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)

‘Give to God What is God’s’ – Taxes, Stewardship, & our relationship with God

I had the great privilege to be with the people of Christ Lutheran Church in Louisville, Nebraska on Sunday October 22nd, 2017, thanks to the invitation from my friend, Pastor Emily Johnson. The sermon focused on the appointed readings from the revised common lectionary for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost (Lectionary 29A), especially Matthew 22:15-22, and Psalm 96:1-9. What follows is the majority of the … Continue reading ‘Give to God What is God’s’ – Taxes, Stewardship, & our relationship with God