Sermons (Page 100)
Rejoice, All You Saints
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
If you want to have a Savior, you’ve got to go where the Savior is to be found. That’s the lesson of the opening of today’s Gospel lesson, from chapter 5 of Matthew’s account. According to the verses which precede this text, Jesus had been traveling throughout…
The Word of Freedom
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.
This doesn’t happen very often that the actual day of the Reformation falls on that Sunday. Usually we always have to move to the Sunday nearest to it and celebrate it on that day. Today we celebrate it on that day. This day is not just about being…
Through Me, the Message Is Proclaimed
Grace, mercy, and peace be
unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
amen.
This morning, there is a very
interesting connection between infant baptism and our text this morning.
As you look at that text, it almost seems as if the last three verses
(15, 16, and 17) were almost added into in order to fill…
Pray for His Justice
Grace,
mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ. Amen.
I
have a question for you: How’s your prayer life? Are you praying
regularly? What—and who—are you praying for? And how
is prayer affecting the rest of your life?
I
ask because consistent, persistent prayer is a key…
Humble Thankfulness
Grace, mercy, and peace be
unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text is the gospel reading.
You may be seated.
We just finished singing about
Ruth, the great example in that Old Testament reading. There are some
of you in the congregation for whom you have…
His Righteous Right Hand
Grace,
mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ. Amen.
From our Old
Testament lesson this day: But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob,
whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I
took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners,
saying to you,…
Share in Suffering for the Gospel
Grace, mercy, and peace be
unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Amen.
Thank you, children, for playing
and singing, and for what you are about to do later on during Communion.
Thank you, our older children, for singing along with them and adding
to it. We thank you very…
Depending On God’s Gifts
Grace,
mercy, and peace to you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
“What
a shame,” they might have said at his funeral. “He was a fine,
upstanding citizen. A sharp dresser, too. Remember some
of those parties he used to throw? The food was always incredible.
…
No Partial Payment
Grace,
mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ. Amen.
If
any of you have explored the many resources contained in our hymnal,
the Lutheran Service Book, you might’ve come across some pages
in the front that have long lists of…
But I Received Mercy
Grace, mercy, and peace be
unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Amen.
You remember very, very well
that day when you lost track of where your parents were or your sibling,
and you had the sinking and frightening feeling of being lost in that
…