http://www.allsaintscg.org/podcasts/sermons.xml en-us ℗ & © 2010 All Saints Lutheran Chuch, Cottage Grove MN Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:01 CST Weekly Sermons Pastor Jules Sermons from All Saints Lutheran Church, Cottage Grove MN Sermons from All Saints Lutheran Church, Cottage Grove MN All Saints Lutheran Church office@allsaintscg.org no Pastor Jules Today Isaiah prophesies that a young woman will bear a son and name him Emmanuel. The gospel of Matthew's account of the annunciation and birth of the one named Emmanuel, God-with-us. During these final days of Advent we pray, "O come, o come Emmaanuel." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 19 Dec 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill A note of joyful expectation marks today's worship. Isaiah announces that the desert shall rejoice and blossom. Jesus points to signs of God's reign: the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules At the heart of our Advent preparations stands John the Baptist, who calls us to repent & make a new beginning. As the darkness increases we turn toward the light of Christ's coming. For Christians he is the root of Jesse, the righteous Judge who welcomes http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 5 Dec 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill The new church year begins with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In today's readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know neither the day nor hour of the Lord's coming. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill Jeremiah's promise of the execution of "justice and righteousness in the land" finds ironic fulfillment in the execution of Jeuss of Nazareth, the King of the Jews. It appears so utterly contradictory that the king should be sacraficed with the criminal. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 21 Nov 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules The end is near. There is no doubt about it. The warnings are dire. The tone of today's texts is ominous. But the baptized know how to live in the "meantimes". The baptized are strengthened for the living of these days in word and sacrament. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill In holy baptism God makes saints out of sinners. In holy communion God forgives the sins of all the saints. In the assembly today we give thanks for all the saints "who from their labors rest" who have fought the good fight, who have gained the crown. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 7 Nov 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Christ-the good news-that makes us free! We pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness in the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill Genuine repentance & pretentious piety stand in stark contrast in the gospel & all around us. All creation stands in need of God's forgiveness.Keep the faith. God's people-"all who have longed for his appearing" shall be accounted righteous for Jesus'sake http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules Pray always. Do not lose heart. This is the encouragement of the Chrsit of the gospel today. Persistence in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed. Wrestle with the word. Remember your baptism again and again. Come regularly to Christ's table http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules It's a miracle. Multiple miracles! The waters of holy baptism have healed us. The body & blood of Jesus in holy communion have made us clean. We have died with Christ and been raised with him. For all this we have returned to offer thanks. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill A little faith goes a long way is our Lord's point in the gospel. A mustard seed's-worth has miraculous potential. The patience, tenacity and endurance required for the life of faith are the blessings received in water & the word/holy baptism. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 3 Oct 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules Consideration of and care for those in need (especially those "at our gate," visible to us, of whom we are aware) is an essential component of good stewardship. It is in the sharing of wealth that we avoid the snare of wealth. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill As we are invited today to consider what it means to be managers (rather than owners) of all that we have, it is crucial to recall that we are bought with a price. "Christ Jesus, himself human...gave himself a ransom for all." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Jules The grumbling of the Pharisees and the scribes in today's gospel is actually our holy hope: This Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them. That our God wills to seek and to save the lost is not only a holy hope, it is our only hope http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:01 CST 10:00 clean Pastor Bill Refresh my heart in Christ. Strengthened by the company and forgiveness of the Christ in the blessed sacrament and recalling God's grace in remembrance of baptism, we can be strengthened in this hour to "choose life" - to choose life in God as our own. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100905_15Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 5 Sep 2010 12:01 CST 18:21 God central, bicycle wheel, not #1 on list clean Pastor Jules This healing service should be a resource of prayer inspired by tradition. Liturgy exists in the here & now, & is only good if it is in line with scriptural revelation, & helps to provide a setting within which prayer, praise, worship & ministry occur. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100829_14Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:01 CST 14:53 Sermon on a Stick, table fellowship clean Pr. Bill Helker Remember the Sabbath day. Call the Sabbath a delight. This is the Lord's day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does; feed us, forgive us, help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is doing. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100822_13Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:01 CST 19:30 Sabbath, Freedom, Praise God clean Pastor Jules Jesus says, "It is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom." It is God's promisse from the beginning. Faith, God's baptismal gift, trusts the promises of God. Have no fear. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100808_11Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 8 Aug 2010 12:01 CST 12:52 Wealth comes from giving - time, money, love. clean Julie Wright Today's texts offer instruction and encouragement for all in the "unhappy business" of life.We who have died with Chrsit in holy baptism have also been raised with him and are encouraged to eleveate our thinking, seeking the "things that are above." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100801_10Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 1 Aug 2010 12:01 CST 8:06 repent, new life, take on Christ, live for God clean Pastor Jules Persistence in prayer evoked the admiration of Jesus and wins the attention of the Lord when Abraham intercedes for Sodom. The life of the baptized, to be rooted and built up in Christ Jesus the Lord is to be rooted in prayer. God hears and answers prayer http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100725_9Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:01 CST 11:59 Lord's Prayer, persistence, faith clean Pastor Bill Perhaps the church, at its best, is "all ears." Almighty God urges the faithful, again & again, to "listen up!" to heed the word from above. So it was Abraham & Sarah, with Mary & Martha, and the early church at Colossae. