Explore past sermons from Peace Lutheran Church. Read a summary, find the scripture references, and download the original sermon manuscript.
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Do not be provoked by evildoers. Put your trust in the Lord.
Psalm 37 is becoming a mantra for me these days. DO NOT BE PROVOKED BY EVILDOERS; FOR THEY SHALL SOON WITHER LIKE THE GRASS. PUT YOUR TRUST IN THE LORD, AND SEE WHAT GOD WILL DO. With fascism and autocracy on the rise, old alliances being upended and fundamental democratic values on the chopping block,…
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Out on a Limb
Following Jesus means taking risks. With the flood of new executive orders dismantling our nation’s caring work internationally, we must risk speaking and acting to oppose these actions.
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The Need for Mercy
Bishop Budde’s sermon in the National Cathedral was courageous. She lifted up MERCY to an congregation that included the new president and vice president. We are call in this time to follow suit.
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HOLY HAVOC #2
Misplaced religious zeal has done much, through the ages, to dishonor the name Christian, and such zeal continues, newly resurgent in our own time, among other communities of faith in addition to our own. So, we have good reason to be cautious when, midway through this Lenten journey, we come face to face with acts…
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Baptism and Water Stewardship
The question of HOW Earth came to be the BLUE MARBLE PLANET we know today has spawned fascinating theories. ? Did water come crashing down on the wings of water-bearing comets and asteroids? ? Or was it already present inside the planet, and came to the surface over time? The latest research points to a…
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St. Francis, Social Justice and Climate Justice
Sermon preached by Rev. Erik Kindem. Scripture: Amos 5:18-24; Matthew 6:25-33.
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Five Sabbatical Vignettes
Pastor Erik Kindem shares five story vignettes from his recent sabbatical experience (April – July, 2023).
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Watershed of Faith
The rivers that surround us here not only function as conduits returning rain and snowmelt back to the Salish Sea, they are life-bringing highways–the circulatory system of Mother Earth. All human life is watershed-placed, without exception—and the same is therefore true of every expression of Christian discipleship. How might ministry take shape within our watershed?…
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A New Lens from an Old Prophet
Woven top to bottom through Isaiah’s prophetic oracle are IMAGES alternating between the NATURAL WORLD and the HUMAN SPHERE – LINKING THEM AS IF they were inseparably connected, AS IF they were, in fact, ONE. WHAT DO THESE IMAGES TELL US? ? That God’s dream for this Earth is bigger than just the human story….
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To be declared BELOVED
God’s saving claim upon us embodied in the promise-laden waters of baptism, of Earth, is at the heart and center of worship today—and of our lives as followers of Jesus. We see this grace, we touch it, we welcome it, we remember it. And we give thanks for how it accompanies and shapes our lives…