His final steps led to the Place of the Skull.
Sermon for Good Friday, April 7, 2023 Luke 23:26-33 26As they led him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country. They placed the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. 27A large crowd of people was following him, including women who were mourning and wailing for him. 28Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children. 29Be sure of this:…
His final steps led to the Upper Room.
Sermon for Maundy Thursday, April 6, 2023 Mercy and peace to you all, for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. Amen. Mark 14:12-17 12On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and prepare for you to eat the Passover?” 13He sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the city, and there a…
The humble King brings a great peace.
Sermon for Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023 Peace to God’s children, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Zechariah 9:9-10 9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your King is coming to you. He is righteous and brings salvation. He is humble and is riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The…
Reborn by the Spirit, we inherit glory with Christ.
Sermon for Lent 5, March 26, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Romans 8:11-19 11And if the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will also make your mortal bodies alive through his Spirit, who is dwelling in you. 12So then, brothers, we do not owe it to the sinful flesh to live in harmony with it. …
Shine, you lights in Christ.
Sermon for Lent 4, March 19, 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 5:8-14 8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, 9for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. 10Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord, 11and do not participate in fruitless deeds…
His final steps led to a fig tree.
Sermon for 4th midweek Lent, March 15, 2023 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Mark 11:12-14, 20-25 12The next day, after they had set out from Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13When he saw a fig tree in leaf in the distance, he went to see if he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, since it was…
Rejoice in the certainty of God’s grace.
Sermon for Lent 3, March 12, 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. Romans 5:1-11 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2Through him we also have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And…
Believe what Jesus knows.
Sermon for Lent 2, March 5, 2023 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. John 3:1-17 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these miraculous signs you are doing unless God is with him.” 3Jesus…
A substitute inheritance: From Adam—death; in Christ—life!
Sermon for Lent 1, February 26, 2023 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you through faith in Christ Jesus. Amen. Romans 5:12-19 12So then, just as sin entered the world through one man and death through sin, so also death spread to all people because all sinned. 13For even before the law was given, sin was in the world. Now, sin is not charged to one’s account if there is no law, 14and yet death reigned from the time…
His final steps led to a tomb.
Sermon for Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. His final steps led to a tomb. Dear travelers on a sorrowful road, Many years ago, a pastor friend of mine preached a series of three sermons using the themes: “If I die,” “When I die,” and “I am dying.” The point was to show our need for a…
See the glory of God in peace.
Sermon for Transfiguration, February 19, 2023 Grace to you and peace from Him who is, who was, and who is coming. Amen. Exodus 24:9-18 9Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up. 10They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet they saw what looked like a pavement of sapphire as clear as the sky. 11The Lord did not lay his hand on the dignitaries of the people of Israel. They gazed at God,…
Live in the righteousness God accepts.
Sermon for Epiphany 6, February 12, 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 5:21-37 21You have heard that it was said to people long ago, “You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be subject to judgment.” 22But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without…