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

Third Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year CLuke 13:1-9Jesus used current events to talk about sin and repentance. When we underestimate repentance we fail to recognize the power of God to transform our lives.

Second Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year CLuke 13:31-35Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18To paraphrase Jesus: “America, America, the country that shoots its own people and shouts down those who ask why so many are shot!”

First Sunday of Lent, Lectionary Year CDeuteronomy 26:1-11Our first lesson from Deuteronomy today is basically "How to Be God's People 101," and we can learn from it even today.

Ash WednesdayIsaiah 58:1-12On fasting, sin, and the size of grocery stores nowadays.

Transfiguration of Our Lord, Lectionary Year C2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2Paul accuses his opponents in Corinth of wearing a veil to keep themselves from being transformed by an encounter with Jesus. What can our church today learn from his critique?

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year CJeremiah 1:4-101 Corinthians 13:1-13Luke 4:21-30Presidential election season is upon us. Lord have mercy! What can Jesus, Jeremiah, and Paul teach us about how to endure our long, complicated process of electing a president?

Third Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year CLuke 4:14-21Jesus begins his ministry in Luke's Gospel with a public proclamation of exactly what God has sent him to do. Jesus challenges himself to live up to his own words, and challenges his listeners to do what he said he would do. May be we so bold as we follow Jesus.

Second Sunday after Epiphany, Lectionary Year CJohn 2:1-11Jesus' first miracle of turning water to wine is a powerful display of God's grace poured out for all people. What about those people who would rather just have the water?

Baptism of Our Lord, Lectionary Year CActs 8:14-17In preparation for our annual Congregational Meeting today, we remember how the Holy Spirit surprises the church.

Christmas EveLuke 2:1-20Peace is one of the central themes of Christmas, from the title Prince of Peace in Isaiah to the angel's declaration of peace on earth to the shepherds. So why does the story of Jesus' birth also include one of the least-peaceful names in our world today?

This sermon has everything - holiday party advice, tales of life and death, funny voices, guest musicians, and even mention of the Krampus. This is the Advent sermon I've been waiting for.

Second Sunday of Advent, Lectionary Year CLuke 3:1-6Advent is our season of waiting, both for Jesus to return and in a sense, for Jesus' birth 2000 years ago. How do we make sense of this waiting for both the past and the future?

25th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year BMark 13:1-8We live in a frightening world. From the fall of the temple where God lived to modern terrorist attacks, all too often we have good reason to fear. This is why Jesus' little words, "do not be alarmed," are a surprisingly radical form of good news.

All Saints Sunday, Lectionary Year BRevelation 21:1-6b, Isaiah 25:6-9This reading from Revelation features my favorite image in the Bible, the holy city coming down from heaven to earth where God will dwell with people forever. Isaiah offers a strikingly similar vision, some of the best good news around. But on this All Saints Sunday we ask: what about the times when good news doesn't feel like enough?

Reformation SundayPsalm 46Lutherans love to sing "A Mighty Fortress," and apparently also love to forget the rest of the phrase, or the point of the psalm from which the words come.

21st Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year BMark 10:35-45Jesus redefined success to look like serving and giving to meet the needs of our neighbor.

20th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year BMark 10:17-31Today's Gospel lesson centers on a single question from the text, but it's not the question I would have thought.

18th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year BNumbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29Following Jesus is something we do together.

19th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year BMark 10:2-16Jesus' teaching on divorce is not easy to talk about, and even harder to ignore. Spouses depend on each other, and Jesus has a lot to say about how people depend on each other. Who do we depend on?

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary Year BActs 13:1-5Our Acts sermon series for summer of 2015 concludes with the commissioning of Barnabas and Paul. For what have you been set apart, and where will you be sent?