Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons

 Audio recordingSermon manuscript:“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.” Let’s begin by setting the scene. Our Gospel reading today picks up where last week’s reading left off. Last week Jesus fed the 5,000 with five loaves and two fish. Immediately after that, as we heard in today’s reading, Jesus sent the disciples off in a boat on the sea of Galilee. Jesus went up on a mountain by himself to pray. He was praying by himself well into the night. While Jesus was praying, the disciples were in the boat, but the wind was giving them trouble. The wind was making big waves. The wind was blowing against the boat. The wind was whistling in their ears. They were out there all night long, battling that wind. The fourth watch of the night finally came, which in our time would be somewhere between 3 AM and 6 AM. It was at this time that Jesus came towards the disciples in the boat walking on the water. The disciples must have been very tired, given