Easter Sunday, (April 5, 2015) Holy Cross Lutheran Church Rocklin, California Rev. Todd A. Peperkorn Mark 16:1–8 TITLE: “The Stone is Rolled Away†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is the Gospel just read from St. Mark chapter sixteen. Christ is Risen! […]
Easter IIIc (April 14, 2013) easter3c-2013 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Our text for today is the Gospel just read from St. John chapter twenty one. Jesus has risen from the dead. The apostles have seen Him not once, but twice. Maybe even more. Even Thomas […]
“One of the Flock†2011easter03-misericordias This is one of the most beautiful images in all the Bible. Jesus, the Good Shepherd. How many hymns to we have which confess this faith? I am Jesus’ Little Lamb. Have no Fear, Little Flock. Shepherd of Tender Youth. And that isn’t even counting all of our Psalm 23 […]
Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Quasimodo Geniti (Easter 2, May 1, 2011, revised from 2001) John 20:19-31 easter02-2011 TITLE: “Peace be with you†Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is from John 20. We focus on […]
2011easter Alleluia! The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia! “The last enemy to be destroyed is death†(1 Corinthians 15:26 ESV). Paul really sums up so much of life under the cross with those words. So much of our lives are really about cheating death. Makeup, diets, slimming clothes, bigger or better muscles. […]