Church newsletter pastoral column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for March, 2022. The series on Psalm 23 and the quote from Rolf Jacobsen are from Church Anew’s Shepherd Me, O God series. Psalm 23 for Lent The Lord is
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! …Are you sure? This year’s Easter sermon looks at the story of Jesus’ resurrection and its implications for us today. Happy Easter! This year’s Easter Sunday Scripture readings are John 20:1-18 and 1 Corinthians 15:19-26.
Tonight’s Maundy Thursday message is in three parts: Remembering God’s Salvation (Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14), Responding to God’s Salvation (John 13:1-17, 31b-35), and Reunited in God’s Salvation (1 Corinthians 11:17-26). This is a similar sermon to my first Maundy Thursday Service
This is the letter I sent out to the congregation on March 31, 2022, announcing that I’ve accepted a new call and will therefore being resigning as pastor here at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene. I
Our Scripture reading today from Isaiah 43:16-21 declares God is doing a new thing, and calls us to trust that as God has been faithful in the past, God will continue to be faithful and present with us in the