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How Do You Respond? – a stewardship sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany (Year B)

I had the joy of being with God’s people gathered as Christ Lutheran outside of Louisville, Nebraska on Sunday January 21, 2024. Pastor Janet Anderson invited me to come and preach on stewardship, share words of greeting from the Nebraska Synod and about how we are church together, and to lead worship. It was a beautifully cold winter morning. What follows is the majority of … Continue reading How Do You Respond? – a stewardship sermon for the Third Sunday after Epiphany (Year B)

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Awe, Joy, and Wonder- a sermon for the last morning of Advent

It’s always a little strange when Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday as it did this year. But as such, Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle, Nebraska decided to move up the start of Advent this year a week earlier. That allowed for a little more time to dwell in Advent themes but also an opportunity to do something a bit differently on the last morning … Continue reading Awe, Joy, and Wonder- a sermon for the last morning of Advent

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Do we say “It’s Not Fair!?” Or do we “Go and…” ? A stewardship and vitality sermon for September 23 & 24, 2023

Do we say, “It’s Not Fair!”? Or, do we “Go and…” with God? A stewardship and vitality sermon based on Matthew 20 for St. Michael Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading Do we say “It’s Not Fair!?” Or do we “Go and…” ? A stewardship and vitality sermon for September 23 & 24, 2023

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Living Out Life with Deep Joy- a sermon for Easter 3A for St. John Lutheran Church in Beatrice, Nebraska

Living Out Life with Deep Joy- a sermon for St. John Lutheran in Beatrice, Nebraska based on Luke 24 and the story about the Road to Emmaus for the congregation’s “Together for Joy” stewardship emphasis. Continue reading Living Out Life with Deep Joy- a sermon for Easter 3A for St. John Lutheran Church in Beatrice, Nebraska

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“Keeping the Main the Thing, the Main Thing”- a stewardship sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost

“Keeping the Main, the Main Thing,” a stewardship sermon for August 21, 2022; the 11th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 21C) based on Luke 13:10-17 for Grace Lutheran Church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Continue reading “Keeping the Main the Thing, the Main Thing”- a stewardship sermon for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost

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Holy Waiting and Remembering on Holy Saturday

On this day, the in-between space between the cross and tomb of Good Friday and the discovery of an empty tomb, as death became life on Easter, we sit like the first witnesses to the resurrection. We wait. We remember. We pray. We lament. We hope. We watch. And we wait some more. Continue reading Holy Waiting and Remembering on Holy Saturday

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Preaching Thoughts- Third Sunday in Lent- March 20, 2022

Reflections and first reactions about and to this week’s appointed stories for the Third Sunday in #Lent from the revised common and narrative lectionaries, with potential insights about #discipleship, #mission, #innovation, and #stewardship. Continue reading Preaching Thoughts- Third Sunday in Lent- March 20, 2022

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Preaching Thoughts- Seventh Sunday after Epiphany- February 20, 2022

Reflections about this week’s appointed stories from the revised common and narrative lectionaries for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany, with potential insights about discipleship, mission, innovation, and stewardship. Continue reading Preaching Thoughts- Seventh Sunday after Epiphany- February 20, 2022

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