Christ Jesus is our hiding place.
Sermon for Pentecost 3, June 9, 2024 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Genesis 3:8-15 8They heard the voice of the Lord God, who was walking around in the garden during the cooler part of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9The Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are…
The Lord of the Sabbath came to serve and to heal.
Sermon for Pentecost 2, June 2, 2024 Mercy and peace to you all, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.” Amen. Mark 2:23-3:6 23Once on a Sabbath day, Jesus was passing through the grain fields, and his disciples began to pick heads of grain as they walked along. 24The Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath day?” 25He replied to them, “Have you never read what…
Live in harmony with God your Father.
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 26, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 8:12-17 12So then, brothers, we do not owe it to the sinful flesh to live in harmony with it. 13For if you live in harmony with the sinful flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the actions of the body, you will live. 14Indeed, those who are led…
The Spirit gives life to dry bones.
Sermon for Pentecost, May 19, 2024 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence. Amen. Ezekiel 37:1-14 The hand of the Lord was upon me. He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a…
We are sanctified in God’s name for eternal joy.
Sermon for Easter 7, May 12, 2024 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. John 17:11-19 Holy Father, protect them by your name, which you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one. 12While I was with them, I kept those you gave me safe in your name. I protected them and not one of them was destroyed, except…
Christ ascended that His body, the Church, would be built up.
Sermon for Ascension, May 9, 2024 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward mankind. Amen. Ephesians 4:7-16 7But to each one of us grace was given, according to the measure of the gift from Christ. 8That is why it says, “When he ascended on high, he took captivity captive and gave gifts to his people.” 9Now what does it mean when it says, “he ascended,” other than that he also had descended to the…
God’s love brings good works and gives life.
Sermon for Easter 6, May 5, 2024 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Acts 9:36-42 36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was always doing good deeds and acts of charity. 37At that time she became sick and died. After they had washed her, they laid her in an upstairs room. 38Since Lydda is near Joppa, when the…
The Good Shepherd shepherds us to eternal life.
Sermon for Easter 4, April 21, 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. John 10:11-18 11“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired man, who is not a shepherd, does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming, leaves the…
Blessed to hear the Word of our Lord.
Sermon for Easter 2, April 7, 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. Acts 18:1-11 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. 2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them. …
Vindication.
Sermon for Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he gave us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Amen. Mark 16:1-8 When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint Jesus. 2Very early on the first day of the week, at sunrise, they went…
Evidence.
Sermon for Good Friday, March 29, 2024 Matthew 27:38-54 38At the same time two criminals were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39People who passed by kept insulting him, shaking their heads 40and saying, “You who were going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” 41In the same way the chief priests, experts in the law, and…
A new covenant given for you.
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, March 28, 2024 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Luke 22:7-20 7The day of Unleavened Bread arrived, when it was necessary to sacrifice the Passover lamb. 8Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go prepare the Passover for us, so that we may eat it.” 9They said to him, “Where do you want us to prepare it?” 10He told…