Sermons on Matthew 14:22-33
Sermon for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God, our Father, and His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. It’s here. School is finally here. It’s upon us. And it’s interesting, when I talk to the children and to the young adults that are now in high school, I ask them, “Are you ready?” Some will say, “Yes, I’m…
Do You Believe This
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text this morning comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. A saint is not a believer who never fails, but rather a saint is a believer who, when he does fail, and he fails often, gets up and is…
No Need to Doubt
[Machine transcription] Jesus Christ, Amen. There were three pastors who went fishing one day. Two of them were older, experienced pastors. The other was a very young, inexperienced, fresh out of the seminary pastor. Well, they got into their boat and they went out into the lake and they got out there and realized, ah, we forgot the bait. So one of the older pastors…
He Came to Them
Grace, mercy, peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
There an old bit of folk wisdom that declares, “If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.” Now, I’m not sure how many of you have had to use a mousetrap lately. Some of you younger people may never have even seen one. Now, in our house,…
Fear or Faith?
In the holy name of Jesus (+). Amen. It’s a fearful story. Not really a ghost story, but the disciples thought it was a ghost. When Jesus came walking on the water toward their boat, they were afraid. They cried out in fear. Jesus calmed the fears. “Don’t be afraid. It’s just me!” Peter – for whatever reason, we can only guess, but it is Peter, after all – decides he…