Advent 2 – Ad Te Levavi "Straighten Up"

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Advent 2 (December 6, 2009) Luke 21: 25-36 Appropinquat redemtio nostra TITLE: “Lift Up Your Heads” 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, with focus on the words […]

Wake, Awake (Trinity 27, 2009)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 27 (November 22, 2009) Matthew 25:1-13 TITLE: “Wake, Awake!” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.  Our text for today is the parable of the 10 virgins from Matthew 25.  Let us pray: Lord God, heavenly Father, […]

Trinity 17 – The Humble God

This is my third foray into “writing” sermons using mindmapping. I am enjoying the process and it is helping to keep me on my toes right now. At some point here I think I will add a final step of actually writing it out. We’ll see. Trinity 17 – The Humble God

My answer to the ELCA Gay/Lesbian Clergy question

The following is a slightly edited version of an email I wrote recently responding to a question about what “we believe” regarding Gay & Lesbian Clergy. Since I’m sure it will come up in other contexts, here are my thoughts: Dear Friend, …The short answer is that we believe along with the Scriptures that any […]

The Fruits of the Gospel (Trinity 08)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Trinity 8 (August 2, 2009) Matthew 7:15-23 For an audio MP3 of this sermon, CLICK HERE TITLE: “The Fruits of the Gospel” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning is the Gospel lesson […]