Sermon March 24, 2019 “Riddles in the Dark”

Riddles in the Dark Here is a riddle. I am everywhere. Some foolishly try and flirt with me. Others pridefully fail to cheat me. You can never outrun me.  You will meet me someday. The answer to this riddle? Death. A few weeks ago, on Ash Wednesday, during the...

Sermon for Lent I March 10, 2019

Sermon for Lent I March 10, 2019 Deception > Destruction   Divine Intervention > Deliverance What image comes to your mind when you think of an epic battle?  Perhaps you think of the ancient battles with thousands of troops facing each other on a great field of...

Sermon for Lent II March 17, 2019

Sermon for Lent II March 17, 2019 Whose example are you more inclined to follow, St. Patrick or Lori Loughlin, affectionately known as Aunt Becky from Full House?  Loughlin has been named as one of fifty who stand accused of buying her daughter’s way to a leading...

First Sunday In Lent March 10, 2019

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH 801 E. DENVER AVE. BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA PHONE  258-4231 Rev. Lester Wolfgram, Pastor Vicar Woodside First Sunday In Lent March 10, 2019 Divine Service  Three                                                              LSB 184...

Sermon for March 3, 2019 “Transfiguration of our Lord”

Tough Pill to Swallow Mary Poppins said that a “spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.”  But what if it’s a pill? When I was a kid I remember that I couldn’t swallow pills.  Some people deal with this by crushing them and mixing the powder with apple sauce. I...