good news. Awareness and grace lead us to salvation.
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Year A, Proper 6 / 3rd Sunday After Pentecost
“Share the Good News” Main point: The kingdom of heaven has come near. Share the good news. INTRODUCTION Is there anything better and receiving good news?…
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Year A, Lectionary 10
“Those who are well” Main point: Those who are well do not need a physician - only those who are sick are in need.
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Year A, Feast of the Holy Trinity
"Tri-unity as pattern for living” Main point: The Trinity is the foundation of reality. INTRODUCTION May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart…
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Year A, The Feast of Pentecost
“The Spirit Brings Life” Main point: The Holy Spirit brings the life of God to the world in various ways.
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Year A, Easter 7 - Guest Speaker Ellen Hogbin
INTRODUCTION P: Christ is risen! C: Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia! Today is the Seventh Sunday of Eastertide and we continue our season of celebration of…
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Year A, Easter 6
Main point: We can trust that God will lead us into all truth by his Spirit. INTRODUCTION P: Christ is risen! C: Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia! Today is the…
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Year A, Easter 5
“I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Main point: Participation in truth and life is participation in Jesus. That goes for everyone. INTRODUCTION P: Christ…
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Year A, Easter 4
Main point: Jesus is the protector of the sheep and giver of abundant life. INTRODUCTION P: Christ is risen! C: Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia! Today is the…
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Year A, Easter 3
“Were not our hearts burning within us” Main point: We encounter the risen Christ where he said he would be -in the breaking of bread. INTRODUCTION Today we…
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Year A, Easter 2
“Sinners and skeptics wanted!” Main point: God engages with us in our struggle and in our questions. On this Second Sunday in Easter, I invite you to say our…
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Year A, Palm Sunday 2026
“Behold your King Comes to You” Main point: God comes to us in low places - in humility - and if we look low we may find him.
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Year A, Lent 5
“Identify with Christ” Main point: We identify with Christ in his suffering and his resurrection. Introduction Today, we meet three characters who live in a…
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Year A, Lent 4
“Seeing with the Eyes of our Understanding” Main point: Jesus grants spiritual sight to those who enter in through humility and faith. Introduction We all…
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Year A, Lent 3
“St. Photini and Springs of Living Water” Main point: Hope springs eternal from the living water gushing up to eternal life. Introduction History tells us the…
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Year A, Lent 2
“Conversion of the Heart” Main point: Jesus comes from heaven to show us the way to God and for us to understand him and what he's doing, we need a change in…
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Year A, Lent 1
“Three Temptations in the Wilderness” Main point: Jesus shows us victory over three temptations. Introduction As we begin our season of preparation leading up…
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Year A, Ash Wednesday
“God’s Life in You” Main point: Through ongoing awareness of our dependence on God, God’s life comes alive in us. Introduction On this Ash Wednesday we look…
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Year A, Transgifuration of Our Lord
“From Glory to Glory” Main point: The transfiguration inspires us and shows us a vision of where we’re headed. Introduction This is the Feast of the…
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Year A, Epiphany 5 - Guest Speaker Jason Forari
Guest speaker Jason Forari preached the Gospel! St. Matthew 5:13-20[Jesus said:] 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how can its…
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Year A, Epiphany 4
“The Heart of Jesus” Main point: Jesus shows us the culture of the kingdom of God. Introduction This teaching from Jesus is recognized the world over by…
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Year A, Epiphany 3
“The Invitation” Main point: The invitation from Jesus is to follow him. Introduction Our gospel begins with a geographical marker which is the setting of the…
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Year A, Epiphany 2
Introduction Epiphany is a season of revealing who God is. Today’s big reveal or “showing” comes from the voice of John who twice in our gospel points to Jesus…
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Year A, Baptistm of Our Lord
Hope in a Dark Time It is not lost on me that we gathered for worship on Tuesday night, held our candles, and sang the comforting words of Archbishop Desmond…
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Year A, Christmas 2
What is the Word? The Word is God’s communication to us. In language spoken. In language written. In language embedded in creation. The Word is God’s…
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Christmas Day Worship 2025
St. James Lutheran Church Christmas Day Recording. Musicians: Steve Abel, Madlyn Wulgaert Vicar: Bryce Hewlett Reader: Anna Forari
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Year A, Advent 4
“Joseph’s Dilemma” INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Season of Advent and with it a fresh start. For those who are new to the game: Advent simply means “coming” or…
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Year A, Advent 3 - Guest Speaker Kim Hewlett
Thanks for joining our podcast today! We had a wonderful guest speaker talk to us about Mary, Mother of Jesus, for our third week of Advent. Guest Speaker: Kim…
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Year A, Advent 2
“Let the Fire of Your Justice Burn” Main point: John comes to us with a message of repentance. Our justice is bent. We need to agree with the justice revealed…
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Year A, First Sunday of Advent
“Come, Lord Jesus, but not just yet” Main point: The era we live in (the last days) gives us time to repent and return to Christ. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the…
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Year C, Christ the King Sunday
“Who is this King of Glory?” Main point: We see Jesus revealed to us as a trustworthy king today. He is our King of Glory. INTRODUCTION Christ is King and…
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Year C, Proper 28
“Jesus teaches on “the end”” Main point: Give testimony and persevere as the end draws near. INTRODUCTION Advent is just around the corner and our themes are…
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Year C, Proper 27
“You don’t know what its like to be a bat” Main point: We only know a little about what life will be like in the age to come. But we know it will happen…
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Year C, All Saints Sunday
“Maturity in Christ: Sainthood for Today” Main point: We are not yet what we shall be. Sainthood for today is growing into our maturity in Christ. INTRODUCTION…
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Year C, Reformation Sunday
“The Truth Will Make You Free” Main point: Justification by faith is the sure foundation for the freedom Jesus promised us. INTRODUCTION Then Jesus said to…
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Year C, Proper 24
“Pray and Do Not Lose Heart” Main point: God is the perfect judge who hears us when we call out to him. INTRODUCTION Jesus told them a parable about their need…
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Year C, Proper 23
Introduction When we come to church we hear the familiar message of forgiveness of sins and the gift of salvation through Christ so we don’t have to earn merit…
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Year C, Proper 22
"Faithfulness into Faith” Main point: In trucking times, God gives us opportunities to increase our faithfulness. SERMON Today's gospel meets us right where we…
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Year C, Proper 21
“Lazarus and the Rich Man” Main point: Save yourself from hell. Love your neighbor. BLESSING THE CHILDREN SERMON For the time being, I'm going to put the issue…
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Year C, Proper 20
“The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good” Main point: We can get messy in freedom as we are moved by God’s Spirit to act for redemption in the world. SERMON Hold…