SERMON Lectionary 14b 2018 God Bless America By Pastor Leo E. Longan GOD BLESS AMERICA. It’s not in our hymnal – I don’t know whether it’s in any hymnal – but it wouldn’t surprise me if this famous song found a place in the Read More …
Sermon Lectionary 13B 2018 Jairus’ Daughter By Pastor Leo E. Longan If you’ve been listening to sermons for a while, you certainly will have noticed the way preachers try to get your attention by opening with some sort of gimmick: we wear something, we wield Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 12B 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Jesus was not alone in what he did: in his day there were lots of preachers roaming the country. The people were hungry for the word of God and there were plenty of rabbis, plenty of Read More …
SERMON Corpus Christi By Pastor Leo E. Longan I am not a betting man, but I think it would be a sure bet that we at Trinity are the only Lutheran church in North America celebrating the feast of Corpus Christi this morning. There will Read More …
SERMON TRINITY SUNDAY 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan I’m sure I’ve used this story before, but I think it will bear a second hearing. Something I read in the Christian Science Monitor several years ago really caught my attention. It seems that there was Read More …
SERMON Pentecost 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Don’t look now, but Pentecost is about the happiest day in the church year; it’s a very well kept secret. I’m sure if we were to take a survey on this question, most people would say Read More …
SERMON Easter 7b 2018 John 15: You did not choose me … By Pastor Leo E. Longan I’d like to begin this morning as Joel Osteen often does, with a joke. A prominent hostess gave a party, and invited all the local clergy. Early in Read More …
SERMON Lent4a 2018 John 3:16 By Pastor Leo E. Longan When I learned it, it went like this: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. I Read More …
SERMON Epiphany 4b 2018 By Pastor Leo E. Longan Germans are very creative people, and that is nowhere more apparent than in the way they use their language. Germans love to make up words, and they have come up with some doozies. I found one Read More …
Thanks for coming! Just in case you missed this event… Recordings from this Sunday’s Hymn Festival is available on soundcloud.com