Bible Text: Luke 6:27-38 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Love your enemies. Jesus phrases the matter strongly to make a strong point, a holy point. Enemies oppose us because of…
Bible Text: Isaiah 62:1-5 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | These words of Isaiah are a poem, a song, a prophecy of hope. The hope is for Jerusalem; Jerusalem, here, is…
Bible Text: Revelation 1:4-8 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Every so often, our Scripture reading brings us to Revelation. We call it a book; it’s much closer to a vision,…
Bible Text: Mark 9:42-50 | Preacher: Paul Kucera Woe to the one who causes one of mine to stumble, to sin (9:42). Woe to that culprit especially if he or…
Bible Text: Mark 8:27-38 | Preacher: Paul Kucera John the Baptist, or Elijah, or one of the prophets—that’s pretty good company. Have you ever asked someone who he or she…
Bible Text: John 6:41-51 | Preacher: Paul Kucera Moses, Buddha, Mohammed—each pointed to a way, a way of living, an ethical system. A way of life. Jesus does not come…
This week, we get another perspective on part of what I read and preached on last Sunday. Then, we heard from St. Mark, a later companion of Peter. Scholars are…
Bible Text: John 15:26-27, 16:4b-15 | Preacher: Paul Kucera Pentecost is a day of power. Every Sunday should be a day of power. Indeed—every day that we live in Christ…