Backbone and Blessing
Do you know what the fastest growing US religious affiliation is? Believe it or not, it’s the nuns! …No, sorry, I spelled that wrong, not “nuns” but “nones”
“With a Joyful Shout!”
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenThe tradition began on a Good Friday upon the Island of Bermuda. A Sunday school teacher was trying to teach his students about Christ’s ascension, the exaltation which would follow the humiliation of the cross.
He Lives to Pour Out His Spirit
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenThe streets of Jerusalem were bursting at the seams with people. You can feel the joy and excitement as the Festival of Shelters or Tabernacles draws to a close after a week-long celebration.
Making Known the Unknown
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenI’m not a big bucket-list person and yet there are many places I’d like to visit. I once had the goal of getting to every single major-league baseball ballpark–not sure when that would happen.
Christ is Our Cornerstone.
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenHere we are on Confirmation Day. You’ve made it! No more of my essay quizzes, no more Christ-light discussions, no more “What Does This Mean…”
The Grace to Walk Where Jesus Walks
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenPsalm 23 is arguably the most beloved psalm in the Bible. Two quick internet searches for the most popular psalms both had Psalm 23 at the top of their list. By the end of the service, you’ll have sung it three different times in three different settings and there’s more that we could have sung.
Hope 100%
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenI asked an Internet robot to give me a definition of hope. This robot browsed hundreds of thousands of websites and came up with this.
Remember Jesus Christ: He Has Risen!
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenWhen the women arrived at the tomb early Easter morning, the angels who greeted them did so with three unbelievable words of truth: He has risen!
Four Facts on Easter Joy
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenThe angel, who effortlessly rolled back the massive stone, had clothes of dazzling white and his appearance was like lightning. It must have been terrifying for the two women who came upon this otherworldly being.
By His Wounds We are Healed.
/in sermons /by Amanda PetersenA man once told me of the extraordinary night when he should have died. He was driving on a lonely highway across northern Wisconsin in the middle of the night.
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Eastside Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
2310 Independence Lane
Madison, WI 53704
