Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus21 July 2019 + Mary Magdalene, ApostleJohn 20.1-2, 11-18Rev. Josh Evans, preaching No one likes to be thought of as clingy. So it might seem strange to call Mary Magdalene, the apostle whose feast day we commemorate today, clingy. And yet, our gospel text literally shows her clinging …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus7 July 2019 + Lectionary 14C2 Kings 5.1-14, (15-19a); Luke 10.1-11, 16-20Rev. Josh Evans, preaching If “healing stories in the Bible” were a Family Feud category, survey says… the story of Naaman probably isn’t on the board. Which is a shame. Because it’s such a fascinating story. So …
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Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus23 June 2019 + Lectionary 12CLuke 8.26-39Rev. Josh Evans, preaching The Exorcist was maybe not the best choice of movie for a 10-year-old boy… but what can I say? I loved scary movies — emphasis on the past tense loved— and my family was foolish enough to indulge …
Preacher's Note: My internship supervisor was fond of saying that, in ministry, one phone call can change your entire day. Case in point: I wasn't planning on preaching at our Thursday evening worship service tonight, but here we are! The original version of this sermon was preached at St. Stephen Lutheran Church in Midlothian, IL, …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus9 June 2019 + Day of PentecostJohn 14.8-17, 25-27; Acts 2.1-21Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Where have I seen this before?This looks so familiar… Questions I found myself asking as I perused the website for Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska — with its characteristic bright green and blue …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus26 May 2019 + Sixth Sunday of EasterRevelation 21.10, 22—22.5Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Think about the last dream you had. If you’re struggling, you’re not alone. On average, according to the National Sleep Foundation, most of us have 4-6 dreams per night, but we forget 95-99% of them! …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus12 May 2019 + Fourth Sunday of EasterRevelation 7.9-17Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Think of your favorite oxymoron. These are usually short phrases or figures of speech that contain two seemingly contradictory words or images: old news, same difference, original copy, seriously funny, historical fiction, civil war… What else? …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus19 April 2019 + Good FridayJohn 18.1—19.42Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Video of the full liturgy available here. Homily begins around the 21:00 mark. You don’t quite know the magnitude of something — physically — until you’re standing right up against it. Two years ago, I visited a good …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus14 April 2019 + Palm / Passion SundayLuke 22.14—23.56Rev. Josh Evans, preaching What would you do if you knew when you were going to die? Would you change your perception of time and how you spend it? Or even your perception of your money and possessions? Would you …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus7 April 2019 + Fifth Sunday in LentJohn 12.1-8Rev. Josh Evans, preaching This is a tale of two women. First: She’s at this big party, a wedding feast to be exact. Everything’s going great, and everyone’s having a great time… until: They run out of wine. With an …
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