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Lutherans believe that Jesus becomes present through the sermon, something that Dietrich Bonhoeffer called the "sacrament of the word." What does that look like? Here are a few examples.
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4.3.2022 - Beyond the Charity Binary
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3.27.2022 - Our God is a Prodigal God
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10.27.2020 - A New Covenant of the Reformation
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4.10.2022 - Palm Sunday 2022
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10.28.2020 - Reformation and Race
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8.9.2020 - Resurrection Amidst the Storm
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10.25.2020 - (Holy) Spirit of the Reformation
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8.2.2020 - Weary and Able
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7.19.2020 - God's Not Responsible for Evil
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7.12.20 - Sowing a Legacy
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6.28.20 - Making Space for the Unexpected
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3.18.20 - COVID and Samaria
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3.4.2020 - Lent is Not Alone
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2.19.20 - From Self Centered to Self Sacrifice
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2.12.20 - Going Where We're Scattered
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2.5.20 - (Re)Presentation of Our Lord
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1.30.20 - Bathsheba and the Sheep
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1.26.20 - Heaven's Healing Nearness
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1.22.20 - Invited Into Inclusion
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12.24.19 - Christmas Eve 2019
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11.21.19 - Reconciliation as Fullness
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11.20.19 - Who Has Your Allegiance?
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11.12.19 - Embodied Life Matters
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11.7.19 - Hot Wings Aren't As Fulfilling As You'd Think
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10.20.19 - Fighting to Find Truth
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10.10.19 - Homecoming
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10.13.19 - Coming Home Through Samaria
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10.3.19 - Raw, Authentic Communication
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10.9.19 - Having Faith
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This sermon was from my visit to Peace Lutheran Church in Gahanna on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019.

Connecting with Students from peacegahanna on Vimeo.

