Sermons from October 2020
Sermon for Reformation
[Machine transcription] But now, the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law. The righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. You’re saints of God; it’s good to see all of you. And it’s good to be gathered together to rejoice in the Lord’s word, in the…
Sermon for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, let’s talk about politics. I know, I didn’t bring it up, the Pharisees did. They came to trap Jesus. It’s Holy Tuesday, remember, the last public day of Jesus’ teaching, and they thought they had him. They thought they had him trapped. They had this whole big plot to get him to…
A Contentious Response
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God, our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Not too long ago I was talking with a student at the University of Lutheran about their concern about current events of the world and their anxiety over the overall contentiousness of society. And no doubt, it’s a very contentious time in our…
Sermon for Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, one of the most fruitful things for us to meditate on as Christians is, as we read and explore the Scriptures, are the pictures that the Bible puts before us of the Church—images, parables, and stories that the Lord uses to describe how it is with us and Him. There’s a lot of them. One of the most…