With Christmas on a Saturday this year, we skipped our regular Saturday evening service at St. Peter. We did have a small Sunday morning service on the day after Christmas, for which I wrote this message about the story of
Christmas Day Message: Bringing Good News
Merry Christmas! For Christmas Day, our readings are Isaiah 52:7-10, Psalm 98, Hebrews 1:1-12, and the Christmas Gospel according to John, in John 1:1-14. This sermon continues the same theme as last night’s Christmas Eve sermon. No video or audio
2021 Christmas Eve Sermon: The Good News of Christmas
Merry Christmas! In this year’s Christmas Eve sermon, I’m looking at the good news the angels bring and why we need this promise of hope that God has come to us. Since it’s Christmas Eve, I’ve included some extra elements
Midweek Advent Sermon: Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Once again there’s no video or audio recording, but here’s my message from what should have been the fourth and instead turned out (due to tornado warnings last week) to be our third and final midweek Advent worship service of
December 19, 2021 Sermon: Bethlehem, Mary, and God’s Unexpected Choosing
It’s the fourth week of Advent, and today, we’re looking at God’s unexpected choices in the Christmas story. Our Scripture readings are Micah 5:2-5a and Luke 1:46b-55. Part of the inspiration for this sermon came from Tim Brown’s reflection in