Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Aidan and all the baptized, the Lord Jesus has opened your ears to hear his word. And the Lord Jesus has opened his ears to hear your prayers. I think these two things are what our pair of miracles want to…
Sermon for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. To Charlotte and all the baptized, these words from Psalm 103 are how the Lord clothes us in his righteousness and forgives all of our sins. He does not deal, this is what the verses say, he does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities; for as high as the heavens are above the…
Sermon for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, it is appointed for man once to die and then to be judged. That is a fearful proposition, especially as we consider that we are sinners and that we have deserved the Lord’s judgment, that we’ve earned it, that we have by our breaking of God’s commandments made ourselves worthy of hell and…
Sermon for Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Dear Ariel, when Jesus was baptized, God the Father spoke from heaven and said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” And when you are baptized just now, when the Holy Spirit gives you the washing of rebirth and renewal of the Holy Spirit and calls…
It’s Not Fair!
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s a lot of talk today about justice and equality and fairness in the public arena. And people can be very quick to point out injustice and inequality and unfairness. Take the parable in the gospel reading for today, where five different…
Grand Openings
[Machine transcription] May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Our text for this morning comes from our Gospel lesson. You may be seated. When a new store or a new attraction comes to town, the business will often celebrate with a grand opening event. The hope is to attract people…
Finishing the Faith
[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. In the Old Testament reading, it started out with some pretty black and white, yes or no, for or against kind of proclamation. Here is kind of the…
Sustain Us With a Word
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. James really did place it right there in our hearts, didn’t he? The power of the tongue. It is a powerful tool. It is what God…