Sermons From Upper Dublin Lutheran Church

The Blues Brothers of a Mission From God

Pastor Dyan reminds usl 'new life starts in the dark...in the womb and in the tomb...' (quoting Barbara Brown Taylor) And calls us then to rise up or awaken to the new day Christ brings on Easter! (Reveille is played as finale on trumpet to enforce the message!!)

Reflecting on the stories of Ezekiel and the Valley of Dry Bones and the Raising of Lazarus, Pastor Anderson reflects on those moments in our lives when we ask ourselves whether new life is truly possible and, as God asks Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?" Spoiler alert: the answer is yes.

Congregation joins in the fun children's song "I just wanna be a sheep, baa, baa, baaa...!!" in this sermon Pastor Dyan gives on The 23rd Psalm! A psalm she stresses and illustrates is NOT just for funerals, but for everyday life's serene hills and troubled valleys.

Pastor Lawlor enacts a story called "Hip pocket God" -- The story reveals stages of life that can move us from vibrant intimacy with God --to a formal business-relationship and finally to a mere distant acquaintance... with our Lord! Then one day a vulnerable child can change everything and her tragedy bring us back on course with God's gracious love!

Seminarian Eric Schwirian preaches that Scripture can help us in our daily challenges to overcome temptation and is a source of nourishment for our faith in Jesus Christ.

In this Transfiguration Sunday sermon, Pastor Keith draws inspiration from the music and Grammy performances of Chance the Rapper and Beyonce. Like all great artists, they illumine the world in such a way that it transforms and transfigures the way we see it (and ourselves) and enable to see moments of transfiguration everywhere.

Pastor Lawlor finishes off their 3- week series on the Sermon on the Mount-- "An eye for an eye..." and "be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect". The Law is black and white and cold with no transforming of the heart-- grace and love are the tools needed for that!

Pastor Dyan considers Jesus' call to the Church to be 'salt' and 'light' in these contentious , divisive times in our nation and world... preserving the taste of acceptance and grace with our communities!!

Pastor Keith Anderson preaches

Pastor Dyan discusses Joseph's dilemma when his fiance is pregnant by "the Holy Spirit"! His dream guides his response...

Drawing on his experience of coaching basketball his son's basketball team, Pastor Keith Anderson preaches about how Advent gets us ready to recognize Jesus when he breaks into our lives and our world. When Jesus shows up the blind see, the deaf hear, the poor hear the good news, and the dead are raised; community and connection happen, reconciliation and forgiveness happen. Hope happens. Beauty happens. (Matthew 11:2-11 and Isaiah 35:1-10).