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, 27 Sep 2026 17:41:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 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 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 The Feast of Mary Magdalene https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/the-feast-of-mary-magdalene-7/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:10:07 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13663 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki July 19, 2026 Each summer, we celebrate two special feast days that help us recognize the power of feminine leaders within the church. In a few weeks, we’ll honor Mary, the mother of Jesus. Today, we honor Mary Magdalene. Now, Mary Magdalene has been misunderstood in all sorts of ways. Scripture tells us that Jesus healed her, but it does not tell us she was a prostitute. Scripture tells us she was […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki July 19, 2026 Each summer, we celebrate two special feast days that help us recognize the power of feminine leaders within the church. In a few weeks, we’ll honor Mary, the mother of Jesus. Today, we honor Mary Magdalene. Now, Mary Magdalene has been misunderstood in all sorts of ways. Scripture tells us that Jesus healed her, but it does not tell us she was a prostitute. Scripture tells us she was […] The post The Feast of Mary Magdalene appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki July 19, 2026 Each summer, we celebrate two special feast days that help us recognize the power of feminine leaders within the church. In a few weeks, we’ll honor Mary, the mother of Jesus. Today, we honor Mary Magdalene. Now, Mary Magdalene has been misunderstood in all sorts of ways. Scripture tells us that Jesus healed her, but it does not tell us she was a prostitute. Scripture tells us she was […] The post The Feast of Mary Magdalene appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Seventh Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/seventh-sunday-after-pentecost-7/ Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:22:58 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13655 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth July 12, 2026 Have you ever read one of Jesus’ parables and thought, “ugh, why can’t he just tell us what this is supposed to mean?” Well today might seem to be our lucky day, because in the second half of our Gospel, Jesus goes on to do just that. He turns the parable of the sower into a neat allegory, explaining exactly how each different type of soil describes a different type […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth July 12, 2026 Have you ever read one of Jesus’ parables and thought, “ugh, why can’t he just tell us what this is supposed to mean?” Well today might seem to be our lucky day, because in the second half of our Gospel, Jesus goes on to do just that. He turns the parable of the sower into a neat allegory, explaining exactly how each different type of soil describes a different type […] The post Seventh Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Vicar Sarah Freyermuth July 12, 2026 Have you ever read one of Jesus’ parables and thought, “ugh, why can’t he just tell us what this is supposed to mean?” Well today might seem to be our lucky day, because in the second half of our Gospel, Jesus goes on to do just that. He turns the parable of the sower into a neat allegory, explaining exactly how each different type of soil describes a different type […] The post Seventh Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Sixth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/sixth-sunday-after-pentecost-9/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:16:03 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13641 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Julie Boleyn July 5, 2026 Listen to Rev. Julie Boleyn’s sermon here!

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Julie Boleyn July 5, 2026 Listen to Rev. Julie Boleyn’s sermon here! The post Sixth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Julie Boleyn July 5, 2026 Listen to Rev. Julie Boleyn’s sermon here! The post Sixth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc Fifth Sunday after Pentecost https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/sermons/fifth-sunday-after-pentecost-8/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:10:07 +0000 https://www.wickerparklutheran.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=13634 Wicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki June 28, 2026 Whenever Romans comes up on Pride weekend, I cringe. Not because Romans is bad — it’s quite the opposite. I cringe because to many LGBTQIA+ people, Romans, especially because of the first chapter, doesn’t sound like grace. It sounds like condemnation. It sounds like, “Christianity hates me.” Or maybe even more painfully, “Christianity hates someone I love.” And I grieve that understanding, because Romans wasn’t written to close the […]

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]]> pastor@wickerparklutheran.org (WPLC)noWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki June 28, 2026 Whenever Romans comes up on Pride weekend, I cringe. Not because Romans is bad — it’s quite the opposite. I cringe because to many LGBTQIA+ people, Romans, especially because of the first chapter, doesn’t sound like grace. It sounds like condemnation. It sounds like, “Christianity hates me.” Or maybe even more painfully, “Christianity hates someone I love.” And I grieve that understanding, because Romans wasn’t written to close the […] The post Fifth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WPLCWicker Park Lutheran Church Rev. Jason S. Glombicki June 28, 2026 Whenever Romans comes up on Pride weekend, I cringe. Not because Romans is bad — it’s quite the opposite. I cringe because to many LGBTQIA+ people, Romans, especially because of the first chapter, doesn’t sound like grace. It sounds like condemnation. It sounds like, “Christianity hates me.” Or maybe even more painfully, “Christianity hates someone I love.” And I grieve that understanding, because Romans wasn’t written to close the […] The post Fifth Sunday after Pentecost appeared first on Wicker Park Lutheran Church.WickerParkLutheranChurch,WPLC,Sermons,ELCA,Chicago,WickerPark,Church,Sermon,Bible,Christian,God,Love,spirituality,wplc