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Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 4 (July 5, 2009) Luke 6:36-42 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “The God of mercy” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is from the Gospel lesson [...]

Words worth considering…. Preaching the Resurrection to the Mentally Ill | I Trust When Dark My Road

Here are some PDFs of the rest of the seminar: Teacher Notes on the Seminar Covenant Sermon Reconciliation Sermon Propitiation Sermon Hymn and Text Suggestions If anyone else gets any sermons or other notes written on this series, please let me know so I can post it! -LL

This past Monday our congregation hosted a Lent Preaching Seminar entitled “Cross+Words”. It was led by Rev. Paul Beisel. We had about a dozen guys, and a wonderful discussion of several words used in the New Testament to describe the atonement. Here are a couple pics: As a result of this fine work, I’ve also [...]

One of my gentle readers wrote this post regarding preaching that referenced one or my posts about preaching from around Christmas time. It seems worth discussing a little here. This is the link: Not Alone: In the Name of Jesus Here’s the final paragraph: When this is what God works through sermon preparation, how can [...]

Cross+Words A Lenten Preaching Seminar The Presentation of Our Lord and the Purification of Mary February 2, 2009 Hosted by Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Cross + Words The holy apostles used several words to preach about the work of Jesus on the cross. Among them are “reconciliation,” “redemption,” “justification,” “covenant,” and “propitiation.” These words [...]

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Ad Te Levavi (Advent 1), November 30, 2008 Matthew 21:1-11 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “The Way of the Lord” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is [...]

I love the historic lectionary. The rhythm of the readings, the Psalms and Introits, the use of traditional hymnody that speaks references it directly, it flows in a way that is beautiful, reverent and stirring. It stirs up the faith, just as the historic collects remind us as we prepare for Adventtide. That is why [...]

What to Do When You’re Bored with Preaching: Solutions for Tired Preachers of the Gospel By Reverend Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church, Kenosha Wisconsin St. Michael’s Liturgical Conference Redeemer Lutheran Church Fort Wayne, Indiana St. Michael and All Angels, 2008 Introduction We’ve all faced it at one time or another, maybe often.  Those [...]

I am often struck by the sheer ordinariness of preaching. It is very easy, I believe, to view preaching as a divine activity where the Holy Spirit is whispering into the ear of the preacher what he is to say, much like you occasionally see with icons of the Evangelists. But I’m here to tell [...]