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100718_8Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:01 CST 16:14 Mary, Martha, Jesus, attitude clean Pastor Jules To love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, strength & mind is to reflect God's mercy in responding to one's neighbor. That mercy found its most profound expression in the "gospel that has come to you" namely the life, death & resurrection of Jesus http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100711_7Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:01 CST 16:47 priest, levite, samaritan, robbers, man in ditch, inn-keeper clean Pastor Bill God is the source of our nourishment. Our Lord's invitation to "take and eat...take and drink" is a repeated one. In the holy eucharist in the word read and proclaimed in the assembly of the people of God the dominion of God has come near. Rejoice! http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/ Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:01 CST 0:00 Freedom clean Pastor Jules We have no good apart from God. That makes our Lord's call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit's fruits: love, joy, peace, patience and the like. This is the path of life. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100627_5Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:01 CST 14:30 Sharing Jesus, setting our face clean Pastor Jules This Sunday's texts paint startling pictures of the horrific/the demonic/nature of sin. The church's repeated celebration of the holy communion counters that tragic reality in a continued showing forth of the death of Jesus "until he comes". http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100620_4Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:01 CST 12:47 Legion / Mob, be God where you are clean Pastor Jules The enormity of our sin is surpassed only by the mercy of God. We come, repentant, to the table of the Lord. In the body and blood of Jesus, in the announcement of our absolution, all our sins are forgiven. "Happy are they ... whose sin is put away." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100613_3Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:01 CST 13:09 mercy, sinfulness, response to grace clean Pastor Jules In Luke chapter 6 Jesus is teaching his disciples in the Sermon on the Plain. Jesus finds himself tagging on just one of those "Oh by the way" teaching moments,instilling in them a sense of discipleship modeled on his own behavior and teachings. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100606_2Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 6 Jun 2010 12:01 CST 14:17 your log before their specks clean Pr. Jules & Pr. Bill Jesus was given to die for us, but returned to be among the living. In Communion, Jesus is there, for all people. Death was not the last word for Jesus, nor is it for us and the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100530_1Trinity.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 12:01 CST 19:05 Healing, comfort, peace, joy clean Pastor Jules Pentecost is a day of promises fulfilled. The promised Spirit of "God is poured out. Bless the Lord, O my soul! http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100523_Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 12:01 CST 12:57 Pentecost, Holy Spirit, The Shack clean Pastor Bill Helker It is possible to hear in Jesus' high priestly prayer, a prayer he offered shortly before his death, the petitions of the ascended Lord for his own throughout history - to our day - and beyond. Jesus prays for us. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100516_7Easter.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 12:01 CST 15:14 Ascension Sunday, Jesus ascends, God is with us today clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100509_6Easter.mp3 Sun, 9 May 2010 12:01 CST 12:40 Forgive, Resolve, Let go, God's Peace clean Pastor Bill Easter initiates a new day. It anticipates a new heaven and a new earth. The risen Lord is making all things new. In the mystery of holy baptism God has made new people of us. Today the Lord Jesus invites us to see everyone in a new light - http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100502_5Easter.mp3 Sun, 2 May 2010 12:01 CST 11:38 New Members, baptism, choir, Confirmation clean Pastor Jules The Great Shepherd cares for, redeems and protects the sheep. The 23rd Psalm celebrates the care of the Shepherd while Revelation focuses on the redemptive work of the "Lamb" of God. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100425_4Easter.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:01 CST 11:07 Psalm 23, John 10, Revelation 5 clean Pastor Bill The disciples make a big splash and breakfast with the risen Jesus in the gospel. Wading in the water (remembering our baptism) and eating with Jesus (celebrating the holy communion) is our weekly encounter with the risen Christ. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100418_3Easter.mp3 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 12:01 CST 15:22 universal remote clean Pastor Jules Because it is hard to believe, John the evangelist provides signs celebrating Jesus' victory over death. Because it is hard to believe, the Lord Jesus returns to us again and again in the mystery of the holy communion, offering his peace http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100411_1Easter.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:01 CST 11:20 laugh, disbelief, defiance, celebrate clean Pr. Bill Helker Was the Resurrection necessary? As Paul points out in 1 Corinthians 15, the Resurrection was very necessary. It highlights the God's love for man and validates Jesus Christ's life on earth. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100404_EasterSunrise.mp3 Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:01 CST 9:58 1 Corinthians 15, 100 word essay, God's love, sunrise clean Pastor Jules Christ is Risen! Alleluia! In Christ's death the curtain in the temple is torn, and with Easter morning the stone is rolled away, forever giving us intimate contact with God through Jesus Christ, our Messiah. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100404_Easter.mp3 Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:01 CST 12:24 1 Corinthians 15, maximizer, God's love clean Pastor Bill The voice of the suffering savior, Jesus, can be heard in the prophet Isaiah's words and the pleading of the psalm. We are invited into the agony of our Lord in the extended reading of the story of Jesus' passon. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100328_PalmSunday.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:01 CST 15:39 Hosanna, Romans, stick it to the man clean Pastor Jules The Lord our God makes all things new. In the first reading God promises it. In the gospel Mary anticipates it, anointing Jesus' feet with costly perfume in preparation for the day of his burial. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100321_5Lent.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:01 CST 14:33 peacocks, perfume, Mary, Judas, giving clean Pastor Jules The psalm sets the tone this day: "Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven, and whose sin is put away" Happy are those who have "become the righteousness of God" in the merits of Christ Jesus. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100314_4Lent.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:01 CST 11:19 Steadily Pray And Send Money, Prodigal,enabling father, clean Pastor Jules The warnings are plentiful and blunt on the 3rd Sunday in Lent. Lent is a season of repentance. Cut it out or get cut down! The warnings are accompanied by God's invitation to attentiveness:"incline your ear, and come to me; listen, so that you may live." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100307_3Lent.mp3 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 12:01 CST 12:17 angry self-righteousness, humility, blame clean Pastor Jules A critical factor in Lent is to stay connected to others. This is not a time of suffering alone but of strengthening and supporting each other and experiencing God in your life. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100303_3LentWed.mp3 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:01 CST 13:50 Venice, getting lost, community clean Pastor Bill Though we sometimes doubt and often resist God's desire to protect and save us, our God persists. In holy baptism, God's people have been called and gathered into a God-initiated relationship that will endure. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100228_2Lent.