Dove of Peace Lutheran Church Sermons

"The divorced church, the church that is not equally yoked with the state, hears this message fresh. The growth is beyond our control. The seed– which is our message– is something we just proclaim. We say it over and over and over. And sometimes it’s going to be wasted. And sometimes it will pay off a hundredfold."

"The divorced church, the church that is not equally yoked with the state, hears this message fresh. The growth is beyond our control. The seed– which is our message– is something we just proclaim. We say it over and over and over. And sometimes it’s going to be wasted. And sometimes it will pay off a hundredfold."

This is the great central truth that Martin Luther latched onto. All you can ever know about God, and all you ever need to know about God, is in Jesus Christ. All other talk about God is speculation and foolishness.

A sermon based on the career of Jeremiah. "Hananiah and the others have all realized that there is a lot more money to be made in telling people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear."

A sermon based on the career of Jeremiah. "Hananiah and the others have all realized that there is a lot more money to be made in telling people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear."

"If we are going to be messengers to the whole world, we’re going to have to speak some of its languages. And that doesn’t just mean Mandarin or French or Russian. It means speaking the language of the young. Speaking the language of those who are in crisis. Those who fear organized religion. Those who have a different kind of family or who have a different way of dressing. If we speak their language, we show respect and we show welcome. If we fail to speak their language, we create only fear and resentment."

"Our congregation has to accept the challenge that God has given us. We are in Athens. We are in a culture that is intellectual and scientific, or likes to think that it is intellectual and scientific. A culture that likes to chatter about every new thing. A culture that is skeptical of organized religion, especially Christianity."

Campus ministry pastor Ron Rude, preaching. "'in my Father's house there are many dwelling places,' well, yes, the Father's house is heaven, but isn't the Father's house wherever the Creator is, wherever the kingdom of God is?"

Sermon on John 10:1-10.

Churches say that the children are the future. And they're right. But they aren't going to be in this church. Our children are going to be adults living in Seattle or Madison or Philadelphia. We live in a mobile society. The kids at Dove of Peace today are not going to be the adults that are here tomorrow. For the most part.