Simeon's Delight

Here is the sermon, written by Pastor Tom, which Don read on December 30, 2012. The text is Luke 2:25-33.

If you wish to download this document to your own computer, you can do so here.

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Six Minutes of Quiet

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon for today, the second Sunday in Advent.

Old Testament Reading:
Malachi 3:1-7b
Epistle Reading:
Philippians 1:2-11
Gospel Reading:
Luke 3:1-14

Seven Antiphons

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, December 2, the first Sunday in Advent.

Old Testament Reading:
Jeremiah 33:14-16
Epistle Lesson:
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Gospel Reading:
Luke 19:23-40



Here is the bulletin insert to which Pastor Tom refers in his sermon. O Antiphons (2)

Last Sunday of the Church Year

Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, November 25, is below.

Old Testament Reading:
Isaiah 51:4-6
Epistle Lesson:
Revelation 1:4-8
Gospel Reading:
John 18:33-37

Coney Island and the Temple

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, November 18, 2012. In the sermon he refers to several photos of the Temple in Jerusalem at the time of Christ, and then of Coney Island, New York - the photos are sequentially numbered below.

Old Testament Reading: 
Daniel 12:1-3
Epistle Reading: 
Hebrews 10:11-25
Gospel Reading: 
Mark 13:1-3



TEMPLE PHOTOS
Photo 1: Temple Stairway

Photo 2: Temple Model

Photo 3: Holy of Holies within the Temple structure

CONEY ISLAND PHOTOS
Photo 1: Coney Island circa 1903

 Photo 2: a crowd at Coney Island beach

Photo 3: The Cyclone roller coaster, 1949 

Photo 4 and 5: Hurricane Sandy overtaking the Coney Island amusement park and boardwalk.

November 11, 2012

God's blessings on the children who were baptised this morning at Bethany. Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from today.

Old Testament Reading:
1 Kings 17:8-16
Epistle Lesson:
Hebrews 9:24-28
Gospel Reading:
Mark 12:38-44


 

November 4, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from last Sunday, November 4.


 

Repentance vs Penance - Reformation Sunday

Pastor Tom's sermon last week was not recorded due to an equipment failure.

Today's sermon, on Romans 3, is below.

Epistle Reading: Romans 3:19-28

The Rich Young Man

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, October 14.

Old Testament Reading: 
Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
Epistle Reading: 
Hebrews 3:12-19
Gospel Reading:
Mark 10:17-22

 

Thanksgiving Sunday, October 7

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning.

Old Testament Reading:
Deuteronomy 8:1-10
Epistle Reading:
Philippians 4:6-20
Gospel Reading:
Luke 17:11-19

September 30, 2012

Here is the sermon Rod preached on September 30, 2012.

September 23, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, September 23, 2012.

Old Testament Reading:
Jeremiah 11:18-20
Epistle Lesson:
James 3:13-4:10
Gospel Reading:
Mark 9:30-37

September 16, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from September 16, 2012. (A particularly good one, in my opinion.)

September 9, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from September 9, 2012.

Favoritism - September 2

This morning, Pastor Tom preached on the Epistle of James, chapter 2.

Old Testament Reading: 
Isaiah 35:3-7a
Epistle Reading: 
James 2:1-10, 14-18
Gospel Reading: 
Mark 7:31-37

 

August 26, 2012

Today's sermon, written by Pastor Tom, who was absent, was delivered by Bill Andrew. There is no audio for this sermon, but it is available in text form for viewing online, or for download from Scribd.com by clicking below.

Old Testament Reading: 
Deuteronomy 4:2-3, 6-8
Epistle Lesson: 
Ephesians 6:10-20
Gospel Reading: 
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sermon August 26 2012

Sermon for the Funeral of Edmund Kaupe

Here is the message Pastor Tom delivered at Edmund Kaupe's funeral on August 25.

The text is taken from the gospel of John, chapter 11 - the death and resurrection of Lazarus, whom Jesus loved.