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:01 CST 15:36 fasting, commitment, 2nd Sunday, Lent clean Pastor Bill When God created the world, everything he created was good, including people and their desires. As we give things up for Lent, let us give up guilt and self recrimiation and delight in God's creation http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100224_2LendWed.mp3 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:01 CST 17:16 flesh, created, good, 2nd Lent Wednesday clean Pastor Jules These 40 days called Lent are like no other. It is our opportune time to return to the God who rescues; to receive the gifts of God's grace; to believe with the heart & confess with the mouth the wonder of God's love in Jesus & to resist temptation. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100221_1Lent.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:01 CST 10:34 Holy Spirit guiding, Maximum blessings clean Pastor Jules Ash Wednesday, a day of penitence and consideration of not so much what to give up for Lent, but how to more fully abide in God's grace. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100217_AshWed.mp3 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:01 CST 9:50 Wailing wall, celebrate God with you clean PastorBill Witnesses to the glory of God in the face of Jesus will be unable to avoid reflecting that glory in the world. It was true for Moses. It was doubtless true for Peter, James & John. We pray that it will be true for all of us who see the glory of God. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100214_Transfiguration.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:01 CST 16:59 morphing, hysterical markers, transfiguration clean Pastor Jules The 5th Sunday of Epiphany continues to highlight unlikely instruments & circumstances appointed to reveal the glory of the Lord. "Who will go for us?" A man of unclean lips, a former persecutor of the church of God, 3 fishermen who couldn't catch a thing http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100207_5Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:01 CST 14:57 camp songs, skits, flannel shirts, 5th Sunday after Epiphany clean Pastor Bill The glory of God is often revealed when and where it is least expected. God uses our lips to declare that glory, inexperienced and hesitant though they may be. God usese our love to demonstrate that glory and so urges us to exercise it. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100131_4Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:01 CST 15:31 preconceptions, pre-conceived notions, 4th Epiphany, Jan 31 clean Pastor Jules The glory of the Lord is revealed in the reading of scripture. People stand at attention. People weep. People prostrate themselves in prayer. The unity of the church is another reflection of the glory of God. The promises of God are fulfilled in Christ. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100124_3Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:01 CST 15:41 missed expectations, ponies,Jan24, Nazareth clean Pastor Bill The Sundays after Epiphany continue to celebrate the revelation of the glory of God to us as it was made known to the magi and to those on Jordan's banks at the baptism of Jesus-today using wedding imagery. In Jesus Christ the best wine is save for last. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100117_2Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:01 CST 16:03 Party, New wine, old jars, Jan17, wedding, Cana clean Pastor Jules The Word continues to dwell among us. Christ comes among us in the gathered assembly, the scriptures, the waters of new birth, and the bread and the wine. Through these ordinary gifts we receive the fullness of God's grace and truth. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100110_Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:01 CST 11:37 Wise men, gifts, Henry van Dyke clean Pastor Bill Within the gospel reading's profound words lies the simple message that God is revealed in a human person. Christ comes among us in the gathered assembly, the scriptures, the waters of new birth, and the bread and the wine. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/100103_2Christmas.mp3 Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:01 CST 16:09 2nd Sunday after Christmas clean Pastor Bill On the first Sunday of Christmas we find the boy Samuel and the boy Jesus, both in the temple, both growing in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and humankind. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091227_1Christmas.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 18:02 response clean Pastor Jules On this Christmas morning the people of God gather to celebrate the birth of the Word made flesh, Christ our Lord. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091225_ChristmasDay.mp3 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 9:33 Memories, current moments, vital present clean Pastor Fill On a long winter evening we gather to proclaim the coming of the light. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091224_ChristmasEve-11pm.mp3 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 11:55 11 pm, re-marriage, committment clean Pastor Jules On a long winter evening we gather to proclaim the coming of the light. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091224_ChristmasEve-7pm.mp3 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 8:45 shepherds, message to all, 7pm clean Pastor Bill Cradle and cross are inextricably connected on the fourth Sunday of Advent. A lovely tribute to the little town of Bethlehem and the blessed virgin Mary's magnificent song of praise. Christ's advent is for the offering of body of Christ once & for all. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091220_4Advent.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 17.03 magnificat, pondering, concern, Love clean Pastor Jules The presence of the Lord "in your midst" in the wonder of the holy supper is cause for singing. The nearness of the Lord in prayer, in every circumstance, is cause for rejoicing. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091213_3Advent.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 16:46 Saint Lucy, Bringing light clean Pastor Bill Forerunners and messengers advance the advent of our God. While John the Baptizer's voice in the wilderness may be the principal focus of the day, Malachi's prophesy could as easily herald the coming Lord Jesus as forerunner of the Lord of hosts. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091206_2Advent.mp3 Sun, 6 Dec 2009 12:01 CST 16:38 St. Nicholas, Giving clean Pastor Jules Advent is about the "coming days." God's people have always lived in great expectation, but that expectation finds specific, repeated enunciation in the texts appointed for these four weeks. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091129_1Advent.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:01 CST 12:38 masonry, foundation clean Pastor Eldon DeWeerth Jesus states the core of God's law: love God with all you are and have, and love your neighbor as yourself. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091122_LastPentecost.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:01 CST 15:05 last pentecost sunday clean Pastor Jules Erickson The readings today tell of the final resurrection and the end time. Christ makes a way for us where there is no way, and we walk it confidently. The more we see the last day approaching, the more important it is to meet together. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091115_24Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:01 CST 14:30 24 Pentecost, Walls fall, Christ triumphant clean Pastor Jules Jesus denounces those scribes who pray impressive prayers but devour widows' houses. He commends the poor widow who in his view gave far more than the major donors. She, like the widow who shares her last bit of food with Elijah, does something important http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091108_23Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:01 CST 10:44 23 Pentecost, Elizah, Zerphath, mite clean Pastor Bill Of all three years of the lectionary cycle, this year's All Saints readings have the most tears, Isaiah & Revelation look forward to the day when God wil wipe away all tears; in John's gospel, Jesus weeps along with Mary and all the gathered mourners. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091101_AllSaints.mp3 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 12:01 CST 12:56 All Saints Day, Lazarus, promises clean Pastor Jules On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Christ, the good news, that makes us free! We pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness to the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091025_Reformation.mp3 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:01 CST 11:52 Reformation Sunday, Throwing clay, potters wheel clean Pastor Bill Today's gospel starts with disciples obsessing over who's number one which leads Jesus to say something about God's take on importance & power. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091018_20Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:01 CST 18:57 20th Pentecost, God reponds to Job clean Pastor Jules The rich man who comes to ask Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life is a good man, sincere in his asking. Mark's gospel is alone in saying that Jesus looked on him & loved him. Out of love, not as judgment, Jesus offers him an open door to life. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091011_19Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:01 CST 9:05 19th Pentecost, stuff, trade, value clean Craig Boehlke Today's gospel combines a saying that makes many of us uncomfortable with a story we find comforting. Jesus' saying on divorce is another of his rejections of human legislation in favor of the original intent of God's law. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/091004_18Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 12:01 CST 9:37 18th Pentecost, Mark 10:2-16 clean Pastor Jules Someone is casting out demons in Jesus' name who isn't part of Jesus' own circle, and the disciples want him stopped. They appeal to Jesus, as Joshua did to Moses about the elders who prophesied without official authorization. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090927_17Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:01 CST 13:38 17 Pentecost, clean Pastor Bill Today we hear James warn against selfish ambition, while the disciples quarrel over which one of them is the greatest. Jesus tells them they way to be great is to serve. Then, to make it concrete, he puts in front of them an actual flesh-and-blood child. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090920_16Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:01 CST 12:29 16 Pentecost clean Pastor Jules Three weeks ago we heard John's gospel version of Peter's confession of faith. This week we hear Mark's version, when Peter says, "You are the Messiah." In John, the stumbling block is Jesus' invitation to eat his flesh, given for the life of the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090913_15Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:01 CST 14:07 15th Pentecost,, clean Julie Wright Jesus himself seems to show partiality in his first response to the Syrophoenician woman in today's gospel. Was he testing her faith in saying Gentiles don't deserve the goods meant for God's children? Or was he speaking out of his human worldview? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090906_14Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 6 Sep 2009 12:01 CST 8:32 clean Pastor Bill Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God's law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090830_13Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:01 CST 15:30 Meeting Jesus, Healing Sunday, 13 Pentecost clean Pastor Bill In today's gospel many people take offense of Jesus' invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood; even many of Jesus' disciples peel off. This is the backdrop in John's gospel for Peter's confession of faith. "To whom can we go?" asks Peter. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090823_12Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 12:01 CST 18:29 12th Pentecost, Joshua 24:1-2a, 11-15, God's faithfulness clean Pastor Jules Proverbs 9 talks about Lady Wisdom and another character called 'Folly'. Please read Proverbs 1-9 to prepare for this sermon. This broadcast is a reading of the sermon, not the actual sermon that was preached in worship. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/lady-wisdom-sermon.mp3 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:01 CST 9:10 Lady Wisdom clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson Jesus says that the bread he gives for life of the world is his flesh, and whoever eats this bread has eternal life now and will be raised on the last day. In Ephesians Paul tells us what this life Jesus gives us looks like...marked with the baptism seal. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090809_10Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:01 CST 14:45 10th Pentecost, Ephesians 4:23, Kindness clean Pr, Bill Helker Despite Jesus feeding thousands, some press him for a sign. Jesus offers himself. He is the bread of life. Come to him, believe in him, and through him know the one who sent him. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090802_9Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 12:01 CST 13:06 9th Pentecost, Rhythm & Blues, manna, outdoors clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson Jesus feeds thousands with five loaves and two fish. We seem to have not nearly enough to meet all the needs we see around us. But the power of Jesus working in the littlest and least transforms this world into the world God desires. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090726_8Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:01 CST 13:26 8th Pentecost, Revealing God, clean Pr. Bill Mark's gospel makes clear how the crowd made countless demands on Jesus and his disciples. Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. We, too, are sent from Christ's table to care for others and for ourselves. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090719_7Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:01 CST 15:42 7th Pentecost, demands, self-preservation clean Pastor Jules After weeks where Jesus or the disciples heal nearly every one of diseases, we now have a servant of God suffering an execution because he is a servant of God. Following Jesus does not always mean health and happiness. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090712_6Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:01 CST 11:19 6th Sunday after Pentecost, seed in thistle clean Pastor Jules In Mark's gospel Jesus breaks down barriers, from his first meal at a tax collector's house to his last breath as the temple curtain is torn in two. We dare to touch Jesus in our "uncleanness" and to live as a community that defines no one as an outsider. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090628_4Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:01 CST 12:40 4 Pentecost, doing things clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson The mustard seed becomes a shrub that shelters the birds. Jesus finds the power of God better imaged in a tiny, no-account seed. It may not appear all that impressive, but it grows with a power beyond our understanding. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090614_2Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:01 CST 7:51 open up, clean Pastor Bill That there is community within God. When we pray to God as Jesus prayed to his Abba (an everyday, intimate parental address), the Spirit prays within us, creating between us and God the same relationship Jesus has with the one who sent him. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090607_Trinity.mp3 Sun, 7 Jun 2009 12:01 CST 13:34 Trinity Sunday, reassurance clean Pastor Jules Healing services are an ancient & accepted practice. The disciples, following Jesus' example, anointed the sick & prayed for healing. We believe Jesus is the physician of our souls. We look to his healing strength that reaches to every level of our being. