Archive for January, 2012
January 22, 2012 – Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20
Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Mark 1:14-20 The Calling Third Sunday after Epiphany [Lectionary 3] – January 22, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB God, I’m pretty sure, is always calling us. Sometimes – maybe a lot of the time – it’s hard to hear what that call is. Sometimes God’s voice is clouded by […]
January 15, 2012 – Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11
Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11 New Creation Baptism of our Lord [transferred] – January 15, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB There’s so much to notice and so much to talk about in Mark’s account of Jesus’ baptism. That’s probably not how you want a sermon to begin. . . . There’s the wilderness, […]
New: Easter Plays for Sunday Schools
Visit the Youth and Children page for the two Easter plays I wrote for our kids. Feel free to adapt them to your community and congregation. Enjoy, and blessings.
January 8, 2012 – Matthew 2:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12 The Gift Epiphany of our Lord [transferred] – January 8, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB As a person who does – relatively speaking – a lot of funerals, I can say without hesitation that every single life is significant. I’ve done about 200 funerals in my time as pastor […]
January 1, 2012 – Luke 2:22-40
Luke 2:22-40 Presented to God First Sunday of Christmas – January 1, 2012 First Lutheran Church – Winnipeg, MB What’s religion all about? There are those who say that religion just keeps everything the same, that it preserves the status quo and all its power structures so that the haves can keep […]
