Third Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, this morning we have placed in front of us here at least this part of this Old Testament lesson from chapter 3 by the prophet Moses that we often refer to as The Fall. And if you look in your study Bible, it might actually be titled The…
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more now that we are reconciled shall we be saved by His life. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Della and the baptized, St. Paul is interested in this chapter 5 of Ephesians to let us know. So, to remind us, maybe even to impress upon us, how…
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, for freedom, for freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Saint Paul, in his epistle to the saints of God in Galatia, is emphasizing this fact, this gift, this truth of our Christian freedom, and I want to think about it this morning in two ways.…
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps at night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows. He knows not how. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints of God, Jesus in this parable wants us to not know something. This is different than most parables. In most parables, Jesus is teaching us…
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, when I was in high school, I worked at a pizza place, Dion’s Pizza in Albuquerque, New Mexico. And I remember every once in a while, someone would come in and order a pizza with everything on it. I mean, everything. Pineapple and anchovy and sausage and bacon and ham and pepperoni, just the works.…
Law and Gospel
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians, this morning is the text. Please be seated. I doubt that anyone likes to have unnecessary burdens put on them, and that’s what was going on in the Galatian church that…
His Binding of the Strong Man
[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, the texts are primarily Old Testament readings with a few verses from the Gospel as well. You may be seated. So in that last stanza of the last hymn we just sang, it says, “Take our worthless self-made garments, clothe our…
God Has Visited His People with Resurrection
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, The Healing or the Raising of the Widow’s Son at Nain. You may be seated. When you and I get that feeling within our midsection, the feeling that…
Gifts of God: Hidden, Revealed, and Given
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Independence Day weekend may seem like an unusual time to start a sermon by talking about Christmas. But I’m hoping that you’ll give me a bit of latitude for a moment or two. You see, as I was reading today’s Gospel text, I was struck by the contrast between how God…