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090531_Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 12:01 CST 11:59 Pentecost, clean Pastor Bill Helker In today's gospel the risen Christ ascends into heaven and this followers are assured that the Spirit will empower them to be witnesses throughout the earth.The disciples were told to not gaze up into heaven to look for Jesus;we find his presence among us http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090524_Ascension.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 12:01 CST 14:37 clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson This Sunday's image of the life the risen Christ shares with us is the image of friendship. We are called to serve others as Jesus came to serve. Friendship captures the love, the joy, the deep mutuality of the relationship into which Christ invites us. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090517_6Easter.mp3 Sun, 17 May 2009 12:01 CST 12:35 copyright 2009, 6th Sunday after Easter clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson This Sunday's image of how the risen Christ shares his life with us is the image of the vine. Christ the vine and we the branches are alive in each other, in the mystery of mutual abiding that we read of in the gospel. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090510_5Easter.mp3 Sun, 10 May 2009 12:01 CST 12:23 copyright 2009, 5th Sunday after Easter clean Pastor Bill The image of the Good shepherd shows us how the risen Christ brings us to life. It is the relationship between the shepherd and the sheep, one of mutual knowledge and love, that gives the shepherd authority. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090503_4Easter.mp3 Sun, 3 May 2009 12:01 CST 16:02 4th Sunday after Easter, clean Pastor Jules The gospel for the third Sunday of Easter is always one in which the risen Christ shares food with the disciples, meals that are the Easter template for the meal we share each Lord's day. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090426_3Easter2.mp3 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:01 CST 14:46 clean Pastor Bill Many American churches have resurrected an old Easter custom begun by the Greeks in the early centuries of Christianity "Holy Humor Sunday" celebrations of Jesus' resurrection on the Sunday after Easter. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090419_2Easter.mp3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:01 CST 13:15 clean Pastor Jules This year may be the one in which John's resurrection account is likely to be chosen over Mark's perhaps because Mark's gospel ends so abruptly, with astonishment and fear rather than joyful proclamation. Yet Mark may speak to our experience more directly http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090412_Easter.mp3 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:01 CST 10:33 clean Pastor Bill Palm Sunday http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090405_PalmSunday.mp3 Sun, 5 Apr 2009 12:01 CST 15.42 clean Pastor Bill God promises Jeremiah that a "new covenant" will be made in the future: a covenant that will allow all the people to know God by heart. The church sees this promise fulfilled in Christ, who draws all people to himself when he is lifted up on the cross. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090329_5Lent.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 12:01 CST 11.24 clean Pastor Bill The fourth of the Old Testament promises providing a baptismal lens is the promise God makes to Moses:those who look on the bronze serpent will live. Jesus says he will be lifted up on the cross like a serpent/those who look to him in faith will live. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090322_4Lent.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:01 CST 19.11 clean Pastor Jules The third covenant in this year's Lenten readings is the central one of Israel's history: the gift of the law to those God freed from slavery. The ten commandments are one of the chief parts of Luther's catechism, a core piece of baptismal instruction. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090315_3Lent.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:01 CST 11.21 clean Pastor Bill The second covenant in this year's Lenten readings is the one made with Abraham and Sarah: God's promise to make them the ancestors of many, with whom God will remain in everlasting covenant. Paul says this promise comes to all who share Abraham's faith http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090308_2Lent.mp3 Sun, 8 Mar 2009 12:01 CST 11.25 clean Pastor Jules On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey toward baptismal immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ. This year, the Sundays in Lent lead us to focus on five covenants God makes in the Hebrew Scriptures. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090301_1Lent.mp3 Sun, 1 Mar 2009 12:01 CST 9:57 clean Pastor Jules Christians gather this day to mark the beginning of Lent's baptismal preparation for Easter. From this solemn liturgy, the church goes forth on its journey to the great baptismal feast of Easter. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090225_AshWednesday.mp3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:01 CST 7:32 Beatitudes, Ash Wednesday clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson In Deuteronomy God promises to raise up a prophet like Moses, who will speak for God; in Psalm 111 God shows the people the power of God's works. For the church these are ways of pointing to the unique authority people sensed in Jesus' actions and words. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090201_4Epiphany.mp3 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:01 CST 9:31 4th Sunday after Epiphany, copyright 2009 clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson The leper is confident in Jesus' power to heal. Naaman, won't believe that he can be healed by such a sorry excuse for a river as the Jordan. Jesus' healing power is among us in the ordinary water of the font, the bread, in ordinary people. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090215_6Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:01 CST 9:51 6th Sunday after Epiphany, copyright 2009 clean Pr Bill Helker In Isaiah it is the one God who sits above the earth and numbers the stars - it is that God who strengthens the powerless. So in Jesus' healing work we see the hand of the creator God, lifting up the sick woman to health and service (diakonia). http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090208_5Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 8 Feb 2009 12:01 CST 13:55 5th Sunday after Epiphany, copyright 2009 clean Pr. Bill Helcker Stories of the call to discipleship continue with the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ to the world. Jesus begins proclaiming the good news & calling for repentance right after John the Baptist is arrested. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090125_3Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:01 CST 14:16 3 Sunday after Epiphany, copyright 2009 clean Pr. Jules Erickson & Julie Wright All the baptized have a calling in God's world. Nathanael initially dismisses Jesus because he comes from Nazareth. But where we come from isn't important; it's where - or rather whom - we come to. What is YOUR calling? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090118_2Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 12:01 CST 13:59 copyright 2009, calling clean Pr. Bill Helker Homecoming! In today's Old Testament lesson, there is a homecoming and there is dancing. It's about the Lord bringing the people back to their land. It is a message of hope for God's people and for all of us at the beginning of this New Year! http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/090104_2Christmas.mp3 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 12:01 CST 12:55 copyright 2009, Homecoming clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson In the psalm all the natural world praises God, including all humanity. The voices of Simeon and Anna join, recognizing what God is doing in Jesus. We, too, hold Jesus in our hands in the bread. Then we speak of Jesus to all the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081228_1Christmas.