The Gospel reading for Sunday, January 13, 2019, is Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. Our other readings this week include Isaiah 43:1-7 and Psalm 29. I found inspiration from Christine Hallenbeck Ask’s GodPause devotional on January 11, 2019, and David Lose’s Working Preacher commentary
Epiphany Sermon – January 6, 2019
This year, Epiphany conveniently falls on a Sunday, so this weekend we’re talking about the arrival of the Magi. Today’s readings are Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, and Matthew 2:1-12. Much of this sermon is based on Martin Luther’s sermon
Drop Your Nets and Follow – January 21, 2018 Sermon
The texts for today’s sermon for this third Sunday after Epiphany at St. Peter Lutheran Church are Mark 1:14-20 and Jonah 3:1-5, 10. I found helpful this 2015 reflection from David Lose, and the idea of the nets was modified from today’s
Can Anything Good Come from Nazareth? January 14, 2018, Sermon
For this second after Epiphany, the lectionary texts I preached on are John 1:43-51 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18. Here’s my sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, for January 14, 2018. Thomas B. Slater’s commentary on Working Preacher
Baptism of Christ Sermon – January 7, 2018
For this first weekend of 2018, our topic in worship is the Baptism of Christ, as found in Mark 1:4-11. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. If you follow church on