Both now and then, Jesus speaks life.
Sermon for Pentecost 26, November 17, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. John 5:25-29 25“Amen, Amen, I tell you: A time is coming and is here now when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who listen will live. 26For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he has granted the Son to have life in himself. 27And he has…
Rich in grace, may we overflow in generosity.
Sermon for Pentecost 25, October 10, 2024 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. 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 Now brothers, we want you to know about the grace of God that was given in the churches of Macedonia: 2In a severe test of trouble, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty overflowed into an abundance of their…
See how Jesus loves you.
Sermon for All Saints’, November 3, 2024 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. John 11:32-44 32When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved…
Keep watch for the Gospel must be preached.
Sermon for Reformation, October 27, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Mark 13:5-11 5Jesus began by telling them, “Be careful that no one deceives you. 6Many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and will deceive many. 7“Whenever you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be troubled. Such things must happen, but the end is not yet. 8In fact, nation will rise against nation, and kingdom…
We serve to share in the Gospel promises.
Sermon for Pentecost 22, October 22, 2024 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. 1 Corinthians 9:7-12, 19-23 7What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat some of its fruit? Or who takes care…
God’s mercy is not for sale.
Sermon for Pentecost 21, October 13, 2024 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. 2 Kings 5:14-27 14So he went down and dipped in the Jordan seven times, just as the man of God had said. Then his flesh was restored like the flesh of a small child, and he was…
God loves His children.
Sermon for Pentecost 20, October 6, 2024 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Mark 10:2-16 2Some Pharisees came to test him and asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3He replied, “What did Moses command you?” 4They said, “Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away.” 5But Jesus told them, “He wrote this command for you because of your hard hearts.…
Victory is yours by the blood of the Lamb.
Sermon for St. Michael and All Angels, September 29, 2024 Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come. Amen. Revelation 12:7-12 7There was also a war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought with the dragon. The dragon fought back along with his angels, 8but he was not strong enough. There was no longer a place for them in heaven. 9The great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, the one called…
Praise God for His mercy.
Sermon for Pentecost 18, September 22, 2024 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. Amen. Numbers 12:1-15 Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married (for he had married a Cushite woman). 2They said, “Has the Lord really spoken only through Moses? Hasn’t he also spoken through us?” The Lord heard this. 3(Now the man Moses was very humble, more humble…
Christ’s Word conquers doubt and demon alike.
Sermon for Pentecost 17, September 15, 2024 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. Mark 9:14-27 14When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some experts in the law were arguing with them. 15As soon…
We have healing worth more than silver or gold.
Sermon for Pentecost 16, September 8, 2024 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, an hour of prayer. 2A certain man who was lame from birth was carried there every day and placed at the temple gate, which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg for donations from those entering the temple. 3When he saw…
God’s Word (and no other) is pure wisdom.
Sermon for Pentecost 15, September 1, 2024 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All who do his precepts have good understanding. Amen. Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 So now, Israel, listen to the statutes and the ordinances that I am teaching you, and carry them out so that you may live and so that you may enter the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers, is giving to you and take possession of it. 2Do not…