On this 17th Sunday after Pentecost in Year A, the readings are Matthew 21:23-32, Psalm 25:1-9, Philippians 2:1-13, and Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32. Today’s activities at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, also included the high school group beginning to
A Sermon on Forgiveness – September 17, 2017
This Sunday was our congregation’s big fall fundraising meal, at which we served 793 turkey dinners (41 turkeys!). That meant we had a larger Saturday service, and a single very small Sunday morning service. The sermon texts from the lectionary
September 10, 2017 Sermon – Community Challenges
For September 10, 2017, the 14th Sunday after Pentecost in RCL Year A, my sermon text is Matthew 18:15-20. Other readings for the day are Romans 13:8-14, Psalm 119:33-40, andĀ Ezekiel 33:7-11. As usual, this reflection from David Lose is worth
Jesus Doesn’t Fix Everything – September 3, 2017
Happy Labor Day weekend! Today’s sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, is about one of my favorite Bible characters, Peter. Two sources to credit this week for inspiration: First, the God Pause devotional from September 1, by
Sermon: Who Do You Say That I Am?
Last week at St. Peter Lutheran Church, we tried a little bit different format for the worship service based the Faith5. For the “sermon” we watched the mission trip video from the Chicago mission trip a few weeks ago. It