Dove of Peace Sermons by Pastor Springer (Tucson, AZ)
By Stephen Springer
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Sunday Sermons from Dove of Peace Lutheran Church, Tucson, Arizona, by Pastor Stephen Springer. For nearly a half century, Dove of Peace has been Tucson's unique, progressive, ecumenical Christian community, a community that remains deeply rooted in liturgical worship, historic Reformation theology, and service to the community and globe.
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September 25, 2011 / Lectionary 26 / Philippians 2:1-13 | It’s the paradox that we spoke of on September 11, exemplified in the prayer attributed to St. Francis: It is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. That mind– the mind of Good Friday, the mind of Christ Jesus– should be our mind, Paul says today. | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 18, 2011 / Lectionary 25 / Matthew 20:1-16 | It’s the paradox that we spoke of on September 11, exemplified in the prayer attributed to St. Francis: It is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. That mind– the mind of Good Friday, the mind of Christ Jesus– should be our mind, Paul says today. | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 11, 2011 / Occasional / 9-11 Anniversary | The Church’s first pastoral task is to bear witness to God’s constancy. Above the fray, beyond the clanging gong of mankind’s foolishness, always lies the truth which judges us, the mercy which nurtures us, the God of Abraham and Isaac, of Jacob and Joseph." | 9/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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September 4, 2011 / Lectionary 23 / Matthew 18:15-20; Romans 13:8-14 | The average congregation, however, is still a non-commercialized, voluntary, free association, public place that still requires us to interact with people whom we do not know and may never like. People who are marginalized and institutionalized and otherwise hidden. | 9/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 28, 2011 / Lectionary 22 / Romans 12:1-8 | Sorry for the poor audio quality. Paul’s letters split. The first two thirds or so are about God’s work. And then the word “therefore.” And the rest of the letter is about how we ought to act in response to what God has done. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 21, 2011 / Lectionary 21 / Romans 12:1-8 | Paul says that what you do for your neighbor is worship. If you’re a teacher, then teaching is your worship. If you’re a farmer, then farming is your worship. Are you an exhorter? Paul says that some of us are exhorters! That’s a person who gives encouragement, a kind of coach. That’s real worship, says Paul.." | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 14, 2011 / Lectionary 20 / Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Matthew 15:10-28 | But now in Isaiah, God is saying that he is going to welcome the eunuchs. The eunuchs and all the other people who have been outcasts | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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August 7, 2011 / Lectionary 19 / Matthew 14:22-33 | The faith Jesus is talking about does not mean agreeing with the book of Revelation, or making sense of the Trinity, or accepting the Lutheran doctrines spelled out in the Book of Concord. It’s a highly personal faith– trust. | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 31, 2011 / Lectionary 18 / Matthew 14:12-21 | Sermon by guest preacher John Hoelter | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 24, 2011 / Lectionary 17 /Romans 8:26-39 | In the best of times, life is difficult. In the worst of times, life seems like a cruel joke. We are sitting ducks for all the evils around us, and all the evils inside us. What then are we say to these things? Nevertheless. A calm “nevertheless.” A defiant “nevertheless.” | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 17, 2011 / Lectionary 16 / Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43; Romans 8:12–25 | "The divorced church, the church that is not equally yoked with the state, hears this message fresh. The growth is beyond our control. The seed– which is our message– is something we just proclaim. We say it over and over and over. And sometimes it’s going to be wasted. And sometimes it will pay off a hundredfold." | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 10, 2011 / Lectionary 15 / Isaiah 55:10-13; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 | "The divorced church, the church that is not equally yoked with the state, hears this message fresh. The growth is beyond our control. The seed– which is our message– is something we just proclaim. We say it over and over and over. And sometimes it’s going to be wasted. And sometimes it will pay off a hundredfold." | 7/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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July 3, 2011 / Thomas Apostle / John 14:1-7 | This is the great central truth that Martin Luther latched onto. All you can ever know about God, and all you ever need to know about God, is in Jesus Christ. All other talk about God is speculation and foolishness. | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 26, 2011 / Lectionary 13 / Jeremiah 28:5-9 | A sermon based on the career of Jeremiah. "Hananiah and the others have all realized that there is a lot more money to be made in telling people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear." | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 19, 2011 / Holy Trinity / Rev John Hoelter | A sermon based on the career of Jeremiah. "Hananiah and the others have all realized that there is a lot more money to be made in telling people what they want to hear instead of what they need to hear." | 6/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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June 12, 2011 / Pentecost A / Pastor Stephen Springer | "If we are going to be messengers to the whole world, we’re going to have to speak some of its languages. And that doesn’t just mean Mandarin or French or Russian. It means speaking the language of the young. Speaking the language of those who are in crisis. Those who fear organized religion. Those who have a different kind of family or who have a different way of dressing. If we speak their language, we show respect and we show welcome. If we fail to speak their language, we create only fear and resentment." | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 29, 2011 / Easter 6A / Pastor Stephen Springer | "Our congregation has to accept the challenge that God has given us. We are in Athens. We are in a culture that is intellectual and scientific, or likes to think that it is intellectual and scientific. A culture that likes to chatter about every new thing. A culture that is skeptical of organized religion, especially Christianity." | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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May 22, 2011 / Easter 5A / Pastor Ron Rude | Campus ministry pastor Ron Rude, preaching. "'in my Father's house there are many dwelling places,' well, yes, the Father's house is heaven, but isn't the Father's house wherever the Creator is, wherever the kingdom of God is?" | 5/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pastor Springer Sermon August 22, 2010 | Churches say that the children are the future. And they're right. But they aren't going to be in this church. Our children are going to be adults living in Seattle or Madison or Philadelphia. We live in a mobile society. The kids at Dove of Peace today are not going to be the adults that are here tomorrow. For the most part. | 8/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pastor Springer Sermon August 15, 2010 | Witness is your personal story. Or my personal story. Or Mary's personal story. It may not be theologically correct. Mary did not have the benefit of a seminary education. Like the disciples, Mary did not fully understand Jesus when he was sitting right there with her. Her witness, however-- even though she did not understand it herself-- her witness was crucial to Christianity. | 8/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pastor Springer Sermon August 8, 2010 | God is saying to his people,"Can we talk?"... God wants to talk to his people about social injustice. His people have a temple, where they celebrate holy days in God's honor, and sacrifice animals in God's honor. There's a bunch of ritual. And meanwhile the hungry are not fed. The weak and the disadvantaged are run over. The rich get richer. And the poor get poorer. And God wants to talk about this." | 8/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pastor Springer Sermon August 1, 2010 | This sermon is on the topic of worship. I think we need to make sure we understand what is going on. Even though it may be beneath the surface of things, God's Grace is working and active. And our mission is to receive it well, and share it well. Two verbs. And worship, which is the center of Christian life and of the Church's existence... worship is the most important place of all for claiming God's active Grace and sharing it. | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dove of Peace Sermon August 23, 2009 | A response to the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis. "I have come to believe that what you most need to hear from me this morning is some frank talk about what kind of a church we are." | 8/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 23 Episodes |
