Sermons from 2023 (Page 5)
Sixth Sunday After pentecost
I know I know, I was really yell-y during the reading. But you know those days where you are just dealing with a lot and it feels like you can’t catch a break? Where you’ve got a bunch of really strong and conflicting feelings swirling around inside you, but for whatever reason you don’t have the ability to like step away for a moment and process all those feelings and re-center yourself? And then, because you’re frustrated by this whole situation…
Good Friday
Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Vicky Carthanassis Apr. 7, 2023 A couple weeks before Lent started, I was leading Sunday school and I told the kids that God loves you no matter what. “even if you do something bad?” Even if you do something bad, God still loves you. “What if you do something really bad?” Yep! Still loves you “Like what if you *kill* someone?” And I explained how God wouldn’t be very happy about that, and would be…
Maundy Thursday
Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki 4/6/2023 Tonight’s readings are iconic. First, we heard of Passover as a meal of liberation and salvation. Next, we heard of a similar meal that Jesus had with his disciples – a meal that we partake in at this table. And finally, the gospel reading recalled Jesus’ command to the disciples during another meal. The meal in the gospel was not the Passover seder. Nevertheless, much like the Passover lamb is slaughtered,…