Sermon for March 31, 2019, on the parable of the Prodigal Son. The readings for this fourth Sunday in Lent, year C, are Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 and 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. Have any of you ever run away from home? My
Prodigal Reconciliation Sermon
Sermon: Using Your Time – March 24, 2019
For the third Sunday in Lent, the readings are Isaiah 55:1-9 and Luke 13:1-9. Here’s my sermon from March 24, 2019. I found this 2013 reflection from David Lose helpful as a starting point for this sermon. Finish these sentences: The early
Psalm 148 Call to Worship
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
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