Sermon for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, August 27-28, 2016, for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. This week’s lectionary texts are Luke 14:1, 7-14, Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and the exceptionally brief Proverbs 25:6-7. Welcome to the only day in the church year
Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, August 20-21, 2016, for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. This week’s lectionary texts are Luke 13:10-17 and Psalm 103:1-8. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. There are
Sermon for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, August 13-14, 2016. Preached at St. Peter Lutheran Church, in Greene, Iowa. This week’s lectionary texts are Luke 12:49-56 and Hebrews 11:29-12:2. Also, note that last weekend was my official installation as pastor
I was ordained into the ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) on July 10, at Ascension Lutheran Church, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Here’s the audio of Pastor Jeff Blain’s ordination sermon.
This article appeared in the Greene Recorder, the local weekly newspaper here in Greene, Iowa. Full text below the picture. Thank you to the Greene Recorder and to Sylvia Hawker for the great article! “I was very happy to get