God’s Devil and Jesus’ Temptation

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Holy Cross Lutheran Church Rocklin, California Invocabit Sunday (Lent 1) (February 26, 2012, revised from 2007) Genesis 3:1-21, 2 Corinthians 6:1-10, St. Matthew 4:1-11 TITLE: “God’s Devil and Jesus’ Temptation” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Amen.Our text for today is from our Gospel […]

Pure and Cleansed – Presentation 2012

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Holy Cross Lutheran Church Rocklin, California The Presentation of Our Lord (February 2, 2012) Luke 2:22–32 2012Presentation TITLE: “Jesus Presents You Pure and Cleansed to God” Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Amen. Our text this evening is the […]

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: […]