Prepare Ye

Below is my sermon text for February 5, 2017. This is what I worked from, what I actually said at the three churches may, and did vary somewhat. The lesson text is  Luke 6:20-38a, 46. I deviated from the Narrative Lectionary because, given the political climate, I wanted to preach on the Beatitudes, which those who follow the Revised Lectionary heard from Matthew's version last week.  --> I arranged the reading to be read responsively by the congregation, based on the translation from the Common English Bible. I include the reading in this post.  --> P      This is the Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke, the Sixth Chapter. All   Glory to you, O Lord. Gospel                             Luke 6:20-38a, 46 Please read the lesson responsively as marked, by or All, the (R) Right Side of the Sanctuary, or the (L) Left Side of the Sanctuary. P       Jesus raised his eyes to his disciples and said: R       Happy

At my Mom & Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary Party.   I was born in Saginaw, Michigan to Robert and Charlotte Campbell. I was their only child. Dad (Bob) worked for Chevrolet as a set-up man and supervised a series of machines that made disc brakes. Mom (Charlotte) was the librarian at the elementary I  went to school.     I graduated from Saginaw High School and attended Alma College, and graduated from Alma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. I worked for seventeen years for the Saginaw Public Schools in the Community Education Department coordinating after school activities, youth sports, academic competitions and summer recreation.     I felt the call to ministry, left Saginaw and attended the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. I graduated from there in May of 2011 with a Master's degree in Divinity, and was assigned to the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin. I was ordained and called to serve Our Savior's and Em