Seek the Bread that gives eternal life.
Sermon for Thanksgiving Eve, November 24, 2021 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. John 6:22-29 22The next day, the crowd that stayed on the other side of the sea noticed that only one boat was there. They also knew that Jesus had not stepped into the boat with his disciples, but they had gone away without him. 23Other boats from Tiberias came to shore near…
Watch and rejoice! Jesus ends all weeping!
Sermon for the Last Sunday of the Church Year, November 21,2021 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Isaiah 65:17-19 17Watch this! I am about to create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered. They will not come to mind. 18Instead, rejoice and celebrate forever, because of what I am creating. Watch this! I am about to create Jerusalem to…
Thank God for Faith in Jesus!
Sermon for the 2nd Last Sunday of the Church Year, November 14, 2021 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. 2 Thessalonians 1:3–10 3We are always obligated to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love that each and every one of you has for one another is increasing. 4So we ourselves boast about you in God’s churches in regard to…
Rejoice, you who are blessed in Christ!
Sermon for All Saints, November 7, 2021 Grace to you and peace from Him who is, who was, and who is coming. Amen. Matthew 5:1–12 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up onto a mountain. When he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2He opened his mouth and began to teach them. He said these things: 3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be…
By God’s mercy, the Gospel is unveiled for us.
Sermon for Reformation, October 31, 2021 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. By God’s mercy, the Gospel is unveiled for us. Dear friends walking in the Light, As the days grow shorter in the fall, some people begin to dread the darkness of the winter months. Seasonal affective disorder, as the…
The Lord your God is faithful.
Sermon for Trinity 22, October 24, 2021 Grace, mercy, and peace to all of you who are in Christ Jesus, our Lord. Amen. Deuteronomy 7:9-11 9He did this so that you would know that the Lord your God, yes, he is God, the faithful God who maintains both his covenant and his mercy for those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations. 10But he also repays the ones who hate him to their face by destroying…
The sign of Jonah confirms God’s truth.
Sermon for Trinity 21, October 17, 2021 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All who do His precepts have good understanding. Amen. Matthew 16:1-4 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, as a test, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2But he answered them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather because the sky is red.’ 3In the morning you say, ‘It will be stormy weather today…
Let the Spirit overflow you.
Sermon for Trinity 20, October 10, 2021 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Ephesians 5:15–21 15Consider carefully, then, how you walk, not as unwise people, but as wise people. 16Make the most of your time, because the days are evil. 17For this reason, do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18And do not get drunk on wine, which causes you to lose control. Instead, be…
Return to the Lord for He has redeemed you.
Sermon for Trinity 19, October 3, 2021 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. Isaiah 44:21-23 21Remember these things, O Jacob, because you are my servant, Israel. I am forming you to be my servant. You, Israel, you will never be forgotten by me. 22I am blowing away your rebellious deeds like a cloud, and…
The Lord will exalt the humble.
Sermon for Trinity 17, September 26, 2021 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. Luke 14:1-11 One Sabbath day, when Jesus went into the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat bread, they were watching him closely. 2Right in front of him was a man who was suffering from…
Saved, not by works, but by mercy and promise.
Sermon for Trinity 16, September 19, 2021 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. Romans 9:1-13 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying—my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit 2that I have great sorrow and continuous pain in my heart. 3For I almost wish that I myself…
Love the God of love and mercy.
Sermon for Trinity 15, September 12, 2021 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. Deuteronomy 6:4–7 4Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God. The Lord is one! 5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 6These words that I am commanding you today are to be on your heart. 7Teach them…