Sermons from 2025 (Page 3)
Transfiguration Sunday
One of my special moments was always when we stood on top of a mountain very early in the morning. But even after a long hike, reaching the top is something special. At this moment, everything was made up for. For getting up early and for the strenuous ascent. You were simply happy. And I was simply in awe of God’s creation. Intoxicated by the magnificent view. The valleys and plains lie very small at your feet. Everyday life and daily worries are far away. I could stay up there for hours and just enjoy the view…
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Today’s gospel reading is challenging. While much of the reading was the focus of my Annual Meeting report earlier this month, I found myself in a different social location this time around. You see, instead of looking at this passage through the lens of the institution that this is Wicker Park Lutheran Church, I entered it in a more personal manner. This time, I saw it through a lens of the powerless…
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Kornelius Koppel February 16, 2025 So it begins. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. “ (Luke 6:20) Jesus called his disciples, but the calling of the twelve was not the beginning of discipleship. Jesus had many more followers than the 12 apostles. But the question at issue is how things should continue now. With the new people of Israel? And…