The readings for Easter Sunday are taken from Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; and Matthew 28:1-10. Acts records Peter’s visit to the home of Cornelius. Peter provides a divine summary of the gospel, especially the Easter story, to Cornelius and his whole household who had been waiting and waiting to hear it. A week ago on Palm Sunday, … Continue reading Sunday Summary: Easter!
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Sunday Summary: Fourth Sunday in Lent
The readings for the fourth Sunday in Lent are from Isaiah 42:14-21; Ephesians 5:8-14; and John 9:1-41. Last Sunday, the lessons flowed from the parable of water; today from the parable of light. There is no hope for seeing when it is dark, nor can darkness create light. All three lessons bear witness to the hopeless … Continue reading Sunday Summary: Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday Summary: Second Sunday in Lent
The readings for the second Sunday in Lent are taken from Genesis 12:1-9; Romans 4:1-8, 13-17; and John 3:1-17. Genesis records how God established a particular relationship with Abraham. This relationship is parabolic. God calling Abraham out of his country and people is parallel to God regenerating us from above, as Jesus tried to explain to Nicodemus. … Continue reading Sunday Summary: Second Sunday in Lent
Video: Revelation 22
I recently preached a chapel sermon at Concordia University-Irvine on the last verses of the Bible. Here is a link to view the 10-minute video. Below you'll find a document with the text (along with my notes) and a handout that the students received. Rev-22-text-and-notesDownload Rev-22-handoutDownload
Video: Real power?
Who has real power? How do you know, and how do they use it? The lessons for Palm Sunday provide a powerful witness to the truth about power--especially God's power to redeem us, that is to say, to give our lives back to us. Here is a link to the Palm Sunday service where I gave a homily … Continue reading Video: Real power?
Video: A cause to rejoice
I have been and remain against long sermons, for lots of good reasons ... but my sermon on the fourth Sunday in Lent was about 25 minutes (and that was after the children's message!). This sermon is long, with good cause and I hope with good effect. The fourth Sunday in Lent is also known … Continue reading Video: A cause to rejoice
Video: The Solution to Anxiety
Want a solution to anxiety? On January 21, I served at Christ Lutheran Church in Rancho Palos Verde. A video of the service can be found here. The content of the children's message (found at 12:11) and the meditation on Mark 1 (starting at minute 16) were both focused on that topic. You can find the readings and … Continue reading Video: The Solution to Anxiety
Christ out of Christmas?? No way!
Can you really take Christ out of Christmas? And what about if your Christmas doesn’t go exactly as you wish? Can you still truly rejoice? Last Sunday, I was part of a church service where I addressed these questions in the children’s sermon and homily. You can find a link to view the service here (the children’s … Continue reading Christ out of Christmas?? No way!
Podcast #29: How to be an ambassador
https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=15852143 I’d like to begin to explore the practical, daily significance of the models we have considered so far. As ambassadors of God’s kingdom, we must continually toggle back and forth between understanding and remembering the nature of the people to whom we are ambassadors and understanding and remembering the nature of the kingdom which … Continue reading Podcast #29: How to be an ambassador
Sunday Service March 1, 2020
Dr. Eschelbach ministered at Christ Lutheran Church Rancho Palos Verdes last Sunday, focusing on Genesis 3 for the first week of Lent. Watch the Bible study: Watch the sermon: Click here to download the scripture readings and notes.