St. Philip Lutheran Church25 July 2021 + Lectionary 17B (Pent. 9)John 6.1-21Rev. Josh Evans, preaching One of my earliest memories of my call at St. Philip - now nearly a year ago (hard as that is to believe!) - was our Lunch Bunch gathering last August. I hardly knew any of you, after only a …
St. Philip Lutheran Church18 July 2021 + Lectionary 16B (Pent. 8)Mark 6.30-34, 53-56Rev. Josh Evans, preaching How are you? “I’m doing fine.” “I’m good.” Or for the grammatically astute among us: “I’m well.” But imagine if we answered: “Honestly, I’m languishing.” Languishing. It’s the “blah” feeling that psychologist Adam Grant suggests many of us might …
St. Philip Lutheran Church11 July 2021 + Lectionary 15B (Pent. 7)Amos 7.7-15; Mark 6.14-29Rev. Josh Evans, preaching Let’s talk about Amos. By the time the book that bears his name opens, the status of the monarchy of ancient Israel isn’t great. The once unified kingdom has split into two, with Israel to the north and …
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St. Philip Lutheran Church4 July 2021 + Lectionary 14B (Pent. 6)Mark 6.1-13Rev. Josh Evans, preaching “Can I bring anything?” … is usually the first question out of my mouth whenever I’m invited to someone else’s house for a meal. Maybe it’s the Midwestern politeness in me, but it doesn’t feel like “nothing” or “just yourself!” …
St. Philip Lutheran Church|27 June 2021 + Lectionary 13B (Pent. 5)Mark 5.21-43Rev. Josh Evans, preaching It was a quiet morning at the Cleveland Clinic, and I was near the end of an overnight on-call shift as I made my way to visit the family of a patient who had just died. It was at that …
St. Philip Lutheran Church20 June 2021 + Lectionary 12B (Pent. 4)Emanuel Nine, Martyrs (June 17)Mark 4.35-41Rev. Josh Evans, preaching The summer before I started seminary, I took a vacation to Charleston, South Carolina. With churches and places of worship in just about every direction you could look and a skyline dotted by steeples, Charleston’s reputation …
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bellerose, NY13 June 2021 + Lectionary 11B (Pent. 3)Mark 4.26-34Rev. Josh Evans, preaching View the entire installation liturgy below. The gospel reading and sermon begin at the 13:45 mark. Good morning! My name is Pastor Josh Evans, and I have the privilege of serving the people of God at St. Philip …
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St. Philip Lutheran Church6 June 2021 + Lectionary 10B (Pent. 2)2 Cor. 4.13--15.1; Mk. 3.20-35Rev. Josh Evans, preaching I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the summer of 2011 … almost 10 years ago to the day. I had just graduated from college earlier that spring, with my highly honorable -- and practically …
St. Philip Lutheran Church30 May 2021 + The Holy TrinityJohn 3.1-17Rev. Josh Evans, preaching In case you ever wondered what it’s like to write a sermon for Trinity Sunday… well, why don’t I just show you… Why yes, I did spend an hour of my Friday afternoon this week making that clever TikTok video -- …
St. Philip Lutheran Church16 May 2021 + Seventh Sunday of EasterJohn 17.6-19Rev. Josh Evans, preaching “Pastor, will you say a few words?” “I’ve never known exactly what is meant by this request,” admits one minister-turned-seminary president. “Do they want me to say a few words of inspiration, prophecy, consolation, biblical theology - or just a …
