Changed (Transfiguration 2012)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is the Gospel just read, the Transfiguration of our Lord from St. Matthew chapter seventeen. God loves to hide things, so that He may reveal them at the proper time. King Solomon once wrote, “It […]

The Mystery (Epiphany II, 2012)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text for this morning is the Gospel just read from St. John chapter two. We will be looking at how God is present with us in grace for all the events of our lives, big and little, important and what […]

Knowing the Mind of God – Christmas Day 2011

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Holy Cross Lutheran Church Christmas Day 2011 (rev. from 2008) John 1:1-14 TITLE: “Knowing the Mind of God” In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our text for today is the Gospel lesson from St. John chapter one, particularly verse fourteen: […]

Mary – Advent 4 (alternate) 2011

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is the Gospel lesson just read, the visitation of Mary and Elizabeth, as well as the song of Mary, the Magnificat. I’ve always loved the texts centered around Mary. Maybe that makes me a bad Lutheran, […]

Vindication (Matthew 25:31-46) 2011

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text for this morning is the Gospel just read from St. Matthew chapter 25. Today we are going to talk about a great word that you don’t hear very much. The word is vindication. Vindication means that you have been […]