Sermons by Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik
Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik earned a master of divinity degree from Boston University School of Theology in 2025. They served as UniLu’s ministry intern for the 2024-25 academic year.
Sermon for Reconciling in Christ Sunday 2026
Sermon given by Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik on Reconciling in Christ Sunday, January 25, 2026 at University Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Texts for the service were: This recording begins with Laurel’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew. Text of the sermon In seminary I took a homiletics class that was divided into 2 parts: the first half was about textual…
Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany 2025
Sermon given by Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik, UniLu’s ministry intern for 2024-25, on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at University Lutheran Church. Texts for the service were: This recording begins with Laurel’s reading from the Gospel of Luke.
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Epiphany 2025
Sermon given by Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at University Lutheran Church. Texts for the service were: This recording begins with Laurel’s reading from the Gospel of John.
Sermon for the Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost 2024
Sermon given by Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at University Lutheran Church. Texts for the service were: This recording begins with Laurel’s reading from the Gospel of Mark. Transcript What if you went up into an attic…climbed the rickety ladder to a room filled with…
The Place Where God Meets Our Needs
Sermon given by Laurel Oberstadt-Petrik on Sunday, August 11, 2024, the twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, at University Lutheran Church. Texts for the service were: This recording begins with Laurel’s reading from the Gospel of John.