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Sermons
Pastor Emily C. Johnson
Rev. Emily Johnson serves as Pastor to Grace Lutheran Church. The following are manuscripts of the sermons she preaches for Grace Lutheran. All work is original unless otherwise noted or cited.


November 9, 2025 "What would change?"
22nd Sunday after Pentecost Job 19:23-27a Psalm 17:1-9 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who makes sure that death is not the end. Amen What would change if there were no death? Everything Everything would change if we were to live without the reality of death. This is the point Jesus is making to the Sadducees who are questioning him, trying to trap him today, and it’s
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Nov 11, 20255 min read
November 2, 2025 "Hope is the thing"
All Saints Sunday Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from Christ the source of our hope, amen. Spending time with our scriptures this week, one line kept sticking out to me, part of Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians, he prays that God might give them a spirit of wisdom and revelation “so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may perceive what is the hope to
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Nov 4, 20255 min read
October 26, 2025 "Where is God in the midst of tumult?"
Reformation Sunday Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 46 Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31-36 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ grace and peace to you from the one who is our refuge and strength. Amen Two questions Two questions always seem to arise in the midst of tumult Where is God? And What do I do? When the earth moves beneath our feet whether literally or metaphorically, especially when things as seemingly solid as mountains tremble, we cannot help but respond
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Oct 28, 20255 min read
October 12, 2025 "The Gift of the Foreigner"
18th Sunday after Pentecost 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c Psalm 111 2 Timothy 2:8-15 Luke 17:11-19 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace and peace to you from the one who stitches us together in love. Amen “Did none of them return to give glory to God except this foreigner?” Jesus proclaims over the head of the healed Samaritan still prostrated at his feet. Who is he speaking to? His disciples? The crowds? Anyone who has ever designated someone else a forei
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Oct 14, 20255 min read
October 5, 2025 "I'm gonna need more faith for that"
17th Sunday after Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm 37:1-9 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Luke 17:5-10 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Oct 7, 20257 min read
September 28, 2025 "The Life That Really Is Life"
16th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 6:1a, 4-7 Psalm 146 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...
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Sep 30, 20255 min read
September 21, 2025 "In Between"
15th Sunday after Pentecost Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...
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Sep 23, 20254 min read
September 14, 2025 "Which Comes First?"
14th Sunday After Pentecost Exodus 32:7-14 Psalm 51:1-10 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Luke 15:1-10 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Sep 16, 20256 min read
September 7, 2025 "Counting the Cost"
13th Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Psalm 1 Philemon 1-21 Luke 14:25-33 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...
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Sep 9, 20255 min read
August 31, 2025 "The Goal Is Love"
12th Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 25:6-7a Psalm 112 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Sep 2, 20256 min read
August 17, 2025 "Jesus the Peacemaker"
10th Sunday After Pentecost Jeremiah 23:23-29 Psalm 82 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Aug 27, 20254 min read
August 10, 2025 "God's Faithfulness"
9th Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 15:1-6 Psalm 33:12-22 Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Luke 12:32-40 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Aug 12, 20256 min read
August 3, 2025 "What's the Point?"
8th Sunday After Pentecost Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 Psalm 49:1-12 Colossians 3:1-11 Luke 12:13-21 Dear fellow ministers of the...
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Aug 5, 20255 min read
July 27, 2025 "God is not a Cosmic Vending Machine"
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 18:20-32 Psalm 138 Colossians 2:6-15 Luke 11:1-13 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Jul 30, 20255 min read
July 6, 2025 "Antidotes to Weariness"
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 66:10-14 Psalm 66:1-9 Galatians 6:7-16 Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of...
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Jul 8, 20256 min read
June 29, 2025
3rd Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Luke 9:51-62 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of...
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Jul 1, 20254 min read
June 22, 2025 "Freedom for a Moment and a Lifetime"
Second Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 65:1-9 Psalm 22:19-28 Galatians 3:23-29 Luke 8:26-39 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus...
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Jun 24, 20256 min read
June 15, 2025 "Speaking of God"
Holy Trinity Sunday Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...
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Jun 17, 20254 min read
May 25, 2025 "What Do We Do Now?"
Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ,...
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May 27, 20255 min read
May 18, 2025 "A New Thing"
Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Dear fellow ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ, grace...
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May 20, 20256 min read
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