St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Category: New Day Sermons

  • A Cup of Water

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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     pentecost 19 New Day Sermon Jesus challenges our desire to be surrounded by people who think like we do, by pointing to the simple gift of a glass of water.  But there is so much more to Jesus’ teaching about community and the wide net of followers that God sees as his children, than we…

  • Upside Down Backwards and Cockeyed

    Upside Down Backwards and Cockeyed

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    New Day Sermon pentecost 18 A lot of time can be spent chasing after greatness or being really great. But what is true greatness? And why does it totally feel upside down, backwards, and cockeyed?!  

  • Let Go and Let God

    Let Go and Let God

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    Vicar Nancy Brody
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    New Day Sermon Pentecost 17 Circumstances drive us. We often deal with the now, by  contemplating our past or future. Concerns persist until “the time” arrives. What will you do next? Hold on; let go; or let God? 

  • This Changes Everything

    This Changes Everything

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    Sister Dottie Almoney
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    New Day Sermon This changes everything!  Our sermon weaves the Gospel lesson of the Syrophenician Woman in Mark and the experiences of our youth at the national youth gathering in June.  

  • Toxic Thoughts

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    New Day Sermon pentecost 15 We’re often focused on keeping the toxins out, but what about the toxic stuff from within? What do we do with that toxic stuff?!

  • Communion Awareness

    Communion Awareness

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    Sister Dottie Almoney
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    New Day Sermon John 6:56-96 Our sermon series theme for today is “Why ponder weekly communion?”  Let’s look at the history of this Sacrament through the lens of Scripture, Lutheran Theology, Liturgy and history of the Christian and Lutheran Church.

  • Skin in the Game

    Skin in the Game

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    Vicar Nancy Brody
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    New Day Sermon pentecost 13 Weeks ago, Jesus fed the five thousand with staple food: bread and fish. In John 6: 51-58, Jesus throws his flesh and blood onto the menu. Throughout our lifetime, we taste, explore and understand the world around us through our senses. What we see and hear is filtered through specialized…

  • Places in the Heart

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    New Day Sermon Pentecost 12 As we enter our third week of lessons from the “Bread of Life” section of John’s Gospel, we focus on how Holy Communion connects us to the saints of every time and place … saints who have places in our hearts … and God’s heart. The YouTube video clip used…

  • Stop. Look. Go.

    Stop. Look. Go.

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    New Day Sermon Pentecost 11 We can speed through life trying to pull ourselves up by our “bootstraps,” but God invites us to live differently. Today’s New Day sermon begins with a clip from the movie Shenadoah.

  • It’s a Mystery

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    New Day Sermon Pentecost 10 We have a mysterious relationship with food. Joy, sadness, enjoyment, pain…usually with these emotions food is present. And mysteriously, so is God.