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Pastor Phil Brandt

Phillip Brandt, MDiv., Phd., is a life-long Lutheran and has been active in church for his whole life. He was raised in a Midwest parsonage and attended Lutheran parochial schools through high school. He was granted a BA in theological languages from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. While there he met his wife Stephanie. He earned concurrent degrees from Washington University (MA in Classics, 1989) and Concordia Seminary (MDiv, 1991), both in St. Louis. 

Upon graduation from seminary, he entered the pastoral ministry, serving LCMS congregations in Bountiful, Utah and Roseburg, Oregon from 1991 to 2005. In 2005 he was invited to join the faculty of Concordia University in Portland, Oregon where he served until the institution’s closure in the spring of 2020. Prior to the university’s closure, Phil had resumed regular preaching in a small congregation near campus, St. Michael’s Lutheran. This parish graciously extended to him a call and gave him permission to develop Sunday Sermon into a ministry that would support and bless the larger church. 

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I value Sunday Sermon notes for their ease of use, the contribution of many others to the discussion and for the sermon starters, especially when you have writer's block!
Pastor Glen Emery
Pastor Glen EmeryGrace Lutheran Church | Fairbury, NE
My sermon preparations are much easier made and more enriched. There is always good stuff in the introductions and background information. What a blessing!
Rev. Dr. Nicholas Salifu
Rev. Dr. Nicholas SalifuGhana, West Africa
Sunday Sermon notes are extremely helpful for many, not just proclaimers. I've shared them weekly with Elders of the small church I'm privileged to serve and suggest they be used as devotional thoughts during the week. They are appreciative.
Rev. Lloyd Willweber
Rev. Lloyd WillweberKailua, HI
Not only is Dr. Brandt’s sermon studies a great help in preparing sermons, they also are great for use in bible studies and personal devotions. Thank you, Dr. Brandt for all your good work! 
Pastor Toby Joeckel
Pastor Toby JoeckelIntentional Interim Pastor Pilgrim Lutheran | Spokane, WA
I often use Phil’s Sunday Sermon notes to get ideas. His insights are thought-provoking and I appreciate that he often poses questions rather than supplying (or attempting to supply) answers. I’ve used them for a number of years and have been blessed because of them. Thanks brother Phil!
Pastor Skip Nizinski
Pastor Skip NizinskiGood Shepherd | York, PA
Sunday Sermon has been an incredible resource for me in my first four years of pastoral ministry. Pastor Brandt’s work with all of the weekly lectionary texts offer wonderful Law/Gospel insights which have been integral to my weekly sermon prep, reducing the amount of overwhelm I felt as I learned to develop a rhythm of preaching each Sunday. Pastor Brandt’s reflections were helpful not only in sermon prep but also in my own devotional life as well.
Nick Shults, Chaplain
Nick Shults, ChaplainCrowley County Correctional Facility | Pueblo, CO
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