I’ve attempted something dangerous this year and instead of mostly ignoring Mother’s Day (which, after all, is not a church festival day!), I’ve leaned into it during the sermon. Partially, I was inspired by this column at Patheos from Leah
Immediately after the worship service on May 5, 2019, we had a special congregational meeting regarding (expensive!) repairs to the church steeple, so this sermon on John 21:1-19 alludes to that. I found great inspiration in Lisa Jenkins’ lectionary commentary
For this second Sunday of Easter, as it is each year, our Gospel reading is John 20:19-31. There’s also a little of Acts 5:27-32 tossed into this sermon. Here it is: As you may know, the Bible passages we read
Happy Easter! Here’s my 2019 Easter sermon for St. Peter Lutheran Church here in Greene, Iowa. This year we’re in Luke’s account of that first Easter morning, so the text is Luke 24:1-12 with a little bit of 1 Corinthians
April 18, 2019, is Maundy Thursday. This year, we tried something new (as far as I’m aware) at St. Peter, and actually had foot (and hand) washing as part of the service. The primary text for this service is John