God’s mercy is not for sale.
Sermon for Pentecost 21, October 13, 2024 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. 2 Kings 5:14-27 14So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, just as the man of God had said. Then his flesh was restored like the flesh of a small child, and he was…
God loves His children.
Sermon for Pentecost 20, October 6, 2024 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Mark 10:2-16 2Some Pharisees came to test him and asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3He replied, “What did Moses command you?” 4They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” 5But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of your hard hearts.…
Victory is yours by the blood of the Lamb.
Sermon for St. Michael and All Angels, September 29, 2024 Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come. Amen. Revelation 12:7-12 7There was also a war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought with the dragon. The dragon fought back along with his angels, 8but he was not strong enough. There was no longer a place for them in heaven. 9The great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, the one called…
Praise God for His mercy.
Sermon for Pentecost 18, September 22, 2024 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2They said, “Has the Lord really spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” The Lord heard this. 3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more humble…
Christ’s Word conquers doubt and demon alike.
Sermon for Pentecost 17, September 15, 2024 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. Mark 9:14-27 14When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some experts in the law were arguing with them. 15As soon…
We have healing worth more than silver or gold.
Sermon for Pentecost 16, September 8, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, an hour of prayer. 2A certain man who was lame from birth was carried there every day and placed at the temple gate, which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg for donations from those entering the temple. 3When he saw…
God’s Word (and no other) is pure wisdom.
Sermon for Pentecost 15, September 1, 2024 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All who do his precepts have good understanding. Amen. Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 So now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the ordinances that I am teaching you, and carry them out so that you may live and so that you may enter the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving to you and take possession of it. 2Do not…
Jesus’ spiritual food gives life forever.
Sermon for Pentecost 14, August 25, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love. Amen. John 6:51-69 51I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats this bread, he will live forever. The bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” 52At that, the Jews argued among themselves, “How can this man give us…
God’s wisdom exceeds what man can imagine.
Sermon for Pentecost 13, August 18, 2024 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 Corinthians 2:6-16 6Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature, but it is not a wisdom of this world or of the rulers of this world, who are being reduced to nothing. 7Instead we speak God’s wisdom that has been hidden in mystery―before the…
At home in the mansions of peace.
O Lord, we are gathered in sorrow, yet not as those who have no hope. We thank You for all the blessings bestowed on our brother, now fallen asleep and for all the blessings given through him. But most of all, we thank You for making him Your dear child by faith in Jesus Christ. Give us to have that same trust in Jesus always. We ask this all in His holy name. Amen. Grace and peace to you from…
Jesus, our Sabbath rest, covers all our sin.
Sermon for Pentecost 12, August 11, 2024 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All who do his precepts have good understanding. Amen. Exodus 16:15-31 15When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “This is the bread which the Lord has given to you as food to eat. 16This is what the Lord has commanded: All of them are to…
Do not be afraid; Jesus is I AM.
Sermon for Pentecost 11, August 4, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Mark 6:45-56 45Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself dismissed the crowd. 46After he had sent them off, he went up the mountain to pray. 47When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and Jesus was alone on the land. …