Here is my sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, for the First Sunday in Lent, Year A. Thank you to David Lose for his excellent reflection on how this passage about Jesus’ temptations is about identity. This
This was a busy weekend at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa! We had a funeral on Saturday for Verle Steere, then our usual three weekend worship services for Transfiguration Sunday, followed by a talent show. The picture here
This week’s sermon for the seventh Sunday after Epiphany in lectionary year A looks at Jesus’ command in Matthew 5:48 to be perfect. The texts are Matthew 5:38-48 and Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18. Sermon for the people of God at St.
For this sixth Sunday after the Epiphany in year A, our texts for worship are Matthew 5:21-37, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, and Psalm 119:1-8. Here’s my sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa, given on February 12, 2017. As some
With apologies for posting it a week late, here’s the sermon from Sunday, January 29, 2017, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. This Sunday, we had one joint worship service (rather than our usual three weekend services) followed