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
Christmas Day 2017: John Chrysostom
For my 2017 Christmas Day sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church, I tried something a little different and shared a classic sermon with the congregation. Here’s a link to the source I (very lightly) modified from. For the sermon today,
Christmas Eve 2017 Sermon: Memories
Here’s my 2017 Christmas Eve sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church, focusing on the nativity story in Luke 2. How many of you had certain memories come to mind as you heard those familiar words from Luke? As soon as I
Emmanuel: God With Us – December, 2016, Church Newsletter
My church newsletter pastor’s column for St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, Iowa, for December, 2016. Emmanuel: God With Us And the Word became flesh and lived among us. – John 1:14 As we enter the month of December, it is hard
What Does God Look Like? Christmas Sermon 2016
Merry Christmas! Here’s my Christmas Day sermon for 2016. You can read this year’s Christmas Eve sermon here. This sermon is based on John 1:1-18 along with Isaiah 52:7-10 and Hebrews 1:1-4. I heard once about a little boy in