Sermons from September 2025
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear saints, if you want to learn how to live, you have lots of options. In fact, there are lots of people who will tell you just what you’re supposed to do, how you’re to live, how you’re to organize your days, how you’re supposed to eat, how you’re supposed to exercise, the books that…
Sermon for St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Beloved in the Lord, today we observe and celebrate the Feast of St. Matthew, giving thanks to God for his calling, for his faith, for his apostleship, and then, of course, for the gospel he penned that we know by his name. Now, ironically, though…
Sermon for Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] The name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear baptized brothers and sisters in Christ, especially you today, Alton, as the same Lord Jesus Christ in holy baptism has written his name on your heart, and he has made you an heir of his kingdom. Amen. I have to admit that preparing for today, especially going into the last part…
Sermon for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, our Lord Jesus turns to the crowd this morning in the gospel lesson, Luke chapter 14, and he speaks to them, preaches to them about the difficulty of being his disciple. It’s a hard sermon. In fact, the Lord gives three restrictions. He says, unless you do this, you cannot be my disciple. And we want…