Sermons by Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller
Sermon for Sexagesima
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, the Lord Jesus would have us know and understand His kingdom, and especially because His kingdom is so different than all of the other kingdoms of the world. It’s not a kingdom that advances by sword or by might or by power. His kingdom is not a kingdom of armies or battles. His kingdom, he says, is…
Sermon for the Confession of St Peter
[Machine transcription] Jesus asked them, Who do you say that I am? Peter answered him, You are the Christ. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, today we rejoice in hearing this confession of St. Peter, where he teaches us to know the second and of two things that every person must know. So I think we’ll review both of them today. There are…
Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, today we rejoice in Jesus’ baptism and in our own. There is enough in the gift of Holy Baptism for us to meditate on for our entire lives. So says Dr. Luther in the large catechism, and it’s right. I think, in fact, there’s probably enough for us to meditate on just in the baptism of our…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday in Advent
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Elizabeth, dear saints, the cousin of Mary, receives this visitor, Mary. Both of them are pregnant. And Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, knows exactly who is visiting her. She says these astonishing words: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why is this granted to me that…
Sermon for Third Sunday in Advent
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, what then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face who will prepare your way before you.” You may be seated. Dear Wendon, Fabiana, and Amelia, and to all the Lord’s Baptists, whose consciences are made…
Sermon for First Sunday in Advent
[Machine transcription] Say to the daughter of Zion, behold, your king is coming to you, humble, mounted on a donkey. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, the gospel reading today, Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, stands at the beginning of the church year like a banner. It’s a way of setting apart not only the season of Advent,…
Sermon for Last Sunday of the Church Year
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, the Lord gathers us together to hear His word, and especially on the last Sunday of the church year, so that we would think about the end—the end of our own lives and the end of the world. And how to be ready for those. How to be ready to breathe our last day. How to be ready to meet our maker, how to be…
Sermon for Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Now Jesus says, “Now God is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, the text today takes us to Holy Tuesday, to just the week of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, and…
Sermon for Reformation
[Machine transcription] There is no distinction for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified by His grace as a gift to the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, through one man sin entered the world and sin brought death, and so death spread to all. All of us are born in bondage to sin,…
Sermon for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to a friend’s house and they’ve given you something to eat as some sort of dessert, and you said, “What’s in that?” And they tell you the ingredients:…