Name: Sermon: Good Shepherd, 5-11-25 by RevDalen
Duration: 10 min 42 s
Description: In this sermon, based on John 10:22-33, Pastor Scott explores Jesus' words that the sheep know his voice and that he knows them. This is the assigned gospel text for Sunday May 11th, the 4th Sunday of Easter and Good Shepherd Sunday.

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In this sermon, based on Luke 13:1-9, Pastor Scott explores an encounter that Jesus has dispelling the myth that bad things only happen to bad people, before telling a strange little parable that seems to point in the same direction.  This is the assigned gospel text for Sunday March 23rd, the 3rd Sunday in Lent. 

Sermon: How to Tend Our Faith 3-23-25

In this sermon, based on Luke 15:1-3, 11-32, Pastor Scott explores Jesus' parable commonly known as the prodigal son, with the reminder that we have a heavenly parent that will always search for us, and that whenever anyone is found we must celebrate. 

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Sermon: Palm Sunday 4-13-25

In this Easter Sermon, based on Luke 24:1-12, Pastor Scott explores the hopeful promise of the empty tomb, by way of direwolf de-extinction and Jurassic Park. This is the assigned text for Sunday April 20th, Easter Sunday. 

Sermon: Life Finds a Way 4-20-25

In this sermon, based on John 20:19-31, Pastor Scott explores the story commonly known as Doubting Thomas. He then connects into the life of 8th grade confirmation students. This is the assigned gospel text for Sunday April 27th, the 2nd Sunday of Easter. 

Sermon: Why Faith is Important 4-27-25

In this sermon, based on John 21:1-19, Pastor Scott explores the final resurrection appearance of Jesus in John's gospel, and the way that Peter is empowered into a new role in the midst of regular day to day life. 

This is the assigned gospel text for Sunday May 4th, 2025, the 3rd Sunday of Easter. 

Sermon: Faith During Normal Life 5-4-25

In this sermon, based on John 10:22-33, Pastor Scott explores Jesus' words that the sheep know his voice and that he knows them. This is the assigned gospel text for Sunday May 11th, the 4th Sunday of Easter and Good Shepherd Sunday. 

Sermon: Good Shepherd, 5-11-25

In this sermon, based on Acts 11:1-18, Pastor Scott explores the event that opened the gospel up to the Gentiles and expanded the understanding of the earliest church as to who the gospel is for. This is the assigned text for Sunday May 18th, the 5th Sunday of Easter. 

Sermon: God is Unhindered 5-18-25

I'm a pastor in Southwest Iowa, serving a congregation that is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Each week, I explore an assigned Common Lectionary Text as I aim towards creating a sermon.

Sermon: Good Shepherd, 5-11-25

RevDalen

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