Here’s a call to worship I just wrote for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year C, based on the Revised Common Lectionary reading of Psalm 148. We’ll use it next Sunday at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Greene, Iowa. Feel
Psalm 148 Call to Worship
Jesus the Controversial Prophet Sermon
Here’s the sermon for February 3, 2019. The texts for this week are Luke 4:21-30 and Jeremiah 1:4-10. The most nervous I’ve ever been before a sermon was when I was in seminary, the night before I preached at Ascension
Many Gifts – 2019 Annual Meeting Sermon
This Sunday we had a joint worship service followed by our annual meeting. The readings for this week are Isaiah 62:1-5 (read via video by Mary Beth Oyabade, a missionary we sponsor in Nigeria), a sung paraphrase of Psalm 36, 1 Corinthians
Claimed and Named Beloved – January 13, 2019 Sermon
The Gospel reading for Sunday, January 13, 2019, is Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. Our other readings this week include Isaiah 43:1-7 and Psalm 29. I found inspiration from Christine Hallenbeck Ask’s GodPause devotional on January 11, 2019, and David Lose’s Working Preacher commentary
Epiphany Sermon – January 6, 2019
This year, Epiphany conveniently falls on a Sunday, so this weekend we’re talking about the arrival of the Magi. Today’s readings are Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, and Matthew 2:1-12. Much of this sermon is based on Martin Luther’s sermon