Wicker Park Lutheran Church Sermons https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermon-tag/podcast/ These are sermons preached at Wicker Park Lutheran Church in Chicago, IL. WPLC is a diverse, ELCA Christian community in Chicago focused on expansive theology. Sunday service at 10 a.m. www.wickerparklutheran.org Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:26:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-140-e1568751861559-150x150.jpg Wicker Park Lutheran Church https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermon-tag/podcast/ 32 32 noWickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplcThese are sermons preached at Wicker Park Lutheran Church (WPLC) in Chicago, IL. WPLC is a diverse, ELCA Christian community in Chicago focused on expansive theology. Sunday service at 10 a.m. www.wickerparklutheran.orgWicker Park Lutheran Church Sermons (Chicago, IL)WPLCpastor@wickerparklutheran.orgWPLC First Sunday of Advent https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/first-sunday-of-advent-10/ Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:21:39 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13959 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki November 8, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable about ten bridesmaids, ten lamps, and a wedding running so late that it gets dark. Everyone waits long enough to fall asleep. Then word comes that the groom is approaching, and five of the bridesmaids are short on oil. So, they turn to the others– the ones Matthew calls “wise” – and those bridesmaids say, essentially, “Sorry. If we give you some […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki November 8, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable about ten bridesmaids, ten lamps, and a wedding running so late that it gets dark. Everyone waits long enough to fall asleep. Then word comes that the groom is approaching, and five of the bridesmaids are short on oil. So, they turn to the others– the ones Matthew calls “wise” – and those bridesmaids say, essentially, “Sorry. If we give you some […] The post First Sunday of Advent appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki November 8, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable about ten bridesmaids, ten lamps, and a wedding running so late that it gets dark. Everyone waits long enough to fall asleep. Then word comes that the groom is approaching, and five of the bridesmaids are short on oil. So, they turn to the others– the ones Matthew calls “wise” – and those bridesmaids say, essentially, “Sorry. If we give you some […] The post First Sunday of Advent appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc All Saints Sunday https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/all-saints-sunday-11/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:21:28 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13924 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen November 1, 2026 Grace to you and peace from Jesus Christ, our savior and our Lord. Amen. Recently a friend of mine made a comment about how “Chicago doesn’t get much of a fall.” Now she’s a transplant, she didn’t grow up here, and my love for my city immediately leapt out as I defensively said, “what do you mean?” She went on to say how she feels like the leaves aren’t that […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen November 1, 2026 Grace to you and peace from Jesus Christ, our savior and our Lord. Amen. Recently a friend of mine made a comment about how “Chicago doesn’t get much of a fall.” Now she’s a transplant, she didn’t grow up here, and my love for my city immediately leapt out as I defensively said, “what do you mean?” She went on to say how she feels like the leaves aren’t that […] The post All Saints Sunday appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen November 1, 2026 Grace to you and peace from Jesus Christ, our savior and our Lord. Amen. Recently a friend of mine made a comment about how “Chicago doesn’t get much of a fall.” Now she’s a transplant, she didn’t grow up here, and my love for my city immediately leapt out as I defensively said, “what do you mean?” She went on to say how she feels like the leaves aren’t that […] The post All Saints Sunday appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Reformation Sunday https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/reformation-sunday-7/ Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:38:09 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13894 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki October 25, 2026 At yesterday’s Synod Council retreat, our newly elected bishop, Erik Christensen, told us about some things he carries whenever he moves into a new office. Cards. Notes. Little reminders of people and places that have shaped his ministry. He recently hung up one of those reminders—a paper leaf with these words: “When the right questions get framed, the reformation begins.” I’ve been thinking about that little leaf, especially today, […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki October 25, 2026 At yesterday’s Synod Council retreat, our newly elected bishop, Erik Christensen, told us about some things he carries whenever he moves into a new office. Cards. Notes. Little reminders of people and places that have shaped his ministry. He recently hung up one of those reminders—a paper leaf with these words: “When the right questions get framed, the reformation begins.” I’ve been thinking about that little leaf, especially today, […] The post Reformation Sunday appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki October 25, 2026 At yesterday’s Synod Council retreat, our newly elected bishop, Erik Christensen, told us about some things he carries whenever he moves into a new office. Cards. Notes. Little reminders of people and places that have shaped his ministry. He recently hung up one of those reminders—a paper leaf with these words: “When the right questions get framed, the reformation begins.” I’ve been thinking about that little leaf, especially today, […] The post Reformation Sunday appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/twentieth-sunday-after-pentecost-6/ Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:43:52 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13866 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen October 11, 2026 Well, friends, it is so good to be with you all this morning. It is so good to finally be here and earnestly begin my pastoral residency. I will share that the start of my residency was delayed for a few reasons, and among those reasons were, that’s right, a couple of weddings. Last winter when my friend Hailey asked me to be her bridesmaid at her wedding in Nashville […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen October 11, 2026 Well, friends, it is so good to be with you all this morning. It is so good to finally be here and earnestly begin my pastoral residency. I will share that the start of my residency was delayed for a few reasons, and among those reasons were, that’s right, a couple of weddings. Last winter when my friend Hailey asked me to be her bridesmaid at her wedding in Nashville […] The post Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Lyndsay Monsen October 11, 2026 Well, friends, it is so good to be with you all this morning. It is so good to finally be here and earnestly begin my pastoral residency. I will share that the start of my residency was delayed for a few reasons, and among those reasons were, that’s right, a couple of weddings. Last winter when my friend Hailey asked me to be her bridesmaid at her wedding in Nashville […] The post Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/eighteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-8/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 17:35:54 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13777 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki September 27, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus told a story about two children. A parent asked the first to go work, and the child said no. But later, that child reconsidered and went. The second child said, “I’ll go work,” and then did nothing. Jesus asked which one did what the father wanted, and it was the one who acted as the father asked. What strikes me, though, is that the child […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki September 27, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus told a story about two children. A parent asked the first to go work, and the child said no. But later, that child reconsidered and went. The second child said, “I’ll go work,” and then did nothing. Jesus asked which one did what the father wanted, and it was the one who acted as the father asked. What strikes me, though, is that the child […] The post Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki September 27, 2026 In today’s gospel, Jesus told a story about two children. A parent asked the first to go work, and the child said no. But later, that child reconsidered and went. The second child said, “I’ll go work,” and then did nothing. Jesus asked which one did what the father wanted, and it was the one who acted as the father asked. What strikes me, though, is that the child […] The post Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/seventeenth-sunday-after-pentecost-4/ Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:37:57 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13770 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Peter Vethanayagamony September 20, 2026 Listen to Rev. Peter’s sermon here!

