"Caught and Called Out"

The sermon preached by Timothy J. Swenson on February 7, 2010 at Wilmington Lutheran Church in Arnegard, North Dakota, on the occasion of the 5th Sunday after Epiphany, Cycle C. The sermon preaches the miraculous catch of fish as a "catching out" of sinners so that they are called out of sin by the gift of faith.

Isaiah 6:1-8 (9-13)
Psalm 138
1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11

The text of the sermon can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=304233409705

Beloved Betrayers

The sermon delivered by the Reverend Timothy J. Swenson on January 31, 2010--the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, Cycle C, in Wilmington Lutheran Church, Arnegard, ND. The sermon uses a social science understanding the the "honor/shame" society in Jesus' day to expose the betrayal of Jesus' followers. The texts are:

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71:4-10

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Luke 4:21-30

The text of the sermon can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=304222809705

We're Not In Kansas Anymore!

2009-12-27 Christmas One Sermon preached at Wilmington Lutheran Church, Arnegard, North Dakota by the Reverend Timothy J. Swenson. Based on Luke 2:41-52 the preaching declares that God's Word is the active agent God wields upon us, working his grace upon sinners, giving us a 200% identity and transporting us into the coming kingdom of Christ's reign.

The sermon text can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=222608539705