MARTIN & KATIE’S UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE St. James Lutheran Church – Gettysburg, PA Reformation Day – 2017 (a skit for Reformation) Mike. (Just beginning his sermon): “Well, today is a special day as we celebrate the 500 anniversary of the . . . (there is pounding at the door of the worship space. The door opens … More “Martin and Katie’s Unexpected Adventure” (skit for Reformation)

Reformation Sunday 28 October 2017 (Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 46 Romans 3:19-28 John 8:31-36) “Action at the Margins!” This weekend, as we not only celebrate Reformation Sunday, we also celebrate the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation, most notably when, as popular legend has it, Martin Luther walked to the doors of the castle … More “Action at the Margins!”

Matthew 21:33-46 Anyone else want to preach on this weekends Gospel??? Not an easy message from the mouth of Jesus… A landowner, who provides what appears to be a pretty nice place to live: safe, a fence and a watchtower for protection, and land that provides both work and food. And then, the tenants, ungrateful … More Bearing Fruit

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 1 October 2017 (Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 Psalm 25 Philippians 2:1-13 Matthew 21:23-32) “A Parable for all Time!” [When this sermon was preached on a Sunday morning, the telling of the story, The Giving Tree, was accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation] Some people say it is too sad to be a children’s … More “A Parable for all Time!”