The Spirit of Christ gives eternal life.
Sermon for Lent 4, 2025 Grace and peace to all of you who are in Christ Jesus. Amen. Romans 8:1-10 So then, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2For in Christ Jesus, the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. 3Indeed, what the law was unable to do, because it was weakened by the flesh, God did, when he sent his own Son in the…
Relying on God’s grace.
2nd Sermon for Midweek Lent 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. Psalm 51:7 7Remove my sin with hyssop, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. (EHV) Relying on God’s grace. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, How do you remove the stain? I’m…
Who is this “I AM” who saves?
Sermon for Lent 3, March 23, 2025 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Exodus 3:1-15 Now Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, a priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was on fire,…
By faith, we see Jesus—determined to save.
Sermon for Lent 2, March 16, 2025 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Amen. Luke 13:31-35 31In that very hour, some Pharisees came to him and said, “Leave, and go away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.” 32He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I am going to drive out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach…
Our Great High Priest makes us confident.
Sermon for Lent 1, March 9, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Hebrews 4:14-16 14Therefore, since we have a great high priest, who has gone through the heavens, namely, Jesus the Son of God, let us continue to hold on to our confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we…
Recognizing against whom we sin.
1st Sermon for Midweek Lent Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Psalm 51:3-4 3For I admit my rebellious acts. My sin is always in front of me. 4Against you, you only, have I sinned, and I have done this evil in your eyes. So you are justified when you sentence me. You are blameless when you judge. (EHV) Recognizing against whom we sin. Dear friends in Christ, The season of Lent is…
Glory beyond understanding awaits us.
Sermon for Transfiguration, March 2, 2025 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Exodus 34:29-35 29When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not realize that the skin of his face was shining because he had been speaking with the Lord. 30When Aaron and all the people of…
Live in Christ’s love.
Sermon for Epiphany 7, February 23, 2025 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Luke 6:27-38 27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. 28Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who mistreat you. 29If someone strikes you on one cheek, offer the other too. If someone takes away your coat, do not withhold your shirt. 30Give to everyone who asks…
When in weakness, shelter in Christ’s strength.
Sermon for Pentecost 6, February 16, 2025 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. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 7Therefore, to keep me from becoming arrogant due to the extraordinary nature of these revelations, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me, so that I would not…
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty.
Sermon for Epiphany 5, February 9, 2025 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two they covered their faces. With two they covered their feet. With two they flew. 3One called…
We too must preach the Gospel.
Sermon for Epiphany 4, February 2, 2025 Peace to the brothers, and love with faith from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Luke 4:38-44 38Jesus got up, left the synagogue, and went into Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in- law was suffering from a high fever. They asked him to help her. 39He stood over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve them. 40As the sun was setting, they brought…
Pray gladly to speak boldly of God’s grace.
Sermon for Epiphany 3, January 26, 2025 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. Acts 4:23-31 23After Peter and John were released, they went to their own friends and reported everything the high priests and the elders had said. 24When they heard…