Sermons By Alan Bentrup

I preach about teachers, students, and remembering that we are loved. The text is John 13:31-35.

I preach about main characters, God's call, and how love is shown through everyday people. The text is Acts 9:36-43.

I preach about Jesus' presence in the locked rooms of our lives, from John 20:19-31.

Alleluia, Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed!

I preach on Good Friday, from John 18:1-19:42.

My Maundy Thursday sermon, from John 13:1-17, 31b-35.

I kick off our Holy Week series, preaching on Luke 23:1-49 in "Woven Together: Palm Sunday."

The Rev. Alan Bentrup preaches about God's extravagant love in John 12:1-8.

I preach about God's unrelenting love through the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15.

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.