For today’s sermon, I’m continuing a three-week sermon mini-series on Paul’s image of the Church as the Body of Christ. If you missed last week’s message (part one in this series), you can read/watch it here. In Christ’s body, we
The Body of Christ: Gifted – Sermon for January 16, 2022
With the annual congregational meeting coming up in three weeks, I’ve decided to take advantage of the lectionary’s three weeks in 1 Corinthians, and do a sermon mini-series on being the body of Christ together. This is week one, and
Sermon for December 26, 2021: Finding Jesus
With Christmas on a Saturday this year, we skipped our regular Saturday evening service at St. Peter. We did have a small Sunday morning service on the day after Christmas, for which I wrote this message about the story of
December 19, 2021 Sermon: Bethlehem, Mary, and God’s Unexpected Choosing
It’s the fourth week of Advent, and today, we’re looking at God’s unexpected choices in the Christmas story. Our Scripture readings are Micah 5:2-5a and Luke 1:46b-55. Part of the inspiration for this sermon came from Tim Brown’s reflection in
Advent Road Construction – Sermon for December 5, 2021
It’s the second week of Advent, and today’s sermon is all about road construction. God promises to make a way through the desert, flattening mountains and filling in valleys. God is coming, bringing salvation. Prepare the way! The texts for