9.20.19 - Skrade Memorial Service
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9.25.19 - Use Dishonest Wealth to Make Friends?
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9.18.19 - Finding the Ones We've Lost
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9.19.19 - Unity Amidst Diversity
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9.11.19 - Live Worth Living
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9.12.19 - Share in Joy and Suffering
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9.4.19 - The Least Likely God
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9.5.19 - Shape Holistic Disciples
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8.28.19 - Jesus and Ableism
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8.29.19 - full+filment
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8.22.2019 - Opening Candlelight Fall 2019
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8.26.19 - Opening Worship Trinity Lutheran Seminary Fall 2019
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7.28.19 - A Prayer that Shapes Us
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8.21.19 - Opening Capital Worship Fall 2019
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6.16.19 - Existing for God's Work
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7.10.19 - Fire as Discernment
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4.11.19 - A Mosaic on the Move
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5.12.19 - Who Are These Easter People?
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4.9.19 - Just You Wait, Just You Wait
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4.10.19 - Life Worth Wasting
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3.28.19 - Joining the God Movement of Righteousness
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4.5.19 - Come and Follow Jesus (at the Connect Retreat)
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3.7.19 - Faithful Like Ruth
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3.20.19 - Rebuild after Woe
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2.24.19 - Doing What God Does (on Spring Break)
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3.6.19 - Ash Wednesday 2019
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2.17.19 - People of God in Place
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2.20.19 - Embodiment
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2.13.19 - Jesus the Truth Teller
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2.14.19 - (I Am) Jacob and Israel
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2.6.19 - Why We're Afraid of God's Love for Others
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2.7.19 - Hagar, Sarah, and Abraham
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1.17.19 - God's Faith Through the Flood (Candlelight)
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1.10.19 - Mosaic (Candlelight)
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1.16.19 - Baptism of Our Lord (Capital Worship)
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12.11.18 - Context for Christ's Coming
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1.9.19 - Epiphany (Capital Worship)
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10.31.18 - Reformation+All Saints+Tree of Life
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11.28.18 - Advent and Christmas on Campus
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10.10.18 - Made For Each Other
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10.24.18 - Who Do You Think You Are?
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9.30.18 - Capital University Homecoming Worship
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10.7.18 - Consecrating God's Gifts
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9.23.18 - God of the Oppressed
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9.26.18 - Finishing Last Ain't So Bad
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9.13.18 - Jesus is the Key
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9.19.18 - God's Story: Jesus Speaks (In Comfort and Challenge)
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9.5.18 - God's Story: Jesus Cares (Capital Worship)
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9.12.18 - God's Story: Jesus Changes (Capital Worship)
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8.29.18 - Prayer Matters (Capital Worship)
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8.30.18 - What is Your Why (Candlelight)
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7.19.18 - Doers of the Word (Summer Candlelight)
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7.25.18 - Grace: The Catalyst (Camp Luther)
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Starting the summer of 2019, I've become less of a manuscript preacher and made more use of outlines. Though it's better for my current setting, there's also drawbacks to this method, one of which is losing the manuscript to post! If, in the past, you've read rather than listened, I invite you to try listening and send me feedback on the change.
Christ is Our Plumb Line - 7.15.18
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Snakes and the Image of God - 6.10.18
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Cosmic Content of Sabbath - 6.3.18
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The Ascending Body of Christ - 5.13.18
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2018 Baccalaureate Sermon
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Vines, Branches, and Kudzu - 4.25.18
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The Sci-Fi God - 3.14.18
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Shadows or the Light - 3.11.18
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Connecting with Others - 3.3.18
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Christ is Our Plumb Line - 7.15.18
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Snakes and the Image of God - 6.10.18
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Cosmic Content of Sabbath - 6.3.18
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The Ascending Body of Christ - 5.13.18
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2018 Baccalaureate Sermon
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Vines, Branches, and Kudzu - 4.25.18
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The Sci-Fi God - 3.14.18
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Shadows or the Light - 3.11.18
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This presentation was a part of a series at the Southern Ohio Synod's Connect Retreat, 
Truth, Correction, and New Life - 2.25.18
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Wakanda and Rediscovering God's Kingdom - 2.21.18
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Repent + Ash Wednesday - 2.14.18
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Truth, Correction, and New Life - 2.25.18
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Wakanda and Rediscovering God's Kingdom - 2.21.18
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Repent + Ash Wednesday - 2.14.18
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Responding to God - 1.31.18
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Receiving God - 1.24.18
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Responding to God - 1.31.18
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No reading copy is available for Receiving God​. 
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On November 27th, I began my work at Capital University, both serving as a spiritual aid all students, faculty, and staff, as well as directly overseeing Embrace Ministries, our University-sponsored campus ministry. The sermons above this note come from that time period, and as such, both my preaching schedule and the sermon audience are irregular. I preach many weeks on campus in Capital Worship, our University-wide worship service, at 10:05AM every Wednesday. I also preach in local congregations and at the worship opportunities of Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University. 

I preached the 2013 Ash Wednesday services in 2013 at Duke Chapel. The sermon begins at about the twenty minute mark. The manuscript is also available below. 
Ash Wednesday 2013 Sermon
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This column will carry my weekly sermons, first with the manuscripts and eventually with audio and video.
Sunday, September 7th, 2014
Jesus and Jerseys
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Sunday, September 14, 2014
Foolishness of the Cross
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Sunday, September 21, 2014
Equality in the Gospel
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
God's Vision. Our Mission.
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Sunday, October 5, 2014
Restoration, not Desolation
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
The God Who Rescues
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Sunday, October 19, 2014
Stewards and Stewardship
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This column holds a few examples of preaching from the past that others have suggested I keep available for reading. 
This brief sermon (manuscript only) comes from Holy Saturday 2013, and explores what it means that we declare Christ "descended into hell" in the Apostles' Creed.
He Descended Into Hell
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This sermon, part of Pilgrim Lutheran Church's Epiphany series on Jesus' identity, looks at how Jesus feeds through the Parable of the Wedding Banquet in Matthew 22. The manuscript is available below. You can access the audio here. 
Jesus Feeds
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