God’s children have peace in the Root of Jesse.
Sermon for Advent 2, December 4, 2022 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Amen. Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. 2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him: the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3He will be…
Thank God for His kingdom and righteousness.
Sermon for Thanksgiving, November 23, 2022 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Matthew 6:25-34 For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap…
Keep the lamp of your faith well-supplied.
Sermon for Last Sunday, November 20, 2022 Grace, mercy and peace be yours in abundance from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Matthew 25:1–13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3When the foolish ones took their lamps, they did not take any oil with them; 4but the wise took oil in…
God saves His people for everlasting glory.
Sermon for All Saints’ Sunday, November 6, 2022 To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Revelation 7:2–12 2And I saw another angel coming up from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He called out with a loud voice to the four angels who were given power…
God’s servants cleansed the Lord’s house.
Sermon for Reformation Sunday, October 30, 2022 Grace, mercy, peace, and the comfort of the Gospel be yours from God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 2 Chronicles 29:12-19 12These are the Levites who responded: from the descendants of the Kohathites: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, from the descendants of Merari: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jahallelel, from the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah, 13from the descendants…
Forgive with the compassion Jesus showed you.
Sermon for Trinity 22, October 23, 2022 Abundant love, undeserved mercy, and redeeming grace be yours from God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Matthew 18:23-35 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. 24 “And when he had begun to settle accounts, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25 “But as he was not able to pay, his master commanded that he be…
Conquering the grave, the Lord redeemed His beloved.
Sermon for Trinity 21, October 16, 2022 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. Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave! I will redeem them from death! Death, where are your plagues? Grave, where is your destruction? Compassion will be hidden from my eyes. (EHV) Conquering the grave, the Lord redeemed His beloved. Dear beloved of the Lord,…
Dress for heaven in Jesus.
Sermon for Trinity 20, November 9, 2022 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Matthew 22:1–14 Jesus spoke to them again in parables. He said, 2“The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent out his servants to summon those who were invited to the wedding banquet, but they did not want to come. 4“Then he sent out other servants and said, ‘Tell…
Receiving new life, put off the old.
Sermon for Trinity 19, October 2, 2022 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. Ephesians 4:22–28 22As far as your former way of life is concerned, you were taught to take off the old self, which is corrupted by its deceitful desires, 23and to be renewed continually in the spirit of your…
Serve the Lord for riches everlasting.
Sermon for Trinity 15, September 25, 2022 Grace to you and abiding peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ, our Redeemer and Lord. Amen. Matthew 6:24–34 24“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon. 25“For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink,…
Give glory to God, faith in Jesus saves.
Sermon for Trinity 14, September 18, 2022 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Luke 17:11-19 11 On another occasion, as Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 When he entered a certain village, ten men with leprosy met him. Standing at a distance, 13 they called out loudly, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When…
We are blessed to see Jesus rescue us.
Sermon for Trinity 13, September 11, 2022 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. Jesus sent out seventy-two disciples to proclaim the Good News. Those seventy-two rookie missionaries returned to Him rejoicing for the response they had received. They reported that at…