Avery Carr, Author at St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Make It Small

Pentecost 2 Taditional Sermon May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts create worthy ripples throughout the waters of our Baptism… In the name of Jesus we pray… Amen First of all, I want to wish all the fathers in the room a Happy Father’s Day. Even though this is not…

In the beginning…

New Day Sermon Holy Trinity Sunday And God looked at all that He had made and indeed it was very good…

You Are Never Far From Home

Easter 5 Traditional Sermon Grace, peace, and the reconciliation found in love to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. First of all let me wish all the mothers in the room a Happy Mother’s Day. The relationship between a child and their mother is unlike any other. Sometimes that relationship is strong and…

No Doubt?

New Day Sermon Easter 2 “Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.” – Paul Tillich

When Jesus Met Sally

Lent 3 Traditional Sermon Grace, peace, and love to you all from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who desires nothing more than to be in relationship with you all and for all of you to be in relationship with each other. Amen Relationships are the materials from which we construct our world. Relationships are…

Perfect Is as Perfect Does

New Day Sermon Epiphany 7

God is Ambidextrous

Epiphany 5 traditional sermon It is interesting how from time to time things seem to focus your attention on a particular topic. You see, this very week, Pastor Craig had forgotten that he was going to be away on retreat this weekend when he made the schedule for teaching Cross Points. So he asked me…

Don’t Panic

Traditional Sermon Epiphany 2 Grace and peace and the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything to you from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ… Amen I suspect that those of you for whom Douglas Adams is a familiar name, you might already have some idea of where I’m going with this sermon. However,…

What If the Messenger Named You?

Advent 4 Traditional Worship So what it’s in a name really. Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” In that very brief prayer that I begin every sermon with we call out the names Lord, Our Rock, and Our Redeemer. Three different…

Advent 1

New Day Sermon For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 The Message translates the title “Prince of Peace” as “Prince of Wholeness.” What does it mean that our Savior who…