Easter 2 | April 7, AD 2024 | Romans 8:28 | Andrew F. Weisner | Acts 4:32-35 32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. With great power the apostles gave…
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Lent 5 | March 17, A.D. 2024 | Mark 10:(32-34) 35-45 | Andrew F. Weisner | Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 119:9-16 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:(32-34) 35-45 32They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them; they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside…
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Last Sunday After Epiphany | February 11, 2024 | Mark 9:2-9 | Andrew F. Weisner | 2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one…
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New Year’s Eve | December 31, A.D. 2023 | Luke 2:22-40 | Andrew F. Weisner Isaiah 61:10- 62:3 10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my whole being shall exult in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a…
continue readingEzekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 | For Sunday, November 26, AD 2024 | North American Lutheran Church | Antioch Lutheran Church, Dallas, NC, USA | From: The Rev. Andrew F. Weisner | Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 11For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. 12As shepherds seek out…
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Isaiah 25:6-9 | 10.15.23 | Andrew F. Weisner, Ph.D. | For Sunday, October 15, AD 2023 Isaiah 25:6-9 6On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. 7And he will destroy…
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Pentecost 6 | 09.06.2023 | Zec 9:9-12 | Andrew Weisner | Zechariah 9:9-12 Psalm 145:1-14 Romans 7:14-25a Matthew 11:25-30 Homily There is a quote that I heard many years ago attributed to our theological grandfather, Martin Luther, stating, “If we look at the way things go in the world, we may conclude that either…
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Easter | April 12, AD 2023 | Acts 10:34-43 | Pastor Andrew F. Weisner | Antioch Lutheran Church (North American Lutheran Church) Dallas, North Carolina Acts 10:34-43 34Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, 35but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is…
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12.03.2023 | Andrew Weisner | Ex 17:1-7; Ps 95:1-9 | The North American Lutheran Church (NALC) Antioch Lutheran Church, Dallas, North Carolina Sunday, March 12, AD 2023 — Lent 3 — Antioch Exodus 17:1-7 From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there…
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Epiphany 4 | 29/01/2023 | Mi 6:1-8, Ps 15, 1 Cor 1:18-31, Mt 5:1-12 | Andrew F. Weisner | Micah 6:1-8 Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. 2Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the…
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Christmas Eve | December 24 AD 2022 | Isaiah 9:2-7 | Andrew Weisner | Isaiah 9:2-7 2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined. 3You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before…
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23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28) | November 13, AD 2022 | Malachi 4:1-6; Psalm 98; 2 Thessalonians 3(1-5)6-13; Lk 21:5-36 | Andrew F. Weisner | Malachi 4:1-6 See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up,…
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Pentecost 16 | Sunday, September 25, AD 2022 | Amos 6:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Luke 16:19-31 | Andrew F. Weisner | (St. Sergius of Radonezh, Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery, Moscow, +1392) Amos 6:1-7 Alas for those who are at ease in Zion, and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria, the notables of the first…
continue readingGen 15:1-6, Heb 11:1-16
AD 2022 – Pentecost 9 | 07.08.22 | Gen 15:1-6, Heb 11:1-16 | Andrew F. Weisner, Ph.D. | Genesis 15:1-6 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord God, what will…
continue readingLuke 9:51-62
Pentecost 3 | 26.06.2022 | Luke 9: 51-62 and others | Andrew Weisner | 1 Kings 19:9b-21 At that place he came to a cave, and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10He answered, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of…
continue readingEaster 5, 2022
Easter 5, 2022 | May 15, AD 2022 | Acts 11:1-18 | Pastor Andrew F. Weisner | Acts 11:1-18 Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3saying, “Why did…
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Expect the Unexpected | Maundy Thursday | 1 Cor. 2:7-8 | May 14, 2022 | Pastor Andrew F. Weisner | It is not my usual custom to give to sermons titles; but if, this evening, I were to use one, it might be, “Expect the Unexpected.” Had our ancestors in Jerusalem – the religious leaders…
continue readingMatthew 6:1-21
Ash Wednesday 2022 | Scripture Readings and Homily | Matthew 6:1-21 | by Andrew F. Weisner | The Prophet Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the Lord is coming, it is near — a…
continue readingJohn 2:1-11 / Epiphany 2
01/16/21 | Sermon on John 2:1-11 | by Andrew F. Weisner | John 2:1-11 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to…
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