For worship this morning on the Second Sunday in Lent, Lectionary Year B, the readings are Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Romans 4:13-25, and Mark 8:31-38. Here’s my sermon on Abraham’s faith for February 25, 2018, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. How
For Sunday, February 18, the first Sunday in Lent, Year B, the texts are Mark 1:9-15, Genesis 9:8-17, and 1 Peter 3:18-22. In addition to our regular worship services, we also enjoyed having some counselors from Camp Ewalu join us
Ash Wednesday is my favorite church holiday of the year. This year, Ash Wednesday here in Greene kicked off our ecumenical Lenten series focusing on the “I AM” sayings of Jesus in John’s gospel. For this first week, we focused on
This was a strange week for me, as I missed several days with a fever, and I wasn’t able to lead the Saturday service. Nevertheless, here’s my sermon for February 4, 2018, the 5th Sunday after Epiphany. The texts for
For our 2018 congregational annual meeting Sunday, we shaped worship around our mission statement. Rather than following the lectionary readings and a “normal” sermon, I selected three passages from Luke 10 and preached three mini-sermons. I also wove the prayers