Pastor Eric's Podcast
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
Small town sermons on the Gospel, God's law, and the power of Grace. Eric Damon is pastor of Grace Lutheran in Manorville, PA and Emmanuel Heilman in Ford City, PA. Both are member churches of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). These are Sunday sermons
Location:
United States
Description:
Small town sermons on the Gospel, God's law, and the power of Grace. Eric Damon is pastor of Grace Lutheran in Manorville, PA and Emmanuel Heilman in Ford City, PA. Both are member churches of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). These are Sunday sermons
Language:
English
Episodes
7th Sunday of Easter. May 12, 2024
5/12/2024
John 17:6-19
Mother's day is not a Christian holiday, but this sermon does use it combined with a gospel reading of Jesus praying as an excuse to share a story about praying for a mother.
Duration:00:13:28
Cebration of the Mass. May 3, 2024
5/3/2024
Mark 14:17-25
This week's podcast is less of a sermon than a discussion of Lutheran theology of the meal. This was part of a celebration of the mass with sending of communion to the gatherings of Grace and Emmanuel Luitheran churches this Sunday.
Duration:00:10:03
5th Sunday of Easter. April 27, 2024
4/27/2024
John 15:1-8
In today's passage Jesus says that those who do not abide in him cannot bear fruit. This sermon looks at the difference between reading that in a prescriptive and descriptive sense. There is perhaps more hope in hearing it as a description and promise.
Duration:00:10:41
4th Sunday of Easter
4/21/2024
John 10:11-18
When Jesus says the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep, it doesn't make sense without the context of the events that come later. This sermon looks at what that context could mean for the current state of the institutional church.
Duration:00:10:28
3rd Sunday of Easter. April 14, 2024
4/14/2024
The Apostle John writes that no one who sins has ever known Jesus. It is on the surface an impossible claim to reconcile with the lived experience of people in the Church. This sermon takes a closer look at what might be going on here.
Duration:00:10:45
Resurrection of Our Lord. March 31, 2024
3/29/2024
Mark 16:1-8
This sermon looks at the story of Easter morning first from the perspective of an age old crisis of faith, "how do I live up to God's expectations?" Then it looks at it from a more recent question, "what good do our rituals do in a world that is so badly borken?"
Duration:00:10:43
Good Friday. MArch 29, 2024
3/29/2024
John 19:38-42
On Good Friday Christians are called to take silent account of the suffering of our world. It is the somber task to look with honesty at death. This sermon draws a comparison between that task and the task of those awaiting liberation during the Passover.
Duration:00:09:38
Maundy Thursday. March 28, 2024
3/29/2024
John 13:1-17,31b-35
In the Maundy Thursday story Jesus washes his disciples feet, while in the liturgy we celebrate the eucharistic feast. In both cases, the mutual giving and taking of the kingdom is acted out. It is an oportunity to practice recieving.
Duration:00:11:00
5th Sunday in Lent. March 17, 2024
3/17/2024
John 12:20-33
There is some inconsistency in the Jesus' word in today's reading. In many ways that is precisely the point of the story he is preparing to enter. This sermon looks as what it means to aproach death as a full human who is also fully divine.
Duration:00:11:54
4th Sunday in Lent. March 10, 2024
3/10/2024
John 3:14-21 (Numbers 21:4-9)
Jesus compares his own crucifixion to Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness. This sermon examines that comparison and what it means to look upon the consequence of our sins.
Duration:00:12:25
3rd Sunday in Lent. March 3, 2024
3/3/2024
Exodus 20:1-17
This week Grace and Emmanuel discussed the Ten Commandments during the sermon time. This is a summary of that discussion
Duration:00:14:02
2nd Sunday in Lent. February 25, 2024
2/25/2024
Mark 8:31-38
Today we hear the story of Jesus predicting his own death and Peter's reaction. This sermon makes comparisons between this interaction and the we we assess our own ministry and lives together in Christ on the day of a congregational meeting
Duration:00:12:45
1st sunday of Lent. February 18, 2024
2/18/2024
Mark 1:9-15
Marks Gospel doesn't give us much detail about Jesus' temptation in the desert, but it does let us know it took 40 days. This sermopn looks at the significance of that detail in comparison to the rest of Marks telling of Jesus' Life.
Duration:00:13:12
Transfiguration Sunday. February 11, 2024
2/11/2024
Mark 9:2-9
The pyrotechnics and the voice of God during the Transfiguarion of our Lord tend to get the most attention in the story, but in the end the disciples went up the mountain with Jesus and came down the mountain with Jesus. This sermon looks at how that reflects this moment in the Church's history.
Duration:00:10:24
5th Sunday after Epiphany. Febuary 4, 2024
2/4/2024
Mark 1:29-39
The gospel is the story of Jesus. This sermon asks the questions of what happens to the people in that sotry when Jesus moves on.
Duration:00:11:00
4th Sunday after Epiphany. January 28, 2024
1/28/2024
Mark 1:21-28
This week's reading includes a man with an unclean spirit. While Demonic possession isn't a popular concept within the mainline Church, this sermon discusses the importance of recognizing its reality.
Duration:00:09:34
3rd Sunday after Epiphany. Jan 21, 2024
1/21/2024
Mark 1:14-20
When Jesus called James and his brother John to follow him, they left their father behind to continue fishing, and that seems to be what Jesus wanted. This sermon looks at what that says about what we call holy.
Duration:00:10:59
2nd Sunday after Epiphany. January 14, 2024
1/13/2024
John 1:43-51
A sermon isn't neccessarily supposed to instruct it's listeners about what they should go do, but Philip's invitation to Nathaneal is solid example to follow for those in Philip's position.
Duration:00:12:29
Baptism of our Lord. January 7, 2024
1/7/2024
Mark 1:4-11 (Acts 19:1-7)
Both Mark and Luke make a clear distinction between John's baptism for repentance and the baptrism of Jesus. This sermon looks at that difference.
Duration:00:10:50
Nativity of Our Lord. Dec 24, 2023
12/23/2023
Around Christmas we hear a lot about "Christmas Magic". It's supposed to be picturesque and other-worldly, but Luke place the birth of Christ in the middle of ordinary history. This sermon looks at what that could mean for those of us celebrating his birth today.
Duration:00:11:19