St. Philip Lutheran Church15 January 2023 + Lectionary 2a (Epiphany 2)John 1.29-42Rev. Josh Evans Who is Jesus? That was the question recently posed to me by a colleague. I admit, for someone in my line of work who should have a ready-made answer to that question, it took me by surprise … and I began …
St. Philip Lutheran Church22 May 2022 + Sixth Sunday of EasterRevelation 21.10, 22–22.5; John 14.23-29Rev. Josh Evans Jesus’s words feel like a hopeful and welcome promise … and, at the same time, such a far off dream and unattainable vision for our time: As our country (yet again) grapples with the grief and terror of …
St. Philip Lutheran Church8 May 2022 + Fourth Sunday of Easter /Julian of Norwich, renewer of the churchJohn 10.22-30; Psalm 23Rev. Josh Evans In case you still need a Mother’s Day card, might I suggest Cards by Julian? On the front: “The mother’s service is the closest, the most helpful and the most sure, for …
St. Philip Lutheran Church14 April 2022 + Maundy ThursdayJohn 13.1-17, 31b-35Rev. Josh Evans “Jesus went out with his disciples to a place where there was a garden… Now Judas, who betrayed him, also knew the place… So he brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they …
St. Philip Lutheran Church3 April 2022 + Lent 5cJohn 12.1-8Rev. Josh Evans All throughout this season of Lent, our cups have been filled to the brim. At the start of our journey, we walked with Jesus in the desert, tempted to our very limits, and in that desert-place, we remembered and claimed the belovedness that …
St. Philip Lutheran Church16 January 2022 + Lect. 2c (Epiphany 2)John 2.1-11; 1 Cor. 12.1-11Rev. Josh Evans If you tuned in for my sermon on the Third Sunday of Advent, you already know I’m quickly becoming a self-identified Dungeons and Dragons nerd. Not only have I gotten myself involved in two different campaigns, but I’ve …
St. Philip Lutheran Church7 November 2021 + All SaintsJohn 11.32-44Rev. Josh Evans I’m not sure what it says about me that two of my favorite days on the church calendar have to do with death. First, there’s Ash Wednesday, where we are honest about our human condition, our sin, our brokenness, our frailty … marking …
St. Philip Lutheran Church31 October 2021 + Lect 31b (Pent 23 / Reformation)Jer 31.31-34; John 8.31-36; Mark 12.28-34Rev. Josh Evans Before I get to my sermon, I want to offer a second gospel reading. I know… five readings on a Sunday morning, including the psalm, is a bit much, but I think it’s a helpful …
St. Philip Lutheran Church22 August 2021 + Lectionary 21b (Pent. 13)John 6.56-69Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Enough! Usually a cry uttered in exasperation: I’ve had enough! Haven’t we had enough of this bread of life stuff? Thank goodness for Mary Sunday last week to give us a break! But here we are again: one last teaching …
St. Philip Lutheran Church1 August 2021 + Lectionary 18B (Pent. 10)John 6.24-35Rev. Josh Evans, preaching What are you hungry for? I’ve lived a fairly comfortable and privileged life, and the answer to that question has never gone unfulfilled. I’ve never had to question where my next meal is coming from. Usually I’m more paralyzed by …
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