Sermons on Luke 5:1-11
Sermon for Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, we have two examples in the readings this morning of a terrified conscience, and we want to think about that—what that means also for us. The first is Saint Peter, who was a disciple of Jesus already, but Jesus had released him, and James and John, back to their fishing for a time until this text today, when…
Sermon for Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I loved fishing. My brother Andrew and I had a pretty good business of it. So did my friends, James and John. My name’s Peter. And the Sea of Galilee, or the Lake of Gennesaret, another name for it, that was a great place for us to fish. I…
Welcome to the boat
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for this morning comes from our gospel lesson from Luke chapter five. You may be seated. Do you like to fish? I like to fish, although I wouldn’t say I really have any idea what I’m doing. I don’t fish often. I…
Terror and Triumph
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. So, who would you rather be: Isaiah or Simon? Let me put it a different way: Which of the two experiences would you rather have had? Isaiah’s vision of being in the presence of the Lord on His throne in the temple, as we heard about in the Old Testament lesson today? Or…