Lutheran Sermons | David L. Hansen

Sermon 6 of "Galatians: Radically Free - Radically Bound" sermon series. Preached July 21, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. 9th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 11C. Text: Galatians 4:1-7 and Luke 11:1-13

Sermon 5 of "Galatians: Radically Free - Radically Bound" sermon series. Preached July 14, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. 8th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 10C. Text: Galatians 3:23-29

Sermon 4 of "Galatians: Radically Free - Radically Bound" sermon series. Preached June 23, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. 5th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 7C. Text: Galatians 3:1-9, 11

Sermon 3 of "Galatians: Radically Free - Radically Bound" sermon series. Preached June 16, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. 4th Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 6C. Text: Galatians 2:15-21

Sermon 2 of "Galatians: Radically Free - Radically Bound" sermon series. Preached June 9, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. 3rd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 5C. Text: Galatians 1:11-24

Sermon 1 of Galatians: Radically Free - Radically Bound sermon series. Preached June 2, 2013 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. 2nd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 4C. Text: Galatians 1:1-12Thankful for Bishop Mark Hanson's sermon at the Southeastern Synod Assembly for the idea of using phones to proclaim during the sermon.

Sermon preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill (Brenham, TX) on May 26, 2013 - Trinity Sunday. Text: Genesis 1:26-28

"Do We Mean It?" A sermon for the Pentecost Sunday, preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on May 19, 2013. Text: Acts 2:1-21. Thank you to Pastor Rafael Malpica Padilla for his call at the 2013 Gulf Coast Synod Assembly to be a church that is disturbed.

A sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter, preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on April 21, 2013. Texts: Revelation 21:1-6 and John 13:31-35.Thank you to Pastor Clint Schnekloth for his insight about the promise "No More" as a central element of this text

A sermon for the 4th Sunday of Easter, preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on April 14, 2013. We welcomed the Rev. Mike Rinehart, bishop of the TX - LA Gulf Coast Synod of the ELCA, as our guest preacher. Texts: Acts 9:36–43 and Hebrews 12:1-3

A sermon for the 3rd Sunday of Easter, preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on April 14, 2013. Jesus' resurrection appearance to Peter ("Simon, son of John, do you love me?") and the Damascus Road experience of Saul of Tarsus. Texts: Acts 9:1–20 and John 21:1–19

A sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Easter, preached April 7, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Text: John 20:19-31.This was also our Confirmation Sunday, as 6 young people affirmed their baptismal promises.

Sermon for Easter 2013, preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill. Inspired by the Rev. Dr. Don Armentrout.

Sermon for Lent 3, Year C. Preached at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, March 3, 2013. Text 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 and Luke 13:1-9.

Sermon preached at St John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on Lent 2, Feb 17, 2013. Text: Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18.h/t to the Rev. Lia Scholl for this reflection: http://thq.wearesparkhouse.org/featured/lent2cot/

Sermon preached at St John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on Ash Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013. Texts: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 and Matthew 5:38-48.

Sermon preached at St John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, 2013. Texts: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and Luke 4:21-30. Thanks to The Rev. Michael Bos for the Wedding Crashers illustration and NPR's "This American Life" for the story of father and child learning about history.

Sermon preached at St John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on the Second Sunday after Epiphany, 2013. Gospel: John 2:1-11

Sermon preached at St John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on Christmas Eve, 2012. Gospel: Luke 2:1-20.

Sermon preached at St John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 2012. Gospel: Luke 1:46-55.