Sermons and Such at First Lutheran, Houston

Recovering Transcendence 23.02.2023 14:52 ↓

Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday

Salt, Light, and a City on a Hill 06.02.2023 14:40 ↓

Sermon for Epiphany 5, 2023

Epiphany 4: On Micah's Call to do justice, love kindness and walk humbly 30.01.2023 13:28 ↓

The text is read throughout the sermon. From Micah 6:1-8. 

On Vampires and the Cross 29.01.2023 12:52 ↓

Based on 1 Corinthians 1, the fools of the world vs. the wisdom of the cross. 

Jesus the Disruptor 20.01.2023 16:19 ↓

Jesus calls the disciples to ministry and disrupts their lives. 

Baptism of Our Lord Sermon 10.01.2023 14:43 ↓

A look at how gentle God is in dealing with our sin. And a consideration of how baptism is of daily meaning for the Christian. 

The Name of Jesus Sermon, 2023 03.01.2023 13:34 ↓

The Festival for the Name of Jesus (January 1) falls on a Sunday this year, so this sermon will consider Jesus' name and the power within it. 

A Sermon for Christmas Day 03.01.2023 11:16 ↓

The light of Christianity amidst the culture of death. 

Do Androids Dream of Christmas Morning? 03.01.2023 15:05 ↓

Thoughts on what it really means to be human as we consider the incarnation on Christmas Eve. 

What Did You Go Out to See? 14.12.2022 14:48 ↓

Sermon for Advent 3. 

2 Advent Sermons 05.12.2022 30:52 ↓

Two sermons for Advent, one on the beauty of swords being beaten into plowshares, and one on the kind of character of John the Baptist. 

Two Sermons for the end of the 2022 Church Year 21.11.2022 31:17 ↓

The first for Pentecost 23 looks at how, not so much how the world is ending, but how the world as we have known it is ending. The second is for Christ the King Sunday. Jesus isn't asking to be king; he's proclaiming that he IS king. 

Cynicism and Sainthood Do Not Mix 07.11.2022 16:04 ↓

Sermon for All Saints Sunday

The 1517 Museum 07.11.2022 17:15 ↓

Sermon for Reformation Sunday

On Being Justified and Still Keeping the Law 24.10.2022 14:56 ↓

Sermon for Pentecost 20 2022

Responding to Frustration 10.10.2022 18:24 ↓

A look at Jeremiah and the healed leper as a way of dealing with frustration. 

Jeremiah's Land Acquisition 27.09.2022 17:34 ↓

What does Jeremiah's land acquisition have to tell us about God? 

Sermon for Pentecost 15 22.09.2022 17:54 ↓

The parable of the unjust steward. What lessons might this parable have for us? After all, the main character is dishonest!

The Parable of the Lost Sheep 22.09.2022 14:39 ↓

A look at the famous parable from Luke 15. 

Can We Own Things and Still Follow Jesus? 10.09.2022 18:34 ↓

Sermon for Pentecost 13. A look at Jesus command to rid of everything we own if we are to be his followers. 

Sermon for Pentecost 12 2022 30.08.2022 14:47 ↓

A look at humility. 

Jesus Heals a Woman Sick for 18 years 22.08.2022 16:28 ↓

A look at the debate between Jesus and the synagogue leader who criticized Jesus for healing on the sabbath. 

Two Summer Sermons 18.08.2022 32:27 ↓

Just going for alliteration...both Gospel texts are from Luke 12. 

Jesus Sends Out His Disciples 03.07.2022 18:00 ↓

A sermon on Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

On Christian Freedom 28.06.2022 14:20 ↓

Well, it is almost the Fourth of July...this sermon walks through Galatians 5 and the nature of Christian freedom.