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:01 CST 10:10 copyright 2008, worldwide clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson At Christmas, what excites kids of all ages? Receiving presents! But God has already given us the greatest present, the presence of Jesus on earth, and the Holy Spirit in our lives. So come, celeberate our presence with Christ. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081224_XmasEve.mp3 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:01 CST 13:55 Christmas Eve, copyright 2008 clean Pastor Bill Helker God keeps the promise made to David, to give him an everlasting throne. The angel tells Mary that God will give David's throne to her son Jesus. With Mary today we hear the news of what God is up to and say, "Count us in." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081221_4Advent.mp3 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:01 CST 10:00 4 Advent clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson God is turning our mourning into laughter and shouts of joy. "All God's children got a robe," go the words of the spiritual. We receive that robe in baptism, and in worship we gather for a foretaste of God's party. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081214_3Advent.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 12:01 CST 10:00 2 Advent, who are you, clean Pastor Bill Helker Isaiah calls us all to be heralds with John, to lift up our voices fearlessly and say, "See, your God is coming!" We say it to one another in worship, in order to say it with our lives in a world in need of justice and peace. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081207_2Advent.mp3 Sun, 7 Dec 2008 12:01 CST 15:00 2 Advent, clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson Stir up your power, and come! Isaiah wants God to rip the heavens open. Both cry out for an apparently distant, angry God to show up, to save, to restore. When we really look at the people God loves, we can share the hope that God will come. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081130_1Advent.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:01 CST 11:45 1 Advent, New year, clean Pastor Bill Helker On this final Sunday of the church year our gospel is Jesus' great story of judgment. In the end, the faithful are those who served Christ by ministering to those who are poor, hungry, naked, sick, or estranged. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081123_ChristKing.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:01 CST 13:45 Christ the King, judgement clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson A service of prayer for healing and wholeness is not a new activity for the church. Healing services are an ancient and accepted practice. Scripture invites us to pray for healing. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081116_27Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:01 CST 9:00 Healing, faith, prayer clean Pastor Bill Helker In this sermon Pr. Bill talks about being ready for Jesus' arrival, and even when we find ourselves facing a closed door, Christ opens another. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081109_26Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 9 Nov 2008 12:01 CST 14:00 Be Ready clean Pastor Jules Pr. Jules Names the Dead in her sermon for All Saints. We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses and are reminded of this fact on All Saints Day. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081102_AllSaints.mp3 Sun, 2 Nov 2008 12:01 CST 14:00 clean Pastor Bill Helker Pastor Bill actually is Martin Luther in this sermon about being made right in relationship with God and others. (He even got a monk's hair cut for the actual sermon!) http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081026_Reformation.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:01 CST 14:00 clean Pastor Jules Pr. Jules talks about the image stamped on the coin during the time of Christ and plays with the ideas surrounding the current commercials of who we should be electing to public office. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081019_23Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:01 CST 14:00 clean Pastor Bill Helker Pr. Bill preaches about the harvest and all who are called to work in the vineyard on behalf of Christ Jesus. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/081005_21Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:01 CST 14:00 clean Pastor Jules The Temple Leaders did not believe in the POWER of change but they WANTED, they NEEDED to remain with their own POLITICAL Party even when they KNEW it would do the opposite of what Jesus read in Isaiah's scroll. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080928_20Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:01 CST 9:39 clean Pastor Jules Erickson In one of Jesus' parables, he says the reign of God is like workers who get paid the same whenever they start. When God doesn't punish Ninevah, Jonah is angry. But God is gracious and merciful, abounding in love. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080921_19Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:01 CST 10:24 19 Pentecost, grace freely given clean Pastor Bill Helker When Joseph is reconciled with his brothers he demonstrates the transforming power of forgiveness. When we hear the words of absolution in the liturgy and sign with the cross, we are renewed in baptism covenant and are signs of reconciliation to all. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080914_18Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:01 CST 14:50 18 Pentecost, clean Pr. Bill Helker When Peter doesn't grasp Jesus' words about suffering, Jesus tells his disciples they will find their lives in losing them. In worship we gather as a community that we might offer ourselves for the sake of our suffering world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080831_16Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:01 CST 15:10 16 Pentecost, sacrifice, fellowship, acceptance clean Pr. Bill Helker The Canaanite woman in today's gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching in her request that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold faith, how might we be signs of comfort, healing, and justice for those in need? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080817_14Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:01 CST 15:12 14 Pentecost, determination, outreach clean Pastor Jules Herod gave a magnificent banquet for the select few, ending with the murder of John the Baptist. Jesus taught and healed all who came, ending with a satisfying meal for all present. Where do you want to be? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080803_12Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:01 CST 10:23 feeding 5000, 12 Pentecost clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson In today's gospel Jesus offers images from everyday life that reveal to us the reign of God. It is like yeast that penetrates and expands, like a net that gains a catch. Even as we seek God's reign, the great surprise is that God's grace finds us first! http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080727_11Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:01 CST 11:38 11 Pentecost, surprise, searching clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson God's word is like the rain that waters the earth and brings forth life. Even from what appears to be little, dormant, or dead, God promises a harvest. At the Lord's table we are fed with the bread of life, that we may bear fruit in the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080713_9Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:01 CST 12:45 9 Pentecost, new life, sowing clean Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson The mystery of God's ways is sometimes hidden from the wise and intelligent. Jesus associates with the lowly. We gather this day to be refreshed by Christ's invitation: "Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens." http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080706_8Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:01 CST 13:45 8 Pentecost, pull together clean Pastor Jules The welcome of baptism is for all God's children. setting us free from the power of sin and death. Christ promises that the disciple who gives a cup of cold water to the little ones serves Christ himself. Serve & be a sign of God's merciful welcome. