SERMON Lectionary 26a 2017 Philippians 2 By Pastor Leo E. Longan “Let the same mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but Read More …
Laborers in the Vineyard By Pastor Emmanuel N. ILAGAN Trinity Lutheran Matt. 20:1-16 — Sept 24, 2017 KEY MESSAGE: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It is good to be back and Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 24a 2017 Forgiveness; Seventy Times Seven Times By Pastor Leo E. Longan Peter comes to Jesus today with a loaded question about the limits of forgiveness: if another member of the church injures me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Jesus’ Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 23a 2017 Matthew 18 By Pastor Leo E. Longan I’m not sure I would have chosen Matthew 18 for a Rally Day sermon, but as an obedient son of the church, I’ll take it on. It’s a good place to dive into the Reformation, Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 22a 2017 Get behind me, Satan By Pastor Leo E. Longan It has been a horrible week in America, no doubt about it. Millions of people are displaced by the storms on the Gulf Coast, many lost everything, about 35 people have lost their Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 21a 2017 Confession of Peter/OUR TOWN By Pastor Leo E. Longan Our gospel today, the story of Peter’s confession, for some reason reminds me of a beautiful moment in Thornton Wilder’s play OUR TOWN, in which a young girl, Rebecca, tells her brother George Read More …
SERMON Lectionary 20a 2017 The Syro-Phoenician Woman By Pastor Leo E. Longan It’s been a pretty rough week in America, since the debacle in Charlottesville last Saturday, when many appalling, vicious, racist things were said, shouted and chanted. No wonder we are, as a Read More …
Parable of the Sower By Pastor Leo E. Longan If you remember anything about how Pastor Longan taught the bible, I’d like for you to remember this: always ask yourself “Where am I in this picture?” Whenever you read scripture – and I hope that Read More …
Restlessness By Pastor Leo E. Longan There’s so much high beauty in the lessons this morning I hardly know where to begin. The first words of the first lesson and the last words of the gospel are both set to glorious music in Handel’s MESSIAH: Read More …
Independence Day / LIRS By Pastor Leo E. Longan In honor of Independence Day this year, I’d like to lift up one of the most important ways that the United States government encourages, supports and pays for Christian ministry. Maybe you think the government doesn’t Read More …