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The Old Testament reading for this week picks up right where last week’s reading left off, with Elijah staying with the widow of Zarephath and her son. Now, after God’s miraculous provision of oil and flour to keep them alive, the widow’s son dies, and her heart is filled with sorrow and bitterness. In the gospel reading, a widow from [...]

Pastor James Hopkins will preach this sermon on the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9/25/2022. The bulletin is available as a PDF: Trinity15 Bulletin The text for the sermon was the day’s gospel lesson. To read the Bible texts for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, click here. In Bible Study last week, we learned that Jesus has no fear of touching a […]

Do not worry. Do not grow weary. The Lord will provide. God in His Word asks us over and over to trust Him, but if we are honest with ourselves, we’re not terribly good at it. Most of us are pretty good at worrying. Jesus asks us, Which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span [...]

Pastor James Hopkins preached this sermon on the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9/18/2022. The bulletin is available as a PDF: Trinity14 Bulletin The text for the sermon was the day’s gospel lesson. To read the Bible texts for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, click here.  The word of the day is “flesh.” In the Old Testament lesson, it is בָּשָׂר (basar), as […]

What (or whom) do we love most? Like most Sunday school children, we know what the answer should be: Jesus! But we are often far more wrapped up in ourselves than anything else. Like children who have to be reminded to say “thank you” or like 9 out of the 10 lepers healed by Jesus, we love the gifts and [...]

Pastor James Hopkins preached on the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, 9/11/2022. The bulletin is available as a PDF: Trinity 13 Bulletin The text for the sermon was the day’s gospel lesson. To read the Bible texts for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, click here.    First Lutheran Church Sermon Archive