This is the first Sunday of Advent, Year A. Today’s sermon texts are Matthew 24:36-44, Isaiah 2:1-5, and Romans 13:11-14. Advent begins with a series of apocalyptic readings, anticipating Christ’s second coming as we prepare to celebrate his birth. Do you have a
For the Thanksgiving holiday, St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, held a Thanksgiving Eve worship service on Wednesday evening, November 23, 2016. Our texts for the evening are 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 and John 6:24-35. Grace to you and peace, from God
This week, we celebrated Christ the King Sunday, the final week of the church calendar. The lessons for this week are Colossians 1:11-20 and Luke 23:33-43. Does anything seem odd to you about today’s gospel reading? We’re in the holiday season now; did
St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. Sermon for Sunday, November 11, 2016, the week after the 2016 US Presidential election. Apologies for posting last week’s All Saints’ Day sermon late! Here it is if you want to read it. This
This week, we celebrated All Saints’ Day at St. Peter Lutheran. This week’s sermon texts are Ephesians 1:11-23 and Luke 6:20-31. I need to say up front that I am not much of a baseball fan. If I’m flipping through TV