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080629_7Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:01 CST 11:50 7 Pentecost, water, serve clean Pastor Jules In baptism we are buried with Christ that we may walk in newness of life. As we take stands for the sake of justice and lose our lives for the sake of others, we need not be afraid. In baptism we are marked with the cross of Christ forever. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080622_6Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:01 CST 13:45 6 Pentecost, Neighbors, society clean Pastor Jules Moses tells the Israelites that they are called to be a holy people. Jesus sends out the disciples as laborers into the harvest. From the Lord's table, we go forth to proclaim the good news, heal the sick, and share our bread with the hungry. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080615_5Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:01 CST 11:20 5th Pentecost, Outlook clean Pastor Jules Though Jesus was criticized for being with outsiders. Jesus reminds us that mercy is to be at the heart of our religious practices.God continues to be made known in those on the margins of margins of society. Go forth to be signs of God's mercy. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080608_4Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:01 CST 12:20 4 Pentecost, clean Pastor Jules In the gospel Jesus challenges his disciples to act on his words. We ground our lives on Jesus, and we respond with works of love. From the Lord's table we go forth to build our faith on the foundation of God's grace & mercy for all. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080601_3Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:01 CST 17:10 house, rock, sand, faith, matthew 7, 3 Pentecost clean Pastor Jules Erickson Christians recognize that God is the source of all good things. We rejoice that we are held in God's hand. God cannot forget us. Nourished at the Lord's table, we share these gifts with those who are anxious, hungry, poor, or in any kind of need. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080525_2Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 12:01 CST 14:40 2nd Pentecost, worry, Matthew 25 clean Pastor Eldon DeWeerth Jesus sends his disciples forth to baptize in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We celebrate theTrinity as we bear witness to our faith to the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080518_Trinity.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 12:01 CST 22:30 copyright 2008, Trinity Sunday, clean Pastor Susanne Today's festival derives its name from the Jewish festival of Pentecost, observed 50 days after Passover. On the 50th day of Easter we celebrate the Holy Spirit as the power of God among us that heals, forgives, inspires, and unites. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080511_Pentecost.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 12:01 CST 12:50 Susanne Smith, Pentecost, May 11 clean Pr Jules Erickson In today's gospel the risen Christ ascends into heaven and his followers are assured that the Spirit will empower them to be witnesses throughout the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080504_Ascension.mp3 Sun, 4 May 2008 12:01 CST 11:00 clean Pr Jules Erickson Jesus does not leave his followers orphaned. Through the Holy Spirit Jesus comes to abide with his disciples of every generation. As Pentecost draws near, we are reminded that the risen Christ dwells in us as the Spirit of truth. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080427_6Easter.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:01 CST 12:00 clean Pr Jules Erickson As we continue to celebrate the 50 days of Easter, today's gospel includes Jesus' promise that he goes to prepare a place for his followers in his Father's house. OUr baptism commissions us to share Jesus' mission in the world. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080420_5Easter.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:01 CST 9:00 Love, copyright ASLC clean Pastor Jules Today is sometimes called "Good Shepherd Sunday". Jesus is called the "gate" of the sheep in today's gospel. The risen Christ opens the way to abundant life. He anoints our heads with oil and guides us beside the still waters of our baptism. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/._080413_4Easter.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules Today's gospel beings with 2 disciples walking to Emmaus, overcome with sadness, loss & disappointment. They had hoped Jesus would be the one to redeem Israel! Christ walks with them, and then opens their eyes in the breaking of the bread. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080406_3Easter.mp3 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Susanne In today's gospel the risen Christ appears to the disciples and offers them the gift of peace. Even amid doubts and questions, we experience the resurrection in our Sunday gathering around word and meal, and in our everyday lives. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080330_2Easter.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules On this day the Lord has acted! On the first day of the week God began creation, transforming darkness into light. On this, the "eighth day" of the week, Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. We celebrate this new creation in the waters of baptism. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080323_Easter.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules Today's liturgy begins with a palm procession, commemorating Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Quickly the tone of the service changes as we meditate upon Jesus' passion and death. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080316_PalmSunday.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Susanne On this day the Lord has acted! On the first day of the week God began creation, transforming darkness into light. On this, the "eighth day" of the week, Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080309_5Lent.mp3 Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules The gospel for this Sunday is the story of the man born blind healed by Christ. I was blind, but now I see, declares the man. In baptism God opens our eyes to see the truth of who we are: God's beloved sons & daughters. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080302_4Lent.mp3 Sun, 2 Mar 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules In today's gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an image of our thirst for God. Jesus offers living water, a sign of God's grace flowing from the waters of baptism. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080224_3Lent.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules During Lent we journey with all those around the world who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. In today's gospel Jesus tells Nicodemus that he must be born of water and Spirit. At the font we are given a new birth as daughters and sons of God. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080217_2Lent.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules In today's gospel the Samaritan woman asks Jesus for water, an image of our thirst for God. Jesus offers living water, a sign of God's grace flowing from the waters of baptism. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080210_1Lent.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules Today's festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On the mount of transfiguration Jesus is revealed as God's beloved Son. