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 …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus24 March 2019 + Third Sunday in LentIsaiah 55.1-9Rev. Josh Evans, preaching So there we were: hiking through the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. This was one of many summer vacation trips my dad and I took when I was growing up. One year took us all …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus17 March 2019 + Second Sunday in LentLuke 13.31-35; Genesis 15.1-12, 17-18Rev. Josh Evans, preaching We trust in many things: Just this morning, all of us trusted in our cars — and the driving of those around us — to get us safely to church.I’m 100% not a …
Unity Lutheran Church13 March 2019 + Midweek Lent 1Ezekiel 36.24-28Rev. Josh Evans, preaching There is nothing quite so satisfying as that unusual but strangely familiar sensation of stepping outside, bundled up in your winter jacket, hat, and gloves… only to realize, all of a sudden: Huh, it’s actually not that cold today. I had that …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus6 March 2019 + Ash WednesdayJoel 2.1-2, 12-17; Matthew 6.1-6, 16-21Rev. Josh Evans, preaching I’ve long thought of Ash Wednesday as a “reset” button of sorts. Which is really just a new way of saying what this day has always been about. From the earliest days of this …
Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus3 March 2019 + Transfiguration of Our LordLuke 9.28-43aRev. Josh Evans, preaching In the week I spent in El Salvador, with several other Unity folks and a handful of others during the 2019 Mission of Healing trip, I was: An optometrist A dental hygienist A massage therapist A …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus10 February 2019 + Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Lectionary 5C)Luke 5.1-11; Isaiah 6.1-8Rev. Josh Evans, preaching When I was growing up, my grandparents had a large pond in their backyard, and my grandpa was fond of catch-and-release fishing — a hobby he tried to get me into. I …
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Unity Lutheran Church + Cross of Life Campus3 February 2019 + Presentation of Our LordMalachi 2.17—3.5; Luke 2.22-40Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Merry Candlemas! Yes, Candlemas. It’s a unique, often overlooked day on the liturgical calendar, and yet one of the oldest feast days in the church’s long history. Candlemas lands on the 40th day of …
Unity Lutheran Church + Christ the King Campus20 January 2019 + Second Sunday after Epiphany (Lectionary 2C)John 2.1-11Rev. Josh Evans, preaching How did I not join Costco sooner?! Packages of toilet paper as big as your bathtub — I’ve still got a handful of rolls from one I bought in June — and food in …
Ahh, last but not least in this week's installment of Josh Catches Up on Posting Sermons: This is the first sermon preached for the Christ the King campus and my second sermon overall preached at Unity. Sadly, CTK doesn't (currently) have the technological capability to record audio or video of sermons, so this is one …
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