We tried something new at St. Peter Lutheran Church this year, and rather than celebrate Confirmation on Reformation Sunday, we bumped Confirmation back a week to combine it with All Saints Sunday. This let us focus more on the 500th
For the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we had a single Sunday worship service followed by a variety of fun family activities, crafts, games, and even a trivia contest! We ended the morning with a church potluck. In case it’s
For the October 22, 2017, the lectionary texts include Isaiah 45:1-7 and Matthew 22:15-22. In preparation for the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Reformation next week, I preached on Martin Luther’s doctrine of the two kingdoms. I found
We’ve been watching the 2003 movie Luther (Link to buy on Amazon): , starring Joseph Fiennes, in confirmation and high school youth group this month in preparation for our Reformation 500 commemorations. There are some great things about this movie (for
Today’s sermon focuses on Psalm 23, one of the most well-known passages in the Bible. A few of the ideas are similar to my sermon on the same passage from internship. The other passage discussed in this sermon is today’s