Dave Lyle

Sermon: From the Top. March 1, 2026 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on March 1, the 2nd Sunday in Lent. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image is a study f...

My sermon for March 1, the 2nd Sunday in Lent.

Sermon: Away with Satan and Sin. February 22, 2026 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on February 22, the First Sunday in Lent. You can view the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image is Chri...

Sermon for the First Sunday in Lent.

Sermon: Salt and Light. February 8 2026 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on February 8, the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image ...

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany.

Sermon: Remain in Light. January 25, 2026 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on January 25, the Third Sunday after Epiphany. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image ...

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany.

Sermon: A Song for When All Seems Lost. January 11, 2026 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on January 11, the Baptism of Our Lord. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image is Bapti...

Sunday's sermon for Baptism of Our Lord.

New Year's Eve Sermon: Old Goats, New Year. December 31, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached on New Year’s Eve at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL). You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The cantata, BWV 28, was wonderful. The...

My sermon for New Year's Eve. Happy New Year!

Sermon: On the Offensive. December 14, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on December 14, the Third Sunday of Advent. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The photograph...

Sermon for the Third Sunday of Advent.

Sermon: The Ax Is at the Root. December 7, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on December 7, the Second Sunday of Advent. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image is l...

My sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent.

Sermon: The King of Life and Love. November 23, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on Christ the King Sunday, November 23. You can view the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image is Christ...

My sermon for Christ the King Sunday.

All Saints Sermon: Forever and Ever and Now. November 2, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached on All Saints Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on November 2, 2025. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The picture is f...

My sermon for All Saints Sunday.

Confirmation Sermon: Hold on for a Blessing. October 19, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on October 19, the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, on which we celebrated Affirmation of Baptism for nine young people. You can ...

Sermon for 10/19/25.

Sermon: Faith to Move Mulberries. October 5, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on October 5, the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost. You can watch the livestream recording here and follow along in the bulletin,...

Sermon for Sunday, October 5.

Sermon: Ignorance Undone. September 28, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on September 28, the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The...

Sermon for Sunday, September 28.

Sermon: Add It Up, Let It Go. September 7, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on September 7, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost. You can view the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The ...

Sermon for Sunday, September 7.

Sermon: A Dividing Fire. August 17, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on August 17, the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The photo ...

Sermon for Sunday, August 17, 2025.

Sermon: Shameless Persistence. July 27, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost. You can watch the livestream recording here and follow along in the bulletin. The livestream...

Sunday's sermon.

Sermon: Peace for a Doubting World. April 27, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on April 27, the Second Sunday of Easter. You can view the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The photo was tak...

Sunday's sermon. Easter 2, Doubting Thomas, Peace.

Sermon: Olfactory Hues. April 6, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was proclaimed at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on the Fifth Sunday in Lent. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. It was particularly hearten...

Sunday's sermon.

Sermon: Hint and Allegations. March 23, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on March 23, the Third Sunday in Lent. You can watch the livestream recording here while following along in the bulletin. The pictu...

Today's sermon.

Sermon: Get Ready. March 9, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on the First Sunday in Lent. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The photo is my actual receip...

Sunday's sermon.

I spent Presidents' Day morning reading this. First time since junior high. Trying to figure out what it reminds me of. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Sermon: Plain Dealer. February 16, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on February 16, the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The image...

Sunday's sermon.

Sermon: Empty Netter. February 9, 2025 - Grace Upon Grace This sermon was preached at Grace Lutheran Church (River Forest, IL) on February 9, the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost. You can watch the livestream recording and follow along in the bulletin. The photo...

Today's sermon. Do not be afraid.

This is as awful as it is insane. Even if it's "just negotiating" it's a dangerous game that uses the people of Gaza as pawns.

Trump Officials to Put Almost All U.S.A.I.D. Workers on Leave A notice posted on the agency’s website, which had gone dark over the weekend, said that nearly all of its global work force would be put on administrative leave by Friday.

Breaking News: Nearly all of the 10,000 workers at U.S.A.I.D., the U.S. global aid agency, will be put on leave by the week’s end, an official memo said.

Trump says he wants the U.S. to take ownership of the Gaza Strip Trump said he and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu talked Tuesday about relocating Palestinians and leveling Gaza, which he suggested could be the "Riviera of the Middle East" under U.S. ownership.

The Riviera of the Middle East, he says. Forced displacement is illegal. Seeing the heartbreak of Gaza as a real estate opportunity. Stay classy, USA.

I'm beginning to suspect that they might not have been all that concerned about the price of eggs.