Sermons Out of Rural Ministry
Dynamic, contextual sermons from Pastor Josh Ehrler, who serves a small town ELCA Lutheran congregation in Northern Illinois. Sermons are rooted in scripture and reflect the local community, as well as the movements of the wider world. He and his congregation are affirming of LGBTQ+ personhood and live out their baptismal promise to seek (racial, economic, identity, environmental) justice and peace.
Sermons Out of Rural Ministry
Why Death?
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Pastor Josh Ehrler
A question that rises up out of the gospel reading, and lingers in the back of our minds. Why must death be the way we know Christ? Why cannot Jesus eliminate death after destroying it on the cross? The answers are distant and beyond reach. However, in our sadness, doubt and anger, Jesus listens. And responds with his presence. John 11.32-44