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The In Between

The other day I went to the coffee shop I so often frequent, and outside their store they had a sandwich board featuring the specialty drink for the week. It was called the “In between the seasons latte.” That peaked my interest. The sandwich board even had artwork on it to describe the in between…

This is Advent

Our video advent devotional series “This is Advent” begins next week. Join us each Wednesday! We’ll hear musical selections from members of St. Peter’s, as well as get to hear about what makes their Advent special, and how they prepare for Christmas.

Fear Not! With God All is Possible!

Traditional sermon Advent 4 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Colossians 1:3). Today’s gospel lesson on the Annunciation is probably a very familiar story to most Christians, especially during Advent as we await to celebrate the birth of God’s only Son, Jesus Christ, on…

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Ballerinas and Bears

traditional sermon    advent 2 If it is Advent, then it is time for a story.  And if you have been with us at St. Peter’s for a while, you have heard a number of stories whose themes tie in with our Advent season.  This year I will read again from my favorite resource ……

Christ in the Crisis

traditional sermon advent 1 When I was 6 years old I went to Immanuel Lutheran School in Danbury Connecticut. At the time it was a small Lutheran school with about 25 kids per grade. Maybe a month into our school year I recall bringing a t-shirt to school for show and tell. It was a…

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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…

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The Christmas Tree Man

advent 2 traditional worship His house is far out.   Farther out than you can imagine anyone living.  It’s small and clean and white.  Most summers it’s cool; most winters it’s warm.  It is a good house for a man alone.  The man himself is a small man and skinny.  He has never married.  He has…

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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…