Sermons (Page 9)

My preaching professor would tell us over and over that the job of a preacher is to “say one true thing about God, and then sit down.” Sometimes you read a passage and think of two or three or twelve true things you could say about God, but pare it down, the reading will be back again within three years, you can use some of those other ideas then. One true thing about God and then sit down…

I know I know, I was really yell-y during the reading. But you know those days where you are just dealing with a lot and it feels like you can’t catch a break? Where you’ve got a bunch of really strong and conflicting feelings swirling around inside you, but for whatever reason you don’t have the ability to like step away for a moment and process all those feelings and re-center yourself? And then, because you’re frustrated by this whole situation…

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…