Good Shepherd Sermons & Blogs
Read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest ...
2026-40
sermon preached at Church of the Good Shepherd, Federal Way, WA
www.goodshepherdfw.org
by the Rev. Carola von Wrangel
The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 10A-tr 2), July 12, 2026
Isaiah 55:10-13; Psalm 65: (1-8), 9-14; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9,18-23
Faith works here, love labors here, and hope endures here.
A note to Good Shepherd from State Senator Claire Wilson
Be prayerful. Talk to God.
Today, did I give my first fruits to God … or my last fruits?
What do Steven Universe and Jesus have in common?
When you’re talking about God, metaphors about working for what we deserve just … fall apart.
There is no need, ever, for you to worry about eternal damnation.
We have the privilege, for a remarkably short time, of experiencing a remarkably tiny piece of God’s creation.
Are you following Jesus, or standing in his way?
Who do you say the "Son of Man" is?
God has given us a playground ... not a battlefield.
When you sink your ship of safety, will you try walking on water?