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What do you expect?

On March 31, 2024 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran Church31 March 2024 + Resurrection of Our LordMark 16:1-8Rev. Josh Evans “They said nothing to anyone.” Okay. Time to wrap it up, and we can all head to Easter brunch early. See you next Sunday! *** Okay, maybe not quite yet … y’all did come all this way… *** Remember how it …

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The Struggle Is Real

On March 11, 2024 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran Church10 March 2024 + Lent 4bJohn 3:14-21Rev. Josh Evans It’s been printed on the bottom of shopping bags and fast food beverage cups. It’s often spotted on homemade poster board signs at sports games. By one count, it’s been translated into over a thousand different languages, and it’s quite possibly the one …

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Good News – In the Wilderness

On December 12, 2023 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran Church10 December 2023 + Advent 2bMark 1:1-8Rev. Josh Evans The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God … starts … in the wilderness. Not in a stately palace, fit for a king. Not in Rome, the seat of imperial power. Not even in a house where everything …

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A Good News Sort of Gospel

On June 27, 2023 By Josh EvansIn sermonsLeave a comment

St. John’s Lutheran Church25 June 2023 + Lectionary 12a (4 Pentecost)Matthew 10.24-39Rev. Josh Evans Jesus doesn’t exactly hide the cost of following him. He puts it all out there. There’s no fine print here as he sends out his disciples “like sheep into the midst of wolves.” Picking up right where we left off last …

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A Sermon about How the Holy Spirit Shows Up

On June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 By Josh EvansIn sermons1 Comment

St. Philip Lutheran Church5 June 2022 + Day of PentecostActs 2.1-21Rev. Josh Evans [Disclaimer: This sermon is going to be interactive, and in a few minutes, I’m going to invite you to share briefly with someone you’re sitting next to. You’ve been warned.] They were all together in one place. For the past 36 hours, …

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