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080203_Transfiguration.mp3 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080127_3Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Susanne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080120_2Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080113_Baptism.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:01 CST 14:00 clean Pastor Sue Tjornehoj http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/080106_Epiphany.mp3 Sun, 6 Jan 2008 12:01 CST 12:00 clean Pastor Susanne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071230_Christmas_Faith.mp3 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Wayne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071225_WecomeJesus.mp3 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071216_WishingChristmas.mp3 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071209_BecauseGrace.mp3 Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:01 CST 16:10 clean Pastor Susanne The prophet Isaiah to the people of Israel to be ready for the coming of the Messiah. And Jesus came unexpectedly as a child. And we wait for his coming again. Or, has he already come? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071202_JesusComing.mp3 Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:01 CST 14:25 1st Advent, Pr. Suzanne Smith, waiting clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071125_Good_Deal.mp3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Susanne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071118_Tribulations.mp3 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071111_Jules.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Susanne There is a time to cry and a time to laugh, to be reformed by the Spirit of God. On this most Lutheran of Sundays, where does your life need reforming. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071028_Reformation.mp3 Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:01 CST 15:06 Reformation, Pr. Susanne, October 28, 2007 clean Pastor Jules In the parable of the widow and the unjust judge, the widow finally gets justice by persistance. Do we act like the widow, persistently petitioning Fod? Or does God persistently wait for us? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071021_Identity_Crisis.mp3 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:01 CST 8:49 judge, widow luke, parable, justice clean Pastor Jules Do you remember writing thank-you notes as a child? They weren't necessarily required, but they were greatly appreciated. Have you considered thank-you notes to God? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071014-GratitudeAttitude.mp3 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 12:01 CST 9:30 Luke 7:11-17, 20th Trinity, Gratitude, thankfulness clean Pastor Jules What do you, Paster Jules and Paul's fried Timothy have in common with Pastor Jules' puppy, Cooper? We all respond well to a word of encouragement. Come, listen, and find out how... http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/071007_EncouragementLetter.mp3 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:01 CST 12:20 19th Trinity, Pastor Jules, Encouragement, Timothy Paul, October 7th, 2007 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070930-ConnectingTheChasm.mp3 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070923_JesusCheats.mp3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules Today you are invited to stop worrying about your neighbor's faith and simply celebrate the joy that comes with believing. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070916_PartyWithAngels.mp3 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules (No, I really mean it, there is no fine print.) http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070909-NoFinePrint.mp3 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 12:01 CST 12:08 clean Pastor Susanne In many gatherings there are places of honor, but how do you feel if you take such a place and then are asked ot move? Jesus' advice to the Pharisee's was to be humble and not seek the place of honor. Where do you feel you are entitled to sit? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070902_Wheres-Your-Seat.mp3 Sun, 2 Sep 2007 12:01 CST 13:19 Susanne, 15th Sunday after Pentecost, September 2, 2007, Trinity clean Pastor Jules The service for today was focused on caring for creation. This podcast is from a charasmatic outdoor worship where we talked about the woman who was bent over for 18 years. In a moment of grace Jesus set her free of her being bent over. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070826_Freedom.mp3 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:01 CST 10:17 August 26, 2007, Luke 13, donkey, pharisees, 13th Sunday of pentecost clean Pastor Susanne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070819-Whistling-PS.mp3 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/37-I-Want-to-be-a-Lily-PJ.mp3 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:01 CST 16:10 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/36-When-the-World-Crumbles.mp3 Sun, 5 Aug 2007 12:01 CST 15:27 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/35-I-Want-a-Pony-PJ.mp3 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:01 CST 12:08 clean Pastor Susanne Which is the better course: to study the Bible, or to serve others. Here, Mary chooses to listen to Jesus while Martha prepares. What makes this act of listening the better path? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/34-Listen-or-Serve_.mp3 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:01 CST 17:22 8th Sunday of Trinity, Mary & Martha, Luke 10 clean Pastor Anne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/32-We-are-Sent-Out-PA.mp3 Sun, 1 Jul 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Susanne http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/31-Prince-of-Peace-PS.mp3 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/29-Tired-of-Doing-Good.mp3 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/25-ECHO...Echo...echo.mp3 Sun, 20 May 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/23-Dwelling-Place.mp3 Sun, 6 May 2007 12:01 CST 12:47 23 week, 5th sunday of easter, All Saints Lutheran Church CG clean Pastor Jules http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070429LambPower-PJ.mp3 Sun, 29 Apr 2007 12:01 CST 16:00 clean Pastor Jules A playground full of kids and a mother calls, and her child responds. Why? the familiar voice is recognized. Like Peter, as we recognize Jesus' familiar voice, we are comforted and restored. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070422-3rdEaster.mp3 Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:01 CST 9:27 3rd Easter, Voice, Peter, reconciliation, transformation, 2007 clean Pastor Susanne Smith Satan thought that he won when Jesus died, but Jesus changed that forever by rising from the dead triumphant. So let's laugh at Satan with Holy Humor. http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070415Easter2.mp3 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:01 CST 15:52 humor, Easter, 2nd, holy, 2007, laugh clean Pastor Jules Christ Has Risen! He has risen indeed! Hallelujah! Christ has risen from the tomb, overcoming the bonds of death, demonstrating that we too, as children of God, are free. What response do we have to that Good News. Christ is Risen - So, Now What? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070408_Easter-So_Now_What.mp3 Sun, 8 Apr 2007 12:01 CST 12:56 Easter, 2007, Challenge, change, dogs clean Pastor Wayne Weissenbuehler What's your response to Jesus? Do you praise God as King or commit all your passion to fulfilling His will? Where is the difference, where is the overlap? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/18-Palms-or-Passion---Praise-or-Peace.mp3 Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:01 CST 13:08 Palm Sunday, All Saints, 2007 clean Pastor Jules What's the aroma of Jesus? of Jesus' love? What could be the motive for Mary's spending a small fortune on perfume to use the perfume and her hair to anoint Jesus feet as he's at supper? http://www.allsaintscg.org/images/sermons/070325-A-Pound-of-Nard.mp3 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 12:01 CST 13:50 Lent, 2007, Mary, perfume, anointing feet, Lazarus clean