Vocation & Call Sermons

Every so often pastors involved with the Centered Life initiative share sermons dealing with vocation and call. Here's a sampling:

I. “Where am I called?” (Luke 2:8-20)
II. “How is God involved in my calling?” (Luke 19:1-10)
III. “Why am I called?” (Acts 4:1-20)

Bob Ericson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Watertown, MN

I. “Living as Found People” (I Timothy 1:12-17 & Luke 15:1-10)
II. “Where is church?”
III. “Living out our callings at. . .” (I Timothy 6:6-19 & Luke 16:19-31)
IV. “What is a centered life?” (II Timothy 1 & Luke 17)

Chris Bellefeuille & Wayne Peterson
St. Barnabas Lutheran Church
Plymouth, MN

“Called Into Daily Life” (John 3:1-5,10 & Mark 1:14-20)

David Whelan
Peace Lutheran Church
Menomonie, WI

“Faith Active in Love” (Galatians 5:13-14 & John 13:1-17)

Mary Kaye Ashley
Como Park Lutheran Church
St. Paul, MN

The companion site to Jack Fortin's lifelong learning course, Living Out Our Callings, also contains some sermonic fodder.

Faith & Work Resources

In response to a request for faith & work resources:

Jack draws many of his illustrations from Laura Nash’s Church on Sunday, Work on Monday; in turn, Nash draws upon Robert Wuthnow’s The Crisis in the Churches.

If you havn’t already seen it, Paul Minus’ Taking Faith to Work would function as a nice small group resource.

Finally, you’ll find two articles, one short (CNN Money) and the other long (Fortune), on “God at Work” linked here: http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=100

God's Stewardship of Time: Stewardship in Families

Luther Seminary's Stewardship in the 21st Century initiative this week picks up a The Clergy Journal article penned by Marilyn Sharpe of The Youth & Family Institute, "God's Stewardship of Time." It looks to be a helpful series for our upcoming Connections series on living out our callings at home. Here's a taste:

"Ultimately, though, stewardship is all about time. Time is God's gift of life, measured not in units of minutes, hours, days, and years; but rather measured in opportunities to be present with one another, to love one another as God has first loved us, and to serve one another with time, talent, and treasure."

The careful stewardship of time in the home will provide opportunities to engage the four keys for nurturing faith:
1 - Caring Conversations
2 - Family Devotions
3 - Rituals and Traditions
4 - Family Service

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