Sermons By Alan Bentrup

My sermon for the Second Sunday of Lent. The scripture for today is:Genesis 15:1-12,17-18Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 13:31-35

God is near, even on the First Sunday of Lent.Readings for this week:⁠Deuteronomy 26:1-11⁠⁠Romans 10:8b-13⁠⁠Luke 4:1-13⁠

My sermon for Ash Wednesday, 2025. The readings are:Joel 2:1-2,12-172 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10Matthew 6:1-6,16-21

I preach about trust for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. The readings are:Jeremiah 17:5-101 Corinthians 15:12-20Luke 6:17-26Psalm 1

I preach on the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. Today's readings: Isaiah 43:1-7 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Psalm 29

Let's talk about St. Martin, looking at Matthew 25:31-46. Sorry for the quality. We're still replacing our video equipment after our electrical surge and this was shot on a cell phone.

Alan Bentrup preaches on God's mercy, looking at James 2:1-17 and Mark 7:24-37. It is the second part in our sermon series on James, "A Faith that Works."

What do Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch teach us about God's love?

Jesus is always out ahead of us, making all things new.

Where do we hear ourselves in the story of Jesus' last week?

Alan Bentrup preaches about snakes, crosses, and idolatry.

The 10 commandments, Jesus cleansing the temple, and how we hold up our end of the bargain.

Alan and Gavin tackle the sermon together, looking at Lent, covenant, and what we're doing when we're baptized.

Evil tries to claim it all. And what does Jesus have to say about that?

Baptism is easy. The Christian life is the hard part.

The Light shines in unexpected places

Alan preaches on November 12, 2023.

What does it mean to love our neighbor?

Father Alan preaches on Sunday, September 10, 2023.

Father Alan preaches on Sunday, September 3, 2023.