Sections IndexCraft of Preaching
Peter Nafzger

  1. Gospel: Luke 19:28-40 (Advent 1, Series C)

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    11/25/18
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    By Peter Nafzger
    I must admit, I have never liked preaching on (or reading) a Palm Sunday text to begin Advent. All three years in the lectionary include this option, but in nine years of pastoral ministry I went this route only once (It was my first year). Why did I not do it again?

  2. Gospel: Mark 13:24-37 (Proper 29, Series B)

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    11/18/18
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    By Peter Nafzger
    Stay alert! Stay awake! Do not get too comfortable. Do not grow complacent. Whatever you do, do not fall asleep. The day is coming. It is coming soon. Time is short. So, stay awake! Stay alert!

  3. Gospel: Mark 13:1-13 (Proper 28, Series B)

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    11/11/18
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    By Peter Nafzger
    Christian preaching always has an eschatological ring to it. It takes place during the “in-between” times—the days between Jesus’ first and second comings. But this eschatological perspective tends to fade into the background as Christians (and preachers) go about their business week-in and week-out. The end of the church year provides an opportunity to reorient the Christian life around Jesus’ promise to return.

  4. Gospel: Mark 12:38-44 (Proper 27, Series B)

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    11/04/18
    1 min read
    By Peter Nafzger
    Both the scribes and the widow were in the temple that day. They were close in proximity, but, in relation to the kingdom of God, they could not have been farther apart. Jesus himself highlights the contrast, which invites us to pay close attention.

  5. Gospel: Mark 12:28-34 (Proper 26, Series B)

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    10/28/18
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    By Peter Nafzger
    There is a man in this text—a scribe, nonetheless—who is not far from the kingdom of God. Jesus says so himself. That is no small thing, especially considering what had been happening to Jesus ever since his triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
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