Since we weren’t able to gather in-person for Christmas worship this last year, we at St. Peter held a Christmas in July worship service on Sunday, July 25, 2021. We included Christmas carols, the Christmas gospel, and even sang Silent
2020 Christmas Eve Online Worship: The ABC’s of Christmas
Merry Christmas! Featuring contributions from over 30 families in our congregation, our 2020 Christmas Eve worship service includes Scripture, prayer, and familiar Christmas carols, all shaped around “The ABC’s of Christmas.” We pray that in the midst of all the
Word into Darkness: Christmas Day 2018 Sermon
Here’s my sermon for Christmas Day worship 2018. The text is John’s version of the Christmas story, found in John 1:1-14. I have some mixed feelings about Christmas Day worship. I can’t imagine not having worship in church on Christmas
Christmas Eve – So What? 2018 Sermon
Merry Christmas! Here’s my 2018 Christmas Eve sermon. The text is the Christmas story from Luke. Have you ever watched the show House Hunters? It’s one of my guilty pleasure comfort shows. There’s always a couple with a list of
December 31, 2017, Sermon on Simeon and Anna
The first Sunday after Christmas was December 31, 2017. The RCL texts for this week in year B are Luke 2:22-40 and Psalm 148. Here’s my sermon for this bitterly cold weekend at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. This