The assigned texts for this 8th Sunday after Pentecost are Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:1-11; and Luke 12:13-21. I drew inspiration from several commentaries on Working Preacher, including this one by Vanessa Lovelace on the Psalm, Lois
I returned from our youth mission trip to Houston about 4 hours before the Saturday service. Knowing I wouldn’t have much time, this sermon’s conclusion is a bit of a “greatest hits” version of the PRAY Like Jesus series I
Our Sunday worship service on July 14 included sending off the youth mission trip group for our trip to Houston. This week’s sermon focuses on the familiar story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37. Although I ended up going
For this Fourth Sunday after Pentecost in RCL Year C, the Gospel text is the story of Jesus sending out the 70 in Luke 10:1-11, 16-20. The direction of this sermon was inspired by a comment from David Betzner on this
Our Sunday morning worship this weekend at St. Peter will be led by Christian band New Legacy Project, so this sermon is only for the Saturday night service. This week’s texts are Galatians 5:1, 13-25, Psalm 16, and Luke 9:51-62. Thanks to