Our prayers are with Edmund's sister Christel, and the rest of the Kaupe family.

August 19, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from Sunday, August 19.

Old Testament Reading:
Joshua 24:1-2, 14-18
Epistle Reading:
Ephesians 5:6-21
Gospel Reading:
John 6:51-59

O Living Bread From Heaven

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, August 12. In it, he refers to the image above. (For more information on the image, click here.)

Old Testament Reading:
Exodus 16:2-15
Epistle Lesson:
Ephesians 4:17-24
Gospel Reading:
John 6:24-35

August 5, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from last week, August 5, 2012.

Old Testament Reading – Exodus 24:3-11
Epistle Reading – Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16
Gospel Reading – John 6:1-15

Vicar Todd's Farewell Sermon

Here is Vicar Todd's farewell sermon from this past Sunday, July 29.

Goodbye, Guggenmoses...we will miss you!

 

Great is Thy Faithfulness

This morning Pastor Tom spoke on Mark 6, the passage wherein the Lord has compassion on the thousands who followed Him, seeing that they were as sheep without a shepherd.

Old Testament Reading:
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Epistle Reading: 
Ephesians 2:13-22
Gospel Reading: 
Mark 6:30-34

Sermon from July 15, 2012

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from last Sunday, July 15, 2012.

A Prophet in his Own City

This morning, Vicar Todd spoke on being baptised into Christ's sufferings, and publicly identifying ourselves as His disciples.

Old Testament Reading:
Ezekiel 2:1-5
Epistle Reading:
2 Corinthians 12:1-10
Gospel Reading:
Mark 6:1-13

Stories of the Saints XXX - Peter, and The End

Last Sunday, Pastor Tom preached the final sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series. This sermon was about Simon Peter.

To find the other sermons in this series, click "Stories of the Saints" below this post.




 Here is the bulletin insert: Saints Insert Peter

Stories of the Saints XXIX - Paul

Here is Vicar Todd's sermon from yesterday, June 24.

Old Testament Reading:
Isaiah 12:1-6
Epistle Lesson:
Acts 9:23-31
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 28:16-20

In the sermon, Vicar Todd refers to a video clip which he showed during the service. The audio of the video clip was not picked up by the voice recorder, and was incomprehensible - I have deleted the five or so minutes from the recording, but you can find the video on YouTube if you would like to see it in its entirety.

Here is a link to the video.

 

And here is the bulletin insert from this week. Saints Insert Paul

Walk and Follow

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from June 17, 2012. SOSTHWalk and Follow

Lutheran Bible Translators' Canada - Mike Kuhn

Faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
-Romans 10:17

We had a great message this morning, from Pastor Mike Kuhn who spoke on the work of the Lutheran Bible Translators Canada. Pastor Kuhn and his family are preparing to move to Cameroon in early 2013, to pursue the work of translating the Scripture into Nizaa.

You can read more about the family, their plans, and the work of the Lutheran Bible Translators by following the links above. You can also check out the LBT page on Facebook, here.

To make a direct donation to the work of LBT, click the blue button on their donation page.

Above all, remember the Kuhn family and the work of Bible translators in your prayers.

We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction.
-1 Thessalonians 1:2-5


Old Testament Reading:
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Epistle Lesson:
Acts 2:22-36
Gospel Reading:
John 7:37-39

Saints XXVII - The Disciples

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from last week, June 3 2012, on the Disciples. The bulletin insert follows.

Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 6:1-8
Epistle Reading
2 Corinthians 5:14-21
Gospel Reading
Luke 5:1-11

Saints27 Disciples

Pentecost and Confirmation

This morning, Pentecost Sunday, Bethany Lutheran witnessed the baptism of four new members, and the confirmation of six. (Congratulations!)

Vicar Todd's sermon is below, with the bulletin insert.


