Sent out as sheep among wolves to save.
Sermon for Reformation Sunday, October 29, 2023 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Matthew 10:16-23 16“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17Be on guard against people. They will hand you over to councils, and they will whip you in their synagogues. 18You will be brought into the presence of governors and kings for my sake, as…
Honor the ultimate Authority.
Sermon for Pentecost 21, October 22, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Romans 13:1-7 Everyone must submit to the governing authorities. For no authority exists except by God, and the authorities that do exist have been established by God. 2Therefore the one who rebels against the authority is opposing God’s institution, and those who oppose will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct,…
Be glad & rejoice; Jesus swallowed up death forever.
Sermon for Pentecost 20, October 15, 2023 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Isaiah 25:6-9 6On this mountain the Lord of Armies will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of aged wines, with the best cuts of meat, and with the finest wines. 7On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that covers all peoples, the burial cloth stretched over…
Produce fruit in the kingdom of God.
Sermon for Pentecost 19, October 8, 2023 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Matthew 21:33-43 33“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it out to some tenant farmers and went away on a journey. 34When the time approached to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to…
Encouraged in Christ, live in unselfish love.
Sermon for Pentecost 18, October 1, 2023 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Philippians 2:1-11 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, 2then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one mind. 3Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in…
Our gracious God is concerned about you.
Sermon for Pentecost 17, September 24, 2023 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Jonah 3:10-4:11 10When God saw their actions, that they had turned from their evil way, God relented from the disaster which he said he would bring on them, and he did not carry it out. 4:1 But to Jonah all this seemed very bad, and he became very angry. 2He…
Show the mercy God has shown to all.
Sermon for Pentecost 16, September 17, 2023 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. Matthew 18:21-35 21Then Peter came up and asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but I tell…
Trust the Gospel; we are justified by faith.
Sermon for Pentecost 15, September 10, 2023 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. Galatians 2:11-16 11But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly wrong. 12For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when those people came, he…
The Lord saves unworthy Christians.
Sermon for Pentecost 14, September 3, 2023 Mercy and peace to you all, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.” Amen. Jeremiah 15:15-21 15O Lord, you understand. Remember me and care for me. Take vengeance for me on those who persecute me. You are slow to anger. Do not take me away. Keep in mind that for your sake I bear disgrace. 16Your words came to me, and I devoured them. Your words became my…
Built on Christ, we have the keys to heaven.
Sermon for Pentecost 13, August 27, 2023 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Matthew 16:13-20 13When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14They said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “But you, who do you say that I am?” 16Simon Peter answered,…
We are citizens united by the blood of Christ.
Sermon for Pentecost 12, August 20, 2023 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 2:13-22 13But now in Christ Jesus, you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14For he himself is our peace. He made the two groups one by destroying the wall of hostility that divided them 15when he abolished the law of…
With the Lord, you are never alone.
Sermon for Pentecost 11, August 13, 2023 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Amen. 1 Kings 19:9-18 9He came to a cave and spent the night there. Then the word of the Lord suddenly came to him, saying, “Why are you here, Elijah?” 10He said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of Armies, but the people of Israel have abandoned your covenant. They have torn…