Category Archives: Epiphany Sermons

Text: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Date: Epiphany IV + 1/29/12 Near the end of his service as prophet and leader of God’s people Moses announced, “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him y… Continue reading →

Text: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Date: Epiphany III + 1/22/12 “Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time.” The first time it was a disaster. Or, was it? For the first time the word of the Lord came to him, at the command, “Arise, go to Nineveh… Continue reading →

Text: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Date: Epiphany II + 1/15/12 God called Abram out of his unbelief and idolatry to be­come the father of faith for the whole world. The Bible simply says, “the Lord said to Abram.” How the Lord spoke to Abram is not said. Inter… Continue reading →

  Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 – setting by Allen D. Lunneberg Text: Genesis 1:1-5 Date: The Baptism of Our Lord + Epiphany I + 1/8/12 “The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters” (Ps 29:3)…. Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 17:1-9 Date: Transfiguration + 3/6/11 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI Today we celebrate the mystery of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Six days before this, when our Lord Jesus Christ asked His disciples, “W… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 6:24-34 Date: Epiphany VIII + 2/27/11 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI In our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount He has been telling us who believe on Him what He is making us to be as His disciples. Quite opposite of … Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 5:38-48 Date: Epiphany VII + 2/20/11 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI What do you say when someone asks you, “How are you”? Do you just say, “Fine,” whether you really are fine or not? An instructor in ea… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 5:21-37 Date: Epiphany VI + 2/13/11 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI “Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them… Continue reading →

Text: Matthew 5:13-20 Date: Epiphany V + 2/6/11 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI Today we continue on in our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. But because not everyone is necessarily with us from the beginning, each Sunday we need… Continue reading →

[[Kick me! I forgot my voice recorder this morning. Kick me or have mercy.]] Text: Matthew 5:1-12 Date: Epiphany IV + 1/30/11 Lutheran Church of the Incarnate Word, Rochester Hills, MI Since the celebration of Advent/Christmas this year the Epiphany of… Continue reading →