9 Pentecost B—7/22/18 Jeremiah 23:1-6; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 Pr. Scott Kramer Friday is our day off together, so this past Friday my wife and I did what we love to do this time of year and that’s hike in the mountains. We drove to Mt. Rainier National Park and started out on the trail. We weren’t alone. The trail follows a major road just outside the park for a mile or more so there was plenty of traffic noise. On the trail itself were dozens of people, and because this is Seattle, everybody has … [Read more...]
Sermons Archive
A Choice of Stories
7 Pentecost B—7/8/18 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10; Ezekiel 2:1-5; Mark 6:1-13 Pr. Scott Kramer (Guest Preacher at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seattle) It is good to be with you this morning! I am honored to be asked by Pr. Priscilla to be with you today. Some of you know Pr. Rick Pribbernow of Open Door Ministries. Pr. Rick is a member of my congregation and is preaching for me today. He asked me to send you his greetings. I’d like to share with you this morning a quote from Thomas Keating. Fr. Thomas … [Read more...]
Rest for the Slave
3 Pentecost B—6/3/18 Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Mark 2:23--3:6 Pr. Scott Kramer I’ve noticed over time that one of the most common conversations I have with you is related to work: How do I transition from a lifetime in the work world to the world of retirement? How do I find a job that matches my gifts and skills? Or, how do I simply make ends meet? How do I decide when it’s time to move on to a different job or even a whole other career? How do I manage the multiple responsibilities of … [Read more...]
Natural Trust
Holy Trinity—5/27/18 Romans 8:12-17; John 3:5-17 Pr. Scott Kramer Every morning one of the first things I do is open the front door and pick up the Seattle Times that’s been delivered. (We’re old-fashioned that way!) When I scan the paper I don’t need to tell you that what experience is a lot of bad news. It’s not all bad news, but there’s enough each day that over time it can have the effect of wearing down a person’s trust of other people. My wife and I have been enjoying a TV series called … [Read more...]
Friends
6 Easter B—5/6/18 Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; 1 John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 Pr. Scott Kramer Some of you knew Jim Fenner, who was a member of this congregation for decades. Jim died earlier this year. Two weeks ago some of us attended a gathering of friends and family just up the hill at the Skyway VFW Hall to remember Jim’s life. Who knew that one week later, last Sunday, a gunfight would break out in that same VFW parking lot? Two men died and several others were injured. This is just … [Read more...]
The Wilderness Road
5 Easter B—4/29/18 Acts 8:26-40; 1 John 4:7-21 Pr. Scott Kramer Years ago my wife and I went on a hike in an area south of here called Indian Heaven Wilderness. This is a beautiful, remote area in south-central Washington near Mt. Adams, and we decided at one point to drive on a forest road through the wilderness to see where that would take us. Well, we thought we knew where we were but there were no road signs and after a while we knew we were lost. It was getting late in the day and … [Read more...]
God’s Speed
4 Easter B—4/22/18 Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 Pr. Scott Kramer Friday is a day off together for my wife and me so this past Friday we decided to go see a couple of IMAX movies at Seattle Center that looked interesting. Normally we would drive but this time we decided to take light rail. We rode the train from Rainier Beach to Westlake. It was fun! One of the reasons it was fun was that we got to see so much that we would miss if we were driving. The train doesn’t go all that fast … [Read more...]
The Power of Love
3 Easter B—4/15/18 Acts 3:12-19; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48 Pr. Scott Kramer This court is now in session... Last Sunday some of you met my niece and her fiancé from Texas. They are both attorneys and I was wishing they were here today. I’m wearing a judge’s garb this morning because today’s readings sound like something out of a courtroom. In the book of Acts, Peter’s speech to the people sounds like a prosecuting attorney. He accuses them of crimes against Jesus: the God of our ancestors … [Read more...]
Faithful Thomas
2 Easter B—4/8/18 1 John 1:1--2:2; John 20:19-31; Mark 16:1-8 Pr. Scott Kramer Our gospel reading for this second Sunday in Easter picks up where last Sunday’s Easter reading left off. Last Sunday we heard John’s account of the Easter story. But Mark’s account is the gospel that we follow this year. It, too, has an Easter story. (Read Mark 16:1-8) So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone; for they were afraid. The … [Read more...]
Spiritual Astronauts
6 Lent B—3/18/18 Psalm 119:9-16; John 12:20-33 Pr. Scott Kramer Two weeks ago I was introduced for the first time to one of my relatives. Emma is the six year-old daughter of one of my cousins whom I rarely see, but this cousin was also at my uncle’s funeral and so I got to meet her family. Emma is a delightful child and within a couple minutes of meeting her you might become her latest best friend. One morning several of us were taking a walk when Emma announced that when she grows up she … [Read more...]
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