Saturday, April 26, 2025St. Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM5 pm. ACTS 5.27-32 27 Ἀγαγόντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔστησαν ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ. καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς28 λέγων, [Ὀυ] παραγγελίᾳ παρηγγείλαμεν ὑμῖν μὴ διδάσκειν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ; καὶ ἰδοὺ πεπληρώκατε τὴν Ἰερουσαλὴμ τῆς διδαχῆς ὑμῶν, καὶ βούλεσθε ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφ' ἡμᾶς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου.29 ἀποκριθεὶς … Continue reading Second Sunday of Easter (Bright Sunday)Sermon Number 1 (Saturday)
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The Fox in the Henhouse
Second Sunday in Lent (March 16, 2025)The United Church of Santa FeSanta Fe, NM Luke 13.31-35 31 Ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ προσῆλθάν τινες Φαρισαῖοι λέγοντες αὐτῷ, Ἔξελθε καὶ πορεύου ἐντεῦθεν, ὅτι Ἡρῴδης θέλει σε ἀποκτεῖναι.32 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Πορευθέντες εἴπατε τῇ ἀλώπεκι ταύτῃ, Ἰδοὺ ἐκβάλλω δαιμόνια καὶ ἰάσεις ἀποτελῶ σήμερον καὶ αὔριον, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ … Continue reading The Fox in the Henhouse
Opening Our Eyes
Third Sunday after the EpiphanyJanuary 26, 2025United Church of Santa Fe; Santa Fe, NM Luke 4.14-18 14 Καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ δυνάμει τοῦ πνεύματος εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν. καὶ φήμη ἐξῆλθεν καθ' ὅλης τῆς περιχώρου περὶ αὐτοῦ.15 καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδίδασκεν ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς αὐτῶν, δοξαζόμενος ὑπὸ πάντων.16 Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς Ναζαρά, οὗ ἦν τεθραμμένος, … Continue reading Opening Our Eyes
What Does a Wedding and a BaptismHave in Common? (For Ada)*
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY19 January 2025Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM*Ada Violet Bergren, daughter of Matt & Heather Bergren, on this day received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. 1 Καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ γάμος ἐγένετο ἐν Κανὰ τῆς Γαλιλαίας, καὶ ἦν ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ ἐκεῖ·2 ἐκλήθη δὲ καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ … Continue reading What Does a Wedding and a BaptismHave in Common? (For Ada)*
The Light Shines in the Darkness
And the Darkness did not overcome it Christmas Day (December 25, 2024)Bethlehem Lutheran Church; Los Alamos, NM John 1.1-14 1 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.2 οὗτος ἦν ἐν ἀρχῇ πρὸς τὸν θεόν.3 πάντα δι' αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο, καὶ χωρὶς αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο οὐδὲ ἕν. ὃ … Continue reading The Light Shines in the Darkness
Christ the King
November 24, 2024St. Luke Lutheran ChurchAlbuquerque, NM John 18.33 Εἰσῆλθεν οὖν πάλιν εἰς τὸ πραιτώριον ὁ Πιλᾶτος καὶ ἐφώνησεν τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Σὺ εἶ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Ἰουδαίων;34 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Ἀπὸ σεαυτοῦ σὺ τοῦτο λέγεις ἢ ἄλλοι εἶπόν σοι περὶ ἐμοῦ;35 ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Πιλᾶτος, Μήτι ἐγὼ Ἰουδαῖός εἰμι; τὸ ἔθνος τὸ σὸν καὶ … Continue reading Christ the King
Angels & Archangels & All the Company of Heaven
Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29, 2024St. Luke Lutheran Church; Albuquerque, NM Revelation 12.7-12 7 Καὶ ἐγένετο πόλεμος ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ὁ Μιχαὴλ καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ τοῦ πολεμῆσαι μετὰ τοῦ δράκοντος. καὶ ὁ δράκων ἐπολέμησεν καὶ οἱ ἄγγελοι αὐτοῦ,8 καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν, οὐδὲ τόπος εὑρέθη αὐτῶν ἔτι ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.9 καὶ ἐβλήθη ὁ … Continue reading Angels & Archangels & All the Company of Heaven
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