“Got Milk?” – 1 Peter 2:1-10 (Year A, Fifth Sunday of Easter)

2026-04-29T15:14:02-04:00April 29th, 2026|Lectionary Sermon Starters|

Do you remember the old “Got Milk?” ads? Launched in the early 1990s, they featured celebrities from every corner of culture—athletes, actors, musicians—all proudly wearing those famous milk mustaches. The message was simple and unforgettable: Got Milk? It worked. People smiled. People remembered. And apparently, people drank more milk. Now, here’s the surprising part: that question didn’t start in a marketing boardroom. The apostle Peter asked it first. Well… maybe not exactly in those words—but pretty close. About thirty or forty years after the death of Jesus, Christianity had spread across the Roman world. People were discovering new life [READ MORE]