Sermons from 2026

Sermon for Trinity 8, July 26, 2026 Mercy and peace to you all, for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.  Amen. John 20:19-23  19On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were together behind locked doors because of their fear of the Jews.  Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you!”  20After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.  So the disciples rejoiced…

Sermon for Trinity 7, July 19, 2026 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. Ephesians 6:10-18  10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can stand against the schemes of the Devil.  12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the…

Sermon for Trinity 6, July 12, 2026 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. Romans 6:3-11  3Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?  4We were therefore buried with him by…

Sermon for Trinity 5, July 5, 2026 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. Mark 16:16  16 “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (EHV) Acts 2:38-39  38Peter answered them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus…

Sermon for Trinity 4, June 28, 2026 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.  Amen. Matthew 28:18-20  18Jesus approached and spoke to them saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  19Therefore go and gather disciples from all nations by baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and by teaching them to…

Sermon for Trinity 3, June 21, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.  Amen. John 6:37 & 10:27-30  37Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never cast out. … 27My sheep hear my voice.  I know them, and they follow me.  28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish.  No one will snatch them out of my hand.  29My Father,…

Sermon for Trinity 2, June 14, 2026 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. 1 John 3:16-23  16This is how we have come to know love: Jesus laid down his life for us.  And we also should lay down our lives for our brothers.  17Whoever has worldly wealth and sees his…

Sermon for Trinity 1, June 7, 2026 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.  Amen. Ephesians 2:4-10, 19-22  4But God, because he is rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in trespasses.  It is by grace you have been saved!  6He also raised us up with Christ and…

Sermon for Trinity Sunday, May 31, 2026 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.  Amen. John 14:25-26  25“I have told you these things while staying with you.  26But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and remind you of everything I told you.” John 16:12-15  12“I still have many things to tell you, but you cannot bear them now. …

Sermon for Pentecost, May 24, 2026 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours, forever, from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Amen. 1 Corinthians 2:10-16  10But God revealed it to us through his Spirit.  For the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God.  11Indeed, who among men knows a man’s thoughts except the man’s spirit within him?  So also, no one else knows God’s thoughts except God’s Spirit.  12What we received is not the spirit of the world,…

Sermon for Exaudi, Easter 7, May 17, 2026 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. Ephesians 1:18-23  18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope to which he has called you, just how rich his glorious inheritance among the saints is, 19and just how surpassingly great his power is for us who believe. …

Sermon for Ascension, May14, 2026 Grace to you and peace from him who is, who was, and who is coming.  Amen. Acts 1:4-11  4Once, when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for what the Father promised, which you heard from me.  5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”  6So when they were together with him, they asked, “Lord, is…