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Peter Vethanayagamony September 20, 2026 Listen to Rev. Peter’s sermon here! The post Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Peter Vethanayagamony September 20, 2026 Listen to Rev. Peter’s sermon here! The post Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/sixteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-8/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:29:18 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13744 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring September 6, 2026 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of all our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Whenever any of reads and interprets a passage of the bible, we inevitably read our own knowledge, lives, and experiences into the story. See, we all have our own proverbial “backpack” of life experience, and it’s normal that when we read scripture, we are predisposed […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring September 6, 2026 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of all our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Whenever any of reads and interprets a passage of the bible, we inevitably read our own knowledge, lives, and experiences into the story. See, we all have our own proverbial “backpack” of life experience, and it’s normal that when we read scripture, we are predisposed […] The post Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring September 6, 2026 May these words of my mouth and this meditation of all our hearts be acceptable to you O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Whenever any of reads and interprets a passage of the bible, we inevitably read our own knowledge, lives, and experiences into the story. See, we all have our own proverbial “backpack” of life experience, and it’s normal that when we read scripture, we are predisposed […] The post Fifthteenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/fourteenth-sunday-after-pentecost-9/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:46:10 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13733 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 30, 2026 In last week’s gospel, Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” and Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” In response, Jesus praised him saying: “on this rock I will build my church.” And in today’s reading, only about five verses later, Peter heard Jesus say, “get behind me, Satan.” That was one whiplash of an afternoon for Peter. But really, who […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 30, 2026 In last week’s gospel, Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” and Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” In response, Jesus praised him saying: “on this rock I will build my church.” And in today’s reading, only about five verses later, Peter heard Jesus say, “get behind me, Satan.” That was one whiplash of an afternoon for Peter. But really, who […] The post Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 30, 2026 In last week’s gospel, Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” and Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” In response, Jesus praised him saying: “on this rock I will build my church.” And in today’s reading, only about five verses later, Peter heard Jesus say, “get behind me, Satan.” That was one whiplash of an afternoon for Peter. But really, who […] The post Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc The Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/the-feast-of-mary-mother-of-our-lord-6/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:20:48 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13710 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth August 16, 2026 It’s so good to be back with all of you today as we celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord. And we all know that feast days are fun, right? Because they give Pastor Jason an excuse to break out the incense! But I think that sometimes the Gospel stories we hear for feast days can feel a little out of step with the rest of what we’ve […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth August 16, 2026 It’s so good to be back with all of you today as we celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord. And we all know that feast days are fun, right? Because they give Pastor Jason an excuse to break out the incense! But I think that sometimes the Gospel stories we hear for feast days can feel a little out of step with the rest of what we’ve […] The post The Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth August 16, 2026 It’s so good to be back with all of you today as we celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord. And we all know that feast days are fun, right? Because they give Pastor Jason an excuse to break out the incense! But I think that sometimes the Gospel stories we hear for feast days can feel a little out of step with the rest of what we’ve […] The post The Feast of Mary, Mother of Our Lord appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/eleventh-sunday-after-pentecost-5/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:02:23 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13693 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 9, 2026 Today feels a little bit like Lent. Of course, it is not the Lenten season. After all, Charlotte was baptized, we sang the Alleluia, and we’re decked out in green. And yet, today’s gospel feels like Lent because it reveals something about living in-between—about leaving one place without yet arriving at another, and about moving through uncertainty without rushing toward resolution. And maybe that “in between” is fitting during […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 9, 2026 Today feels a little bit like Lent. Of course, it is not the Lenten season. After all, Charlotte was baptized, we sang the Alleluia, and we’re decked out in green. And yet, today’s gospel feels like Lent because it reveals something about living in-between—about leaving one place without yet arriving at another, and about moving through uncertainty without rushing toward resolution. And maybe that “in between” is fitting during […] The post Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki August 9, 2026 Today feels a little bit like Lent. Of course, it is not the Lenten season. After all, Charlotte was baptized, we sang the Alleluia, and we’re decked out in green. And yet, today’s gospel feels like Lent because it reveals something about living in-between—about leaving one place without yet arriving at another, and about moving through uncertainty without rushing toward resolution. And maybe that “in between” is fitting during […] The post Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Tenth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/tenth-sunday-after-pentecost-6/ Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:34:23 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13683 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring August 2, 2026 Listen to Pastor Tom’s sermon here!

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring August 2, 2026 Listen to Pastor Tom’s sermon here! The post Tenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Tom Gehring August 2, 2026 Listen to Pastor Tom’s sermon here! The post Tenth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc