Sermons from April 2023

Sermons from April 2023

Good Friday

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Vicky Carthanassis Apr. 7, 2023 A couple weeks before Lent started, I was leading Sunday school and I told the kids that God loves you no matter what. “even if you do something bad?” Even if you do something bad, God still loves you. “What if you do something really bad?” Yep! Still loves you “Like what if you *kill* someone?” And I explained how God wouldn’t be very happy about that, and would be…

Maundy Thursday

Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki 4/6/2023 Tonight’s readings are iconic. First, we heard of Passover­ as a meal of liberation and salvation. Next, we heard of a similar meal that Jesus had with his disciples – a meal that we partake in at this table. And finally, the gospel reading recalled Jesus’ command to the disciples during another meal. The meal in the gospel was not the Passover seder. Nevertheless, much like the Passover lamb is slaughtered,…