Tag: Bible
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When God Tore the Curtain
Sermon for the Palm/Passion Sunday, March 29, 2026. Last Sunday, in Bible study, we looked at the tearing of the temple curtain in Mark’s Gospel. Today, we heard about it in Matthew 27:50-51, as part of the description of what happened when Jesus died. “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded…
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Why Do They Refuse to Believe?
Sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent (Judica), March 22, 2026. Jesus had a demon. That’s what the Jews claimed in our Gospel reading. This is our sermon text, John 8:46-59. The whole confrontation between Jesus and the Jews is about truth. Jesus said, “If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me?…