Twenty-Five Years

Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of my ordination into the Office of the Holy Ministry. This trip began as odd as one would expect. My colleague, Scott Stiegemeyer, and I were serving as admission counselors at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne. It was just a few short months since Dean Wenthe was elected president. […]

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. […]

+Pastor Ted+

My predecessor here at Messiah died in Christ this morning.  Pastor Gundlach (as we formal Fort Wayne types would call him) or Pastor Ted as his flock called him, served here at Messiah for 21 years, from 1978-1999.  Prior to that, he served congregations in Oshkosh, Janesville, and briefly in Watertown.  Prior to that, he […]

Peace Be With You (Easter 02 – Quasimodo Geniti 2011)

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 […]

A Little Bible Study on Joy: Part Three (Luke 1)

This is part two of my bible study on President Harrison’s book on joy. Also as a note, the YouTube video just zips through it quickly because it is showing the presentation.  There is no audio, etc.  Enjoy! A Little Bible Study on Joy: Part Three – in Keynote A Little Bible Study on Joy: […]