Sermons (Page 23)
Sermon for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, take care, be on your guard against all covetousness. For one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. But dear saints, being a Christian requires courage, especially because Jesus and the Spirit which proceeds from Jesus in the throne of the Father sets us against…
Sermon for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, the disciples come to Jesus and say, “Lord, teach us to pray.” God be praised that we have what Jesus taught, that he would also teach us today how to pray. We’ll pull five quick things from the text and look at it now. The first thing I want to notice is that prayer is taught. This is…
Sermon for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] The story is told about a group of soldiers who were released from a prison camp at the end of World War II. Because transportation was limited and bad weather threatened to cut off the port, the remaining soldiers who were to board the last boat were told they could bring only one piece of luggage. Two soldiers had been together throughout the war…
Sermon for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. May God’s word of peace touch your hearts this morning. Today’s gospel reading addresses a question that is asked both in society and in the church: Who is my neighbor? But actually there’s another question behind that question, and that is, how much must I…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Your saints have gone. Jesus sends the seventy-two ahead of Him to prepare the way as He Himself is traveling down to Jerusalem. We’re going to look at this, the gospel lesson from Luke chapter 10. In fact, if you want to follow along in your bulletin, I just want to march along through it and rejoice in it,…
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, for freedom, for freedom, Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Saint Paul, in his epistle to the saints of God in Galatia, is emphasizing this fact, this gift, this truth of our Christian freedom, and I want to think about it this morning in two ways.…
Sermon for Second Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. The Holy Scriptures remind us that we, Christians, are surrounded by enemies on every side: the world, the flesh, and the devil. The Old Testament and New Testament remind us that the devil and his demons are after the Lord’s people. And especially, we see this in the Gospel, more than in the Old Testament and in…
Sermon for Trinity Sunday
[Machine transcription] The Lord said to my Lord, sit here at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool. You may be seated. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Dear Saints, there are two or three great mysteries, great confessional, doctrinal things that make us Christians different than the rest of the world. Three things…
Sermon for Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, Jesus says to the disciples, it is to your advantage that I would go away. Again, we wouldn’t believe it unless the Lord had said it and it was written down, inspired by God the Holy Spirit, but how could it possibly be? To our advantage that Jesus has gone away. Wouldn’t it be better if Jesus…
Sermon for Seventh Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me to repay everyone for what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear…