Behold I saw . . .

EasterSunrise

Sermon preached by the Revd. Dr. William E. Bogholtz on Easter 4 (April 28, 2013)

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying,

“See, the home of God is among mortals.
He will dwell with them;
they will be his peoples,
and God himself will be with them;
he will wipe every tear from their eyes.”     [Revelation21: 1-4]

Revelation tends to be used to scare people, but it was written to be a source of hope for the Church.



Do you love me?

Sermon preached by Thomas Fedorka on April 14, 2013

Jesus qTevya-and-Goldauestion to Peter, Jesus question to us: Do you love me? How do we answer? What does the answer look like?

Thomas Fedorka, a member of Redeemer’s Lay Preaching Team, reflects on Jesus question to Peter.



Why do you seek the living among the dead?

Sermon preached by The Revd. Dr. William E. Bogholtz on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013

Aresurrectioniconlleluia! Christ is Risen!

He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

The joyous response of Easter morning was not response on the first Easter morning. The women were more likely scratching their heads when they were asked Why do you seek the living among the dead? In a slightly different version it is the question we are asked everyday, where are we seeking Jesus?



Our Passover Lamb

Sermon preached by The Revd. Dr. William E. Bogholtz on Good Friday, March 29, 2013

passoverlambIn John’s Gospel Jesus is introduced by John the Baptizer, Here is the Lamb of God. In the Passion story Jesus goes to the cross at the time the Passover Lamb’s would have been sacrificed.



Our Passover Begins

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Sermon preached by The Revd. Dr. William E. Bogholtz on Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2013

On Maundy Thursday we begin our Passover Celebration sharing a meal. This is a meal that reaches back over the generations and makes us who we are, celebrates whose we are, and reminds us why we are.



Who’s at Fault

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Sermon preached by The Revd. Dr. William E. Bogholtz on March 3, 2013

When bad things happen we often want to find blame. Why did this happen? Who is at fault? We look at the event a some form of judgment on our lives. Jesus invites us to move away from seeing judgment to seeing opportunity.



Pretzel – a Lenten food

Children’s Sermon by the Rev. Dr. William E. Bogholtz on March 3, 2013.pretzel

Pretzel in Italian means a little reward. Pr. Bogholtz shares the history and meaning of the pretzel with the children of the congregation.



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