St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Tag: Baptism

  • Angels Unawares

    Angels Unawares

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Are not all angels’ spirits in the divine service, sent to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? (Hebrews 1.14)  There are so many things that I have taken for granted over the years, which during this past year of pandemic have risen up and reminded me of what I have lost.  I’m…

  • Lent: A Catechetical Journey

    Lent: A Catechetical Journey

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    New Day Sermon Lent 2 The Lenten season is defined by questions. Today, the questions Nicodemus asks of Jesus, lead us into a consideration of baptism, and the Spirit’s presence in that sacred and central act.

  • Aliveness

    Aliveness

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    New Day Sermon Baptism Of Our Lord What does it mean to be alive? To be really alive. What does it mean to live life well? Our Biblical witness has a few suggestions…

  • A Rainy Baptism

    A Rainy Baptism

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    We again thank Brendan Armitage for providing this week’s devotion. Make sure to tune in next week for another guest devotion by Jill Emmert. Galatians 3:26 — “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.” Have you ever…

  • The Coat of Christ

    The Coat of Christ

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    New Day Sermon Easter 5 In baptism we are given a gift of adoption and wrapped in faith. We’ve all been given the same gift…like an eternal jacket. So how are you wearing this jacket…this coat of Christ?

  • Jesus … the Movie

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    Baptism of our Lord Sunday is about identity … Jesus’ identity as Son of God … and our identity as children of God. Baptism is at the heart of both these identities. In Jesus’ day, that identity was shaped through sermons spoken from hillsides and sermons preached from boats. If Jesus’ came to our world…

  • Fingerprints

    Fingerprints

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    Traditional Sermon Baptism Of Our Lord Last weekend the Teichmann family took down the Christmas tree. I do so enjoy going out and finding a tree as a family, decorating it and enjoying it. And at the end of the season I do so love taking it down! One of my favorite parts of decorating…

  • Mushroom Grace

    Mushroom Grace

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    It seemed to show up in my lawn overnight and got very comfortable … very quickly.  It wasn’t a miraculous arrival, but it seemed like it.  It enjoyed a couple of days of hospitality, but was then banished to salad-bar fodder for the squirrels and other denizens of our unruly lawn, after I cut the…

  • Let the Triune God Resolve Divisions

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    New Day Sermon Pentecost 3 Divisions can cause all kinds of problems. In Mark 3, Jesus says unity is threatened by divisions. A House divided is destined to fall. One can look at fear being a major underlying reason for divisions to surface. One way to resolve divisions is to turn to the Triune God…

  • Water People

    Water People

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    Rev. Craig Ross
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    EMAIL DEVOTION week of LENT 3 Jesus answered, ‘Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. (John 3:5) So if you are not sure what those little buggers are in the cover picture … well … they are earthworms. More properly, they “were”…