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Peter Nafzger

  1. Gospel: John 20:19-31 (Easter 2: Series C)

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    04/21/19
    1 min read
    By Peter Nafzger
    The second Sunday of Easter (and the entire season of Easter, really) offers the preacher an opportunity to help hearers reflect on the significance of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead for their own lives. Thomas reminds us that there are only two responses to Easter. Either you believe it, confess it, and conform your entire life to it. Or you don’t.

  2. Gospel: Luke 24:1-12 (Easter Sunday: Series C)

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    04/14/19
    1 min read
    By Peter Nafzger
    In Luke 24:1-12 we don’t get a carefully constructed theology of the resurrection. The evangelist doesn’t work out all the implications of Easter for our life and faith. He doesn’t offer a logical argument for why we should believe Jesus rose physically from the dead. Instead, he simply describes what happened.

  3. Gospel: John 12:20-43 (Sunday of the Passion: Series C)

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    04/07/19
    1 min read
    By Peter Nafzger
    It’s the following that caught my attention this week. It seems especially appropriate to consider this Sunday, for Holy Week is designed to help Christians follow Jesus through his last and consequential days.

  4. Gospel: Luke 20:9-20 (Lent 5: Series C)

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    03/31/19
    1 min read
    By Peter Nafzger
    What he says in this parable has significance for us today, and needs to be preached. But the application is not direct and therefore should be done carefully.

  5. Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-13 (Lent 4: Series C)

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    03/24/19
    1 min read
    By Peter Nafzger
    The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a familiar story. This creates a challenge for the preacher.
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