Sing praise for the Lord’s salvation.
Sermon for 1st Mid-week Advent, Our Savior’s Belview, 12-6-2023 Grace, mercy, and peace be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. Amen. Luke 1:67-79 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the…
Be watching as the Lord returns.
Sermon for Advent 1, December 3,2023 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Mark 13:26-37 26Then you will see the Son of Man coming on clouds with great power and glory. 27At that time he will send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of the sky. 28“Learn from this illustration of the fig tree: Whenever its…
Our end is without end in the living Jesus.
Sermon for Last Sunday, November 26, 2023 Now may the God of hope fill you with complete joy and peace as you continue to believe, so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 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…
Give thanks with meekness and trust.
Sermon for Thanksgiving, November 22. 2023 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. 2 Samuel 7:18-22 18Then King David went and sat before the Lord and said: Who am I, Lord God? And what is my house that you have brought me…
Hear the Lord say, “Well done good and faithful servant!”
Sermon for Pentecost 25, November 19, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Matthew 25:14-30 14“You see, the kingdom of heaven is like a man going on a journey. He called his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. 15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to still another one talent, each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey. 16The servant who had received…
Live in the light of Jesus.
Sermon for Pentecost 24, November 12, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace from the eternal God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Concerning the times and dates, brothers, there is no need to write to you, 2for you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3When people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will suddenly come on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they…
Salvation comes by the blood of the Lamb.
All Saints’ Day, November 5, 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. Revelation 7:9-17 9After these things I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing in front of the throne and of the Lamb, clothed with white…
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…