Jesus warns his disciples that it would be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than the rich - or anyone, really - to enter the Kingdom of God. How so?Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Ascension Lutheran Sermons

Two Different Rewards

What gives you identity and purpose? Your wealth? Your family? Your children? Or your Lord?Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Our Identity in Christ

A short passage from Mark 10 speaks of divorce and children, but really it&apos;s about our lives of death and Christ&apos;s death to give us life.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Life and Death

You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you. But he does bless you.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

The Blessed Righteous Man

Sermon for the commissioning and installation of Deaconess Emilie Stoller-Prozenko at Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, Quebec.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

You Won't Forget God's Word

"From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, these things ought not to be so." (James 3:10)Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Evil Tongues

James warns Christians not to show partiality. After all, Jesus showed no partiality towards us and our sins.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

No Partiality

Christianity is not the smoothest path, the fastest path, or even the most direct. But it is the right path. So teaches the life of John the Baptist.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

The Right Path

When a baptism and a funeral coincide with the reading of Mark 7:1-13, how can one not talk about the power of baptism for life and in death?Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Washed Clean for Life

On Sunday, August 15 we remember Mary, the mother of our Lord, and how good ideas can get warped quickly over time. Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Good Idea at the Time

Elijah is given food from the Lord because, without it, the journey will be too great for him.  Without the spiritual food Jesus provides, the journey of life will be too great for us.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Food for the Journey

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. " (2 Cor. 12:9)Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

The Strength of Grace

"Your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness. " (2 Cor. 8:14)Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Fairness in Christ

Christ sends his Spirit to broaden our hearts, so often limited by our own affections and affectations.Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Wider Hearts in Christ

Our earthly "tent," our body, is hardware infected by the malware of original sin. Support the show (http://lcms.org/stonge)

Willing Software

Ascension Lutheran Church, Montreal, Quebec