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You Are the Welcoming Statement
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached on Sunday, July 2. The gospel reading was Matthew 10:40-42. So, Jesus talks a lot about welcoming here. Welcoming is certainly a topic that we’ve been discussing at Prince of Peace a lot over the past few months, as we voted on whether or not…
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They Worshiped, but they Doubted
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, a day known as The Holy Trinity. The gospel reading was Matthew 28:16-20. The elephant in the room this morning was a very contentious vote the congregation took last week. Had the motion before the congregation passed, we would have become a Reconciling…
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They All May Be One
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Seventh Sunday of Easter. The gospel text was John 17:1-11. So…when Jesus had said all he wanted to say, He looked up to heaven and started to pray, “Father, this is my hour, the end of my story, So glorify me that…
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Never Abandoned
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Sixth Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was John 14:15-21. A word of explanation: I always invite the “young and young at heart” forward for what I call “Story Time.” I usually find a creative way to tell them the gospel story…
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United, Following the Way
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fifth Sunday of Easter. The gospel text was John 14:1-14. I was curious. I just wanted to learn about the United Way. Find out what they did. That’s all I wanted. But here’s what happened. It started with troubles. I got a…
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Sheep Tales
This is an adapted form of the sermon I preached this morning, the Fourth Sunday of Easter. The gospel text was John 10:1-10. Once upon a time there was a pen full of sheep.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Emmaus
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached this morning, the Third Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was Luke 24:13-35. In last week’s sermon, I invited people to write down their fears on index cards, and get them to me. Many people did, and I incorporated some of them into today’s sermon. …
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Peace Amid Fear
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached today, the Second Sunday of Easter. The gospel reading was John 20:19-31. I feel like I should be somewhere else today. And what’s pretty strange is that the place I feel I should be is St. Luke Lutheran Church, a little congregation in Archbald, which…
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Breathe the Resurrection (Vigil of Easter)
I preached four times this weekend, during the “Great Three Days” worship service that lasts from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. In current Evangelical Lutheran liturgical understanding, this is one long service that begins with Maundy Thursday and ends with the Vigil of Easter. Click here for Maundy Thursday. Click here for Good Friday. Click here…
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The Victory of Life and Peace (Holy Saturday)
I preached four times this weekend, during the “Great Three Days” worship service that lasts from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. In current Evangelical Lutheran liturgical understanding, this is one long service that begins with Maundy Thursday and ends with the Vigil of Easter. Click here for Maundy Thursday. Click here for Good Friday. This is Holy…
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