Baptism makes us God’s disciples and beloved children.
Sermon for Trinity 4, June 28, 2026 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Matthew 28:18-20 18Jesus approached and spoke to them saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and gather disciples from all nations by baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and by teaching them to…
God the Father chose you for eternal life.
Sermon for Trinity 3, June 21, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. John 6:37 & 10:27-30 37Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out. … 27My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father,…
Believe in the Son, Who laid down His life for us.
Sermon for Trinity 2, June 14, 2026 To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his own blood and made us a kingdom and priests to God his Father—to him be the glory and the power forever. Amen. 1 John 3:16-23 16This is how we have come to know love: Jesus laid down his life for us. And we also should lay down our lives for our brothers. 17Whoever has worldly wealth and sees his…
Enlivened, saved, created, and built up in mercy.
Sermon for Trinity 1, June 7, 2026 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Ephesians 2:4-10, 19-22 4But God, because he is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! 6He also raised us up with Christ and…
The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2026 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Amen. John 14:25-26 25“I have told you these things while staying with you. 26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I told you.” John 16:12-15 12“I still have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now. …
Combining spiritual truths with spiritual words, the Holy Spirit gives life.
Sermon for Pentecost, May 24, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 1 Corinthians 2:10-16 10But God revealed it to us through his Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11Indeed, who among men knows a man’s thoughts except the man’s spirit within him? So also, no one else knows God’s thoughts except God’s Spirit. 12What we received is not the spirit of the world,…
Christ is seated in authority to rule for our good.
Sermon for Exaudi, Easter 7, May 17, 2026 To all those loved by God…called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Ephesians 1:18-23 18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope to which he has called you, just how rich his glorious inheritance among the saints is, 19and just how surpassingly great his power is for us who believe. …
Jesus ascended to give us life and salvation.
Sermon for Ascension, May14, 2026 Grace to you and peace from him who is, who was, and who is coming. Amen. Acts 1:4-11 4Once, when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the Father promised, which you heard from me. 5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” 6So when they were together with him, they asked, “Lord, is…
Our holy High Priest pleads for us forever.
Sermon for Rogate, Easter 6, May 10, 2026 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. He gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 7:23-28 23There were many who became priests because death prevented any of them from continuing to remain in office. 24But because this one endures forever, he…
Encourage each other in the risen Lord Jesus.
Sermon for Easter 5, Cantate, May 3, 2026 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you do not grieve in the same way as the others, who have no hope. 14Indeed, if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, then…
We know peace through Jesus our Lord.
Sermon for Jubilate, Easter 4, April 26, 2026 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Romans 4:19-5:2 19He did not weaken in faith, even though he considered his own body as good as dead (because he was about one hundred years old), and even though he considered Sarah’s womb to be dead. 20He did not waver in unbelief with respect to God’s promise, but he grew strong in faith, giving glory to…
Christ’s resurrection proclaims Him God and Lord.
Sermon for Easter 3, Misericordia Domini, April 19, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 1:1-6 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, 2which he promised in advance through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures. 3This gospel is about his Son-who in the flesh was born a descendant of David, 4who in the spirit of holiness was declared…