Others: Sermons We Should be Preaching to Ourselves
Cycle A Sermons for Proper 18 - Thanksgiving Based on the Gospel Texts
Steven Molin

“How are we going to get along in heaven with people we can’t stand on earth?” This is an inelegant but honest question about church conflict, and how it affects the local body of Christ.

-From the Introduction

In Others: Sermons We Should Be Preaching to Ourselves, a series of messages based on the Lectionary, Cycle A, written from the gospel texts, by Dr. Steve Molin, the reader will find illustrations that help to explain God’s message in new and interesting ways. Finding the stories and word pictures that more easily tie into the lectionary readings for each Sunday will help the person in the pulpit make his or her sermon more compelling to the people in the pews.

As I read this book, I am reminded of why I spent so many years in the pew listening to Pastor Steve. Common-sense, down-to-earth lessons taken from scripture where God’s grace and mutual respect lie at the heart of his preaching. Compassionate medicine for wounded souls. I would recommend anything this person writes! His vulnerability encourages me and gives me the courage to do and be the same.

J. Bragstad M.Div., L.M.F.T. Grand Marais, MN

Eat these sermons! They are wrapped in rich personal stories and context that are thoughtful, humorous and insightful. At their center is a solid understanding of the biblical text on which they are based, bursting with theological depth. If you preach, and even if you don't, these sermons are well worth unwrapping and savoring their gracious and challenging message of Jesus Christ.

Pastor Mike Kroona, Webster City, IA

The Reverend Steve Molin’s writing emerges from a heart grounded in decades of congregational ministry. His passion, humor and humility are evident as he shares the truth of who we are as a people and why we are a people that need God and one another. He has perfected the ability to see and hear between the lines and to take difficult biblical texts and make them relatable and pertinent to us today. May he inspire you to find this connection with those you serve, that they may be drawn closer to the saving power of Jesus.

Reverend Kristin Kurzejeski

Steve Molin grew up in St. Paul Minnesota. He earned a MA in youth ministry from Luther Seminary, and then spent eight years serving in the international youth organization, Young Life. He returned to Luther and received an M.Div, and was ordained as pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Steve served congregations in South Dakota and Minnesota, and recently retired after 43 years of ministry. He is the author of several books and devotionals, and was featured in the short film, “If there were no Lutherans would there still be Green Jell-O?” He and his wife, Marsha, are parents to two children, Kyle and Kindra, and they are grandparents to five precious little ones; Gordie, Sonja, Rory, Felix, and Crosby. The Molins reside in Woodbury, Minnesota.