Explore past sermons from Peace Lutheran Church. Read a summary, find the scripture references, and download the original sermon manuscript.
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Road Trip
A summer road trip offers a lens for understanding Israel’s wilderness road trip under Moses, and Jesus’ road trip to Jerusalem, and the choices that must be made by disciples along the way. When Jesus says “Give up all your possessions” we could translate it: “Give up all that possesses you.” Richard Rohrer offers insight…
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The Meal that Transforms
Jesus spends a lot of time at dinner tables in Luke’s gospel. And when we look carefully we see that something significant always seems to happen. As we listen in on today’s story what we’re really hearing is a description of the inclusive Meal Jesus himself instituted; the Meal that’s at the center of our…
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Deconstruction
A trip to the catacombs outside Rome reminds us that the story of Jesus and the experience of his followers through the ages have never been far from adversity. Today Jesus names a truth about God’s agenda for the world that is hard for our ears to hear: God did not become flesh among us…
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Fearless Foundation
The process of building a Tiny House provides insights into the foundation for interpreting Jesus’ teaching today. Faith is a journey full of shifting landscapes. And not every single detail of our individual lives is spelled out. But to be a person of faith means learning to trust that our lives, our journeys, ultimately rest…
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Building Something that Endures
Perspective is everything; and our lessons offer very different perspectives this morning. The Teacher of Ecclesiastes sums life up this way: You invest all your blood, sweat, and tears and when your time is up, it ends up in the hands of some bozo who hasn’t got a clue! Pretty cynical outlook, it seems to…
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Beginner’s Mind
When we adopt a “Beginner’s Mind” we can enter freely into new activities unencumbered by a need to be an expert. This is true of prayer as well. Today’s gospel invites us to be open, persistent, and willing to risk. This year’s confirmation class engaged in the questions of what is needful in our community…
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WATER
During this month long Season of Creation we’ve been exploring the relationship between our human species and the fundamental forces of EARTH, AIR, FIRE, and WATER. Our goal has been to connect the dots between the LIFE OF THE PLANET and our LIFE OF FAITH. Along the way, we hope these worship experiences have invited,…
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FIRE
The universe we’re coming to know is founded upon elements that emerged from stellar cauldrons after the Big Bang. Without this first generation of stars slow-cooking ingredients in their gigantic spherical crockpots and at their deaths hurling them out into the cosmos, life would not exist. In the great scope of this unfolding Universe: FIRE…
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Free to be Servants
This sermon was preached by graduating high school senior Stuart Hunt on the occasion of Youth Sunday, when he received the congregation’s Peace Scholarship.
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Wisdom in the Waters
With 3 infants baptized this Trinity Sunday, the sermon uses the Proverbs text as a place to talk about the crossroad of birth and the crossroad of baptism. _________________________________ The voice of Woman Wisdom rings in our ears this Trinity Sunday. And where does Woman Wisdom stand as she calls? At the crossroads, the gates,…