Monthly Archives: July 2018

“This Changes Everything!” 2018 ELCA YOUTH GATHERING PRESENTATION

7/22/2018 Mark 6:30-34 Ephesians 2:1-22 “THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!” St. Paul, Trinity, and Bethesda Youth St. Paul Lutheran Church, Old Saybrook, CT Trinity Lutheran Church, Centerbrook, CT Bethesda Lutheran Church, New Haven, CT

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“Eat your fill…Go Feed Others” a sermon on John 6:1-21

7/29/2018 Sermon on John 6:1-21 “Eat your fill…Go feed others” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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2 BALD PASTORS / Season 3 Episode 1: The bread series

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Sunday is coming! “Scarcity or Abundance?” John 6:1-21

“Philip answered him, ‘Six months wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.’” (John 6:7) Two competing world-views come to light in the “sign” of the feeding of the five thousand: Are resources limited, … Continue reading

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Sunday is Coming! “Go, Return, Re-Group, and Keep on Serving” Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

“The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all they had done and taught.” (Mark 6:30) The summer is mission trip season for many congregations. I love mission/service trips because not only do they help meet the real needs of … Continue reading

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“Come & Die: John the Baptist, Dietrich Bonhoeffer & You” a sermon on Mark 6:14-29

7/15/2018 Sermon on Mark 6:14-29 “Come & Die: John the Baptist, Dietrich Bonhoeffer & You” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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Funeral Sermon for George Brown, 9/14/1926-5/31/2018

Sermon preached on 7/14/2018 We tend to think of several different things when we hear the word “peace.” I’ll highlight a few. None of them are wrong or bad, but they aren’t necessarily the same “peace” Jesus declares in the … Continue reading

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Sunday is coming! “The different kind of power at work in the kingdom of John & Jesus” Mark 6:14-29

“So (The disciples) went out and proclaimed that all should repent. They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick and cured them. King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were … Continue reading

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“The looming cloud…(and a few grace-filled interactions)” a sermon on Mark 6:1-13

7/08/2018 Sermon on Mark 6:1-13 “The looming cloud… …(and a few grace-filled interactions) St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT

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This Changes Everything! Our group in Houston for the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering

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