A Famine Not of Bread

Archaeologists Discover Moses Fitbit Map Click here to listen to this sermon. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! It’s not good for a pastor to talk about himself too much in a sermon. The sermon can easily degenerate into a grade school-like essay: “What I Did During My Summer Vacation” or given the holiday we are observing this evening: “What I Am Thankful For.” Or it can turn into a Joel Osteen pep talk on how to have your best life now if you just follow my example. But today, I’m going to make an exception and tell you a little about myself. I pray that by doing so, it will help you view your own life’s detours from a Scriptural perspective. A few years ago, I would not have expected to be standing here today, a full-time pastor of a new tri-parish. I was in my ninth year as pastor of a congregation that had been steadily growing in faith, wisdom, membership, and ministry; and I was looking for many good things to come in the years ahea...

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It’s not good for a pastor to talk about himself too much in a sermon.   The sermon can easily degenerate into a speech like those essays from elementary school: “What I Did During Summer Vacation” or given the holiday we are observing today, “What I Am Thankful For.”   Or it can easily turn into a Joel Osteen pep talk on how to have your best life now if you just follow my example.   A proper sermon should be focused on Christ, and Him crucified.”   No, it’s not good for a pastor to talk about himself too much in a sermon.   But this time, for the sake of illustration, I’m going to risk it for a little bit.   I pray that it will help you view your own life’s detours from a Scriptural perspective. This is the second Thanksgiving in a row that I have had the privilege and pleasure of preaching at Christ Lutheran Church .   Certainly, two years ago, I would ...