Sermon, 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, The Story week 26 Isaiah 53:1-6, Psalm 130, Romans 6:1-11 The Hour of Darkness Matthew 26:36-46 36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee [...]
Sermon, Pentecost 15C, Sunday August 28, 2016 St Petri, The Story Week 20, Esther: Beauty and Courage Esther 9:26-28 Esther 7:2b-4 the king again asked, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be granted.” 3 Then Queen Esther answered, “If [...]
Chapter 19, the return home “The return of the exiles from Babylon — a frustrated homecoming” (The Story, chapter 19) Dan Mueller Introduction How do you feel when you return from a long holiday or business trip? You’ve lived out of your suitcase for weeks on end. You’ve climb in and out of trains, planes, [...]
Sermon, Sunday June 12, 2016, St Petri Ruth 1:6-9,16-18, Psalm 146, Hebrews 9:11-14, Luke 24: 13-25 Ruth 1:6-9,16-18 6 When Naomi heard in Moab that the Lord had come to the aid of his people by providing food for them, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to return home from there. 7 With her two daughters-in-law she left [...]
Sermon, Sunday May 1, 2016 “Deliverance” Psalm 105, Acts 6:8, 7:1, 30-34, 39, 51-53, Luke 4:16-21 Exodus 3:1-10 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel [...]
