Monthly Archives: August 2019

Sunday is coming! “Check your invite and the invitations” Luke 14:1, 7-14

Posted on August 28, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

“You will be blessed because they cannot repay you…” (Luke 14:14a) The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) skips over Luke 14: 2-6 where Jesus heals a man with dropsy (general swelling in the limbs often caused by congenital heart failure) on … Continue reading →

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“Bent, but looking to Jesus” a sermon on Luke 13:10-17

Posted on August 27, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

8/25/2019 Sermon on Luke 13:10-17 “Bent, but looking to Jesus” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo

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“Jesus brings the fire!” Luke 12:49-56 from Camp Calumet

Posted on August 27, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

8/18/2019 Camp Calumet Sermon on Luke 12:49-56 “Jesus brings the fire!” Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo From the Outdoor Chapel at Camp Calumet Freedom, NH

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“Faith, Races, Rainbows and Looking to Jesus” a funeral sermon for Jack Martin

Posted on August 25, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

8/24/2019 a funeral sermon for Jack Martin on John 15:9-17, Hebrews 12:1-2, Genesis 9:8-13 “Faith, Races, Rainbows and Looking to Jesus” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo Peggy Morrissey, reader

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Sunday is coming! “Jesus brings the fire” Luke 12:49-56

Posted on August 12, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

“I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled.” (Luke 12:49) How often do we describe the work we do (whatever it is) as “putting out fires?”  It seems we often have misapplied … Continue reading →

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“Fear, Faith and Props” Luke 12:32-40 and Hebrews 11:1-16

Posted on August 12, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

8/11/2019 Sermon on Luke 12:32-40 and Hebrews 11:1-16 “Fear, Faith and Props” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo

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“When it all feels like a puff of smoke” a sermon on Luke 12:31-21 and a primer on Ecclesiastes

Posted on August 8, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

8/04/2019 A sermon on Luke 12:13-21 and a primer on Ecclesiastes “When it all feels like a puff of smoke” St. Paul Lutheran Church Old Saybrook, CT Pastor Geoff Sinibaldo

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Sunday is coming! ELCA Churchwide Assembly 2019: Highlights so far…

Posted on August 8, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

Normally I write a little blurb on the coming gospel reading to get ready for Sunday morning. This week I want to do something a little different. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is meeting for Churchwide Assembly in … Continue reading →

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Sunday is Coming! “Bigger Barns” Luke 12:13-21o

Posted on August 1, 2019 by geoff sinibaldo

“Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed.” (Luke 12:15a) What if this parable is not really about storage?   The challenge in this parable about the rich man and his barns presents itself as an attack against … Continue reading →

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