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
On this third week after Pentecost at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, we talked about the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. For confession, we did a confession involving building a wall out of some of the sins the
On the second Sunday after Epiphany, January 15, 2017, the sermon text is John 1:29-42. There are a few directions we could go with this story about Jesus calling disciples. We could talk about the importance of leaving everything behind to follow
This Sunday, we’re having a family Epiphany party for Sunday School, so we’re celebrating Epiphany in worship rather than the baptism of Jesus. Here’s the sermon for January 8, 2016. The readings are Isaiah 1:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-15, the story