Sermons from 2021 (Page 3)
Praise the Lord of everything.
Sermon for Trinity 9, August 1, 2021 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Amen. 1 Chronicles 29:10-13 10David blessed the Lord in the presence of the entire assembly. He said: Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, our father, from eternity to eternity. 11To you, O Lord, belong greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty, because everything in the heavens and…
Beware! Be Aware! Be in Christ’s Care!
Sermon for Trinity 8, July 25, 2021 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Matthew 7:15-23 15Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16By their fruit you will recognize them. You do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, do you? 17So then, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. 18A good…
God gives us what cannot be earned.
Sermon for Trinity 7, July 18, 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. Romans 6:19–23 19(I am speaking in a human way because of the weakness of your flesh.) Indeed, just as you offered your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness, resulting in more lawlessness, so now offer your members in the same way as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification. …
We are saved by the Lord your God.
Sermon for Trinity 6, July 11, 2021 Mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Exodus 20:1-17 Then God spoke all these words: 2I am the Lord your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. 3You shall have no other gods beside me. 4You shall not make any carved image for yourself or a likeness of anything in heaven above, or on the earth below, or in…
At the word of the Lord, we follow Him.
Sermon for Trinity 5, July 4, 2021 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. Luke 5:1–11 One time, while the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2He…
Let the Father’s mercy be in you.
Sermon for Trinity 4, June 27, 2021 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and Jesus our Teacher, Redeemer, and Lord. Amen. Luke 6:36–42 36“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into…
Trust the God who forgives and forgets our sin.
Sermon for Trinity 3, June 20, 2021 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Micah 7:18-20 18 Who is a God like you, who forgives guilt, and who passes over the rebellion of the survivors from his inheritance? He does not hold onto his anger forever. He delights in showing mercy. 19 He will have compassion on us again. He will overcome our guilty deeds. You…
Worship the God who is worthy of praise.
Sermon for Trinity 2, June 6, 2021 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All who do his precepts have good understanding. Amen. Romans 1:18-25 18Indeed, God’s wrath is being revealed from heaven against all the ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who try to suppress the truth by unrighteousness. 19This happens because what can be known about God is evident among them, because God made it evident among them. 20In fact, his invisible characteristics—his eternal power and…
Be not ashamed of the power of God.
Sermon for Confirmation, June 6, 2021 To all those loved by God who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Romans 1:16-17 16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes—to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed by faith, for faith, just as…
By the Son and Holy Spirit, the Father gives life.
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 30, 2021 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how untraceable his ways! To Him the glory, and from Him grace and peace to you. Amen. John 3:1-15 1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has…
God made peace with you all in Christ Jesus.
Sermon for Pentecost, May 23, 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. Ephesians 2:17-22 17He also came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. 18For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. 19So then, you are no longer foreigners and…
God gives life to His people.
Sermon for Easter 7, Exaudi, May 16, 2021 Grace to you and peace from Him who is, who was, and who is coming. Amen. Ezekiel 36:25-27 25 I will sprinkle purifying water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurity and from all your filthy idols. 26 Then I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit inside you. I will remove the heart of stone from your body and give you…