Sermons (Page 31)
Sermon for Last Sunday of the Church Year
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, we come to the final part of Jesus’ sermon, preparing us for the last day. But it seems like Jesus wants us to be less interested about the last day, and more interested in our neighbor. This is an amazing thing. I mean, it’s first amazing that Jesus is here on Holy Tuesday, talking to his…
Sermon for Second-to-Last Sunday of the Church Year
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, last week in the parable of the ten virgins, Jesus would have us set our eyes on the coming day of judgment and to be ready for that day, to know that he is the bridegroom who is delayed, and to be ready for the wait with faith…
Sermon for Third-to-Last Sunday of the Church Year
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, woe to you who desire the day of the Lord. That’s what Amos says. Why would you have the day of the Lord? It’s darkness, not light. As if a man fled from a lion and ran into a bear, and then escaped the bear and ran into…
Sermon for All Saints
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, Happy All Saints Day to you. It’s on this day that we remember especially all those who have died in the Lord’s name, who have gone before us to the heavenly throne room, and who are rejoicing now in the presence of God. Although, we know that to be a saint means simply to be a holy one and to be…
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…
Sermon for Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, the text takes us back 1,987 years and a few months to a debate between Jesus and the scribes and the Pharisees in the temple in Jerusalem. You guys can say to me, now Pastor, don’t we have enough debates now to worry about? I mean, aren’t there enough debates happening at this very moment…
It’s Not Fair!
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s a lot of talk today about justice and equality and fairness in the public arena. And people can be very quick to point out injustice and inequality and unfairness. Take the parable in the gospel reading for today, where five different…