“The Prodigal Son” is a sermon interpretation of Luke 15.  The following image portrays the rebellious son wining and dining and then a forgiving father and repentant son in the foreground.
       
What does this old classic parable of Jesus have to do with us? Obviously, there are three complex characters: the prodigal son, the [...]

Theme:  Jesus gives humanity a “Last Chance” to be productive and bear fruit.
Every month, most of us receive a utility bill in the mail.  If you miss just one payment, your next bill will look something like this (see image), which includes a warning of disconnection!  This is your Last Chance to pay up [...]

“Violence Epidemic” is a sermon interpretation of Luke 13:31-35.
       
While it is difficult to see in the smaller image above, the middle teen has a handgun in his back pocket.
I do not need to tell you the stories about Waco, Oklahoma City, Columbine, Virginia Tech, because those words symbolize the violence found in our [...]

“Temptations” is a sermon starter for Luke 4: 1-13.

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Temptations are real and an actual part of our daily lives. Temptations are not theoretical, [...]

Theme: the Presence of God and Glory of God is all around us… in the mountaintops, down in the valleys, and on the plains of life. The goodness of the Spirit of Christ is found in the mountaintops, down at the bottom of the valleys, and in the plains of ordinary living.         
First, [...]

“Let down your nets” is a sermon interpretation of Luke 5: 1-11.
Today’s story is a fishing story about Simon Peter. Simon Peter, as you know, was a fisherman by trade. He fished the Sea of Galilee. It was and is a big lake, thirteen miles long and eight miles wide. [...]

Jesus said, "I have come to bring good news to poor people."  This is a sermon interpretation of Luke 4: 14-21.        
For most of us, our day has already begun well. That is, we are all alive. Most if not all of us had a good night sleep in a warm bed in [...]

“The Baptism of Jesus” is a sermon igniter for Luke 3: 15-22.          
When Jesus was baptized, the Spirit of God came down upon him. This Spirit was the very presence of God. This was the same Spirit that was present in creation, when God created the world. In the book [...]

“A Light Bulb Moment” is a sermon interpretation of Luke 3: 7-18. My wife, Jan, and I were in the capitol city of Nicaragua, with a group of people from Lutheran world hunger. We were there for an immersion experience, to see what was happening. It was a very hot, hot day, in [...]

Are these the end times? Is the end of the world getting close? It seems so many of the Biblical prophecies about the end of the world are coming true….. what do you think?
Futurologists do two things: first, they look at human history; past and present and therefore they make observations about the future. Secondly, [...]

Theme:  Fishing for Christ
How did Peter and Andrew, James and John, become good fishermen for Christ?  Like Peter, we need to learn to fish for people.
We discover that the principles for good fishing are the same principles involved in good evangelism or fishing for Christ. 
What are some of the marks or characteristics of a [...]

 
Why did the angels sings Gloria?  Why did the shepherds sing the Gloria?  Why do we sing the Gloria?
The setting was this: the angels had come to the shepherds. There were shepherds out in the fields, watching their flocks by night, and an angel of the Lord came to them, and the glory of [...]

 Theme: You are chosen so do not be afraid of the future.
In the Bible, we first meet Mary when she was a young girl of about thirteen. For us, that means we picture a budding young girl, perhaps in seventh or even eighth grade in school. In sixth grade they are young girls; in eighth [...]

 
Theme: Christ is always stretching the boundaries beyond what we can comprehend, and his ascension stretches his presence to encompass even what seem to us to be his absence.
My family have never been big on dramatic farewells, but my wife’s family seem to love them. She and all her siblings have been overseas [...]

Theme: Looking for love in the right and wrong places. Image metaphor:  Searching with a telescope, binoculars, magnifying glass.

Ever search for something in the wrong place? Ever misplace your keys?
“My wife got a little testy with me this past week. An incident occurred which has happened more than once in our relationship. I borrowed [...]