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Are you blind?

New Day Sermon Lent 4 The sermon is a combination of the lesson from John with a drama woven throughout.  Do you see yourself in any of the characters?  We often complain of others not seeing their bad behavior, but many times we are blinded to our own.

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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…

St Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church
Temptation, Lies and Godstuff

A couple of years ago I got to the Lenten season and I decided that I would do something a little bit different. I was going to give something up for Lent. I don’t normally give up something up for Lent. It just has not been part of my piety growing up, but that year…

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Face Any Temptations Lately?

Lent 1 NEW DAY SERMON The season of Lent always opens with the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness from either Matthew, Mark or Luke.  The question for us as we engage this story is whether God is concerned about our petty temptations like chocolate or expensive baubles or fast cars … or whether…

Be the Light

TRADITIONAL SERMON Transfiguration Sunday Two weekends ago while on retreat with our high school youth at camp Nawakwa, I had the chance to lead a hike to Upper Temple at 10:00 on Saturday night. In my years of retreat leadership at Nawakwa, I’ve been to Upper Temple dozens of times – most of them at…

Shiny Jesus

New Day Sermon Transfiguration Sunday The Transfiguration is a preview into God’s revelation and the promise of resurrection, but it also tells us something about who we are right now.

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Holiness and Perfection?

TRADITIONAL SERMON EPIPHANY 7   OK, let’s take a vote.  I regularly ask my Confirmation class to vote on questions of faith, and sometimes even my Wednesday Morning Bible Study class.  No now it is your turn.  Answer me this … do you think it is more difficult to be perfect … or be holy.…