Old Testament Reading:
Job 19:23-29
Epistle Reading:
Hebrews 10:19-25
Gospel Reading:
John 14:1-11



Bulletin Insert: Saints XXVI-Christ-May 27 Insert

Stories of the Saints XXV - Joseph, Mary, Simeon and Anna

This morning, Vicar Todd preached the twenty-fifth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on Joseph, Mary, Simeon and Anna. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

Old Testament Reading:
Joshua 24:14-18
Epistle Lesson: 
1 Corinthians 3:1-11
Gospel Reading:
Luke 1:26-38

Saints Insert May 20

Stories of the Saints XXIV - John the Baptizer

Last Sunday, May 13, Pastor Tom preached the twenty-fourth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on John the Baptizer. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.
Saints Insert John Baptizer

Stories of the Saints XXIII-Between the Testaments

This morning, Vicar Todd preached the twenty-third sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on the time between the Old and the New Testaments. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

Old Testament Reading:
1 Kings 8:27-30 
Epistle Reading:
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 
Gospel Reading:
Mark 7:14-23


 

 Here is the bulletin insert that accompanied the sermon. SaintsInsertXXIII-TimeBetweenTestamentsMay6

Nehemiah

This morning, Pastor Tom preached the twenty-second sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on Nehemiah. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ. Old Testament Reading: Nehemiah 2:1-8 Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2:13-22 Gospel Reading: John 2:13-22
Here is the bulletin insert that was meant to be in this morning's handout. SaintsInsertXXII-Nehemiah

Stories of the Saints XXI - Daniel

This morning, Vicar Todd preached the twenty-first sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series, on Daniel. The series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.



Old Testament Reading:
Daniel 6:1-10
Epistle Reading:
Ephesians 6:10-18
Gospel Reading:
Mark 14:32-42
Here is the insert that was missing from this morning's bulletin. SaintsInsertXXI Daniel

Jeremiah

This past Sunday, April 15, in Pastor Tom`s absence, elder Rod Goldstone spoke on Jeremiah's words from Lamentations 3:21-26.

Old Testament Reading:
Lamentations 3:21-26
Epistle Reading:
Colossians 3:12-17
Gospel Reading:
John 15:18-27

Easter Sunday

Christ is Risen!

Here is Pastor Tom's sermon from this morning, April 8: Easter Sunday.

Scripture Readings:
First Lesson - Isaiah 25:6-9
Second Lesson - 1 Corinthians 15:19-28
Gospel Reading - Matthew 28:1-10



Thanks to Abigail for the lovely violin piece, and thanks to Kirstin, who sang and played piano as a beautiful offertory accompaniment. Here is a recording, though the audio quality is not high.

Good Friday

Here is this morning's Good Friday service.

The Order of Service follows, and includes links to the Scriptures read, and to the hymns sung. Each hymn link will take you to a site where you can read the words, and where you have the option of hearing a simple keyboard rendition of the melody.



Good Friday's Order of Service

Order of Service Good Friday 2012 Link

Maundy Thursday

Today is Maundy Thursday, when we celebrate the Last Supper - Jesus' observance of Passover with his disciples.

The order of service was printed in the bulletin, and appears at the bottom of this post.

Sermon Texts:
John 13:1-17, 31b-35





Bulletin Maundy Thursday 2012

All of this year's Easter services will be found, in reverse chronological order, by clicking the post label "Easter", at the bottom of the post or in the left sidebar.

Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday, the day on which the Lord was welcomed to Jerusalem as the coming King. The rest of Easter week will be celebrated in a series of services, as follows:

Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper - April 5, 7:00 PM
Good Friday, a service of mourning for Jesus' crucifixion - April 6, 10:00 AM
Easter Sunday, the celebration of Christ's resurrection - April 8, 10:00 AM (following the Easter Breakfast at 8 AM in the Fellowship Hall).


Today, Palm Sunday, Vicar Todd preached about the Lord's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

Old Testament Reading:
Zechariah 9:9-12
Epistle Reading:
Philippians 2:5-11
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 21:1-10

Stories of the Saints XX - Prophets & Kings 2

Today Vicar Todd preached the twentieth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: on "Prophets and Kings 2". The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
Jonah 3:1-4:4
Epistle Reading:
Romans 9:14-24
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 20:1-16



And here is the bulletin insert for this week, also including discussion on Amos and Hosea.

SaintsInsertXX Prophets&Kings2

Stories of the Saints XIX - Prophets & Kings I

Today Pastor Tom preached the nineteenth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: on "Prophets and Kings I". The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
I Kings 18:16-38
Epistle Reading:
Romans 11:1-6
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 16:13-25




Here is the bulletin insert for today's sermon:

SaintsInsertXIX Prophets&Kings1

Stories of the Saints XVIII - Solomon

Last week (March 11, 2012) Pastor Tom preached the eighteenth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: on Solomon. The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
I Kings 2:1-4, 10-12
Epistle Reading:
I John 1:5 - 2:2
Gospel Reading:
John 18:28-38a

Stories of the Saints XVII - David

Today Vicar Todd preached the seventeenth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: on David. The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
2 Samuel 7:8-16
Epistle Reading:
Acts 13:16-23
Gospel Reading:
Mark 2:23-28




Here is the bulletin insert for this week:
SaintsInsertXVII David

Consecration Sunday, February 26

This is the sermon by guest Pastor Karl Keller from this morning, February 26. Today's consecration service concludes the stewardship series "Free and Joyous Response", which began on January 29.

Old Testament Reading:
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Epistle Reading:
1 Timothy 6:17-19
Gospel Reading:
Luke 9:57-62

Sermon Passage:
Malachi 3:8-12

February 12, 2012

The epistle reading from Sunday's sermon is from Ephesians chapter 3.

The gospel reading is from Matthew 16.

Free and Joyous Response - Week 2: Out of the Saltshaker

This morning Vicar Todd delivered the second sermon in the "Free and Joyous Response" series, a month of sermons focusing on stewardship.

Old Testament Reading:
Psalm 112:1-9
Epistle Reading:
2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 6:19-33

Free and Joyous Response - Week 1

We will be taking a break from the "Stories of the Saints" sermon series while Pastor Tom and Vicar Todd present "Free and Joyous Response", a time of growth and commitment focusing on stewardship.

Old Testament Reading:
Joshua 24:1, 14-17
Epistle Reading:
James 2:14-18
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 5:13-20

Stories of the Saints XVI - Samuel & Saul

Today Vicar Todd preached the sixteenth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: on Joshua. The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
1 Samuel 8:1-18
Epistle Reading:
Romans 13:1-7
Gospel Reading:
John 18:33-37



Here is the bulletin insert to augment the sermon text.

SaintsInsertXVI Saul Samuel

Stories of the Saints XV - Joshua

Today Pastor Tom preached the fifteenth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: on Joshua. The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
Joshua 1:1-9
Epistle Reading:
James 2:8-13
Gospel Reading:
Matthew 5:17-20



Here is the bulletin insert for further study.
Joshua Doc 1

Stories of the Saints XIV - Moses (Part II)

Today Pastor Tom preached the fourteenth sermon in the "Stories of the Saints" series: the second of the two-part address on Moses. The "Stories of the Saints" series presents a chronological view of the people of the Bible, showing how all Scripture points to God's plan of salvation in Christ.

To find the other sermons in this series, click the post label "Stories of the Saints" at the bottom of this post, or in the sidebar on the left of your screen.

Old Testament Reading:
Exodus 14:5-14
Epistle Reading:
2 Corinthians 3:7-18
Gospel Reading:
John 3:1-21

"Depart in Peace" - New Year's Day 2012

Here is Vicar Todd's sermon from January 1, 2012.

Old Testament Reading:
Exodus 13:1-3a, 11-15
Epistle Reading:
Colossians 3:12-17
Gospel Reading:
Luke 2:22-40

Christmas Eve 2011