Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, with what can we compare the kingdom of God? You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear saints, it is surprising to me that Jesus asks, well, it’s not surprising that he asks this question. The surprise is how he answers. He’s sitting on a boat and he’s teaching, and he’s teaching parables about the…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, here is the situation that Paul wants to set before us this morning in the Epistle lesson. He talks about what it is to be a slave, either of sin or of righteousness. Those are really the only two options. And here’s the idea. Ever since the fall, Adam and Eve in the garden, when they took the fruit…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Your saints have gone. Jesus sends the seventy-two ahead of Him to prepare the way as He Himself is traveling down to Jerusalem. We’re going to look at this, the gospel lesson from Luke chapter 10. In fact, if you want to follow along in your bulletin, I just want to march along through it and rejoice in it,…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, you should have no other gods. This means that you should fear, love, and trust in God above all things. Now, whenever I think about that, the emphasis in my mind always goes to the fearing and loving and trusting. It’s like, I used to wait tables at the seminary and this is how I think of it: like,…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, we continue to hear Jesus’ instructions from Matthew chapter 10, as we have the last few weeks, where he’s sending out his disciples to bear his name before the world and telling them how it’s gonna go, and it’s not really gonna go well. It’s gonna be difficult. Jesus…
Do Not Rejoice in This…
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, “Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the Spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” Amen. You may be seated. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Dear saints, we’re in a funny spot this morning with this text because Jesus is warning us to…
What We Are is Known to God
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Beloved, the text for this morning comes from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, the epistle reading. You may be seated. Paul said, what we are is known to God. Well, if what we are is known to God, what are we? And Paul summarized the very…
The Lord Has Put Away Your Sin
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. So what do you suppose to be the highest act of worship that a Christian, or let’s just say you, can give to your Lord? Amen. What is the highest…
Grace Triumphs Efficiency
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. If you’ve ever run a business or have been so closely affiliated with the operation of that business, then all of this makes very good sense to you in that there is a paradigm to business in order for it to be successful, profitable, and…