Lutheran Church Of The Savior Sermon Podcast With Rev. Andrew Tengwall

Lectionary 30 / 20th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary CLuke 18:9-14The prayers of the Pharisee and the tax collector can tell us a lot about ourselves and how we relate to God and one another. 

Lectionary 29 / 19th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 18:1-18Jesus' reassurance to his followers to not lose heart can be as helpful to us today as it was when he first told them this parable about the persistent woman. 

Lectionary 28 / 18th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 17:11-19In this sermon immediately prior to the special congregational meeting in which Hope Lutheran Church voted to close and dissolve our congregation and give away our remaining funds, the story of Jesus healing ten men with skin disease helps us remember how thankfulness stands at the heart of the choices we are making. 

Lectionary 25 / 15th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 16:1-13Jesus' enigmatic parable about a manager, a rich man, and some debtors provides an unexpectedly helpful lens for making sense of the ongoing changes to our congregation. 

Lectionary 24 / 14th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year C Luke 15:1-10Jesus' stories of the lost sheep and the lost coin remind us of the basics.  

13th Sunday after Pentecost / Lectionary 23, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 14:25-33When Jesus scares us with stark exhortations, we remember that the church moves forward by death and resurrection

Luke 14:1, 7-14This week's lectionary readings spoke directly to our national conversation about debt. It's not easy to follow Jesus in an unfair world striving for fairness. 

Lectionary 20 / 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 12:49-56Jesus was not nice. 

Lectionary 18, 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 12:12-21Why does Jesus talk about money so much? Why do we talk about money so much? 

Lectionary 16 / 6th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CColossians 1:15-28Jesus is Christ of the whole world

Lectionary 15 / 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 10:25-37What must I do to inherit eternal life? How did this question lead to Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan?

Lectionary 14 / 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CLuke 10:1-11, 16-20A sermon for this day

Hope Lutheran Church Sermon Audio 6/26/2022Third Sunday after Pentecost, Revised Common Lectionary Year CGalatians 5:1, 13-25Sometimes the news of the day frames the way we need to share the gospel. Freedom and bodily autonomy and loving our neighbor. It's a lot. 

Second Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year CLuke 8:26-39On this Juneteenth Hope joined with our new host congregation Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church to commemorate this day and to look at our Gospel story of demonic forces and freedom. What can we learn from the man possessed by demons? What can we learn from the rest of the Gerasenes whose region Jesus is visiting? 

Pentecost, Lectionary Year CRomans 8:14-17We are all adopted as children of God and heirs to all that God has given Jesus. So take heart, even though nothing is easy for so many. 

Seventh Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year CPsalm 97In the midst of evil and pain and so much cause for lament, we boldly proclaim our trust in God, whose power rests on justice and righteousness.

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year CActs 16:9-15Paul and Lydia and the beginnings of the Macedonian church at Philippi provide us with a fantastic set of models for our own churches and ministries today. 

Fifth Sunday of Easter, Lectionary Year CActs 11:1-18In today's lesson from Acts, Peter asks the excellent question, "Who was I, that I could hinder God?" Let this question be good news for you as we seek to follow Jesus in these complex times. 

Third Sunday of Easter, Revised Common Lectionary Year CJohn 21:1-19Pastor Andrew is back again to reflect on Jesus' final visit to his disciples in John's Gospel. 

Second Sunday of Easter, Revised Common Lectionary Year CJohn 20:19-31Pastoral Intern Per Halaas returns on the Sunday after Easter to tell us about Jesus' visit to Thomas and the rest of his disciples.