The Tower and the Fertilizer (Lent 3c, 2013)

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. Luke, chapter thirteen. Why do bad things happen to good people? That’s the question that is asked of Jesus in our text. What did these Galileans do to deserve […]

God For Me (Lent 1, 2013)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Holy Cross Lutheran Church Rocklin, CA Lent 1 – 2013 February 17, 2013 (rev. from 2008) Luke 4:1-11 2013-02-17-Lent01.mp3 TITLE: “God For Me” Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is from our Gospel lesson just read from St. […]

The Faith of a Dog (Reminiscere, Lent II – 2012)

Reminiscere Sunday 2012 (Portions received with thanks from Johann Heermann) lent02-2012 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 from St. Matthew chapter 15.  Today we hear and learn about the holy persitence of faith, and how we are […]

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 […]

Reminiscere – Prayer Answered (February 28, 2010)

Todd A. Peperkorn, STM Messiah Lutheran Church Kenosha, Wisconsin Lent 2 – Reminiscere (February 28, 2010) Matthew 15:21-28 Lent02- Reminiscere audio of sermon – 2010 TITLE: “Prayer Answered” This year is a year of prayer for Messiah. We have a lot of things to pray about here. We pray for the needs of our congregation […]