Sermons from May 2023
Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit?
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Well, I haven’t yet gotten in the habit of giving titles to my sermons. When I read this text, I thought I’d be real smart and come up with something creative. And so I came up with, Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit? But if you just do…
Sermon for Seventh Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Jesus prays, “For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them, and have come to know in truth that I came from you, and have believed that you sent me. I am praying for them.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Amen. Dear Annabelle, Dylan, Caroline, Immy, and Briley, I bow to make your good…
Sermon for Sixth Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, at the end of his life they were publishing Luther. At the end of Luther’s life they were publishing an edition of his German works, and he wrote in the preface of that a little commentary on Psalm 119. We read or sang a few verses of Psalm 119. We…
Sermon for Fifth Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He has risen indeed. Hallelujah. I am the way, the truth, and the life, says Jesus. No one comes to the Father except by me. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, this is an absolutely beautiful text. Wonderful words from our Lord Jesus. And I think, as I was thinking about it this week, that this might be the…