Reformation Sunday
Sermon for Reformation Sunday
[Machine transcription] For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, it is good that we have this celebration of the Reformation today because it’s an occasion for us to think back on the history of the Church and to recognize the gifts that the Lord gives throughout the…
Sermon for Reformation Sunday
[Machine transcription] Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Harrison, and all the baptized, I want to begin today by meditating and thinking carefully about the law of God, and what the law…
The Truth of Freedom
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning was the one heard in your midst from the Holy Gospel of St. John. You may be seated. The two facets to this profound and most beneficial movement within Christendom are these two things.…
Naked and Needy Receivers
[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 can I say that the political situation is even getting crazier right now? And it makes one wonder a question that I’d like to ask you. Do you…
Freed from Fear
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be with God our Father and with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning’s sermon comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. Little did Martin Luther know that when he nailed onto the chapel door in Wittenberg, Germany, a sheet of paper with 95 statements or…
Return to the Word
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
From the Gospel lesson, from St. John, chapter 8:
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you…
The Promise of Faithfulness
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. You may be seated. First things first, this red is not in honor of St. Louis Cardinals. Just thought I’d put it out there for you. Because being a Texan and a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Texas is difficult; you’ve got this draw to St.…
The Word of Freedom
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.
This doesn’t happen very often that the actual day of the Reformation falls on that Sunday. Usually we always have to move to the Sunday nearest to it and celebrate it on that day. Today we celebrate it on that day. This day is not just about being…