Sermons on Matthew 15:21-28
Sermon for Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints of God, if I’ve learned something as a pastor, I’ve learned that it is often more difficult to watch someone suffer than to suffer yourself. There’s a prayer that comes from those who are suffering, it’s this, Lord help me. But the prayer that comes from those who are watching people…
Sermon for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Dear Saints, dear friends of God, we arrive in Matthew chapter 15 with Jesus and the disciples on the border region of Tyre and Sidon. It’s about as far north and as far west as Jesus would ever travel. And as he has retreated into that region, he’s found by this…
Sermon on 10th Sunday after Pentecost
God Makes Children Out of Dogs
Persistent Faith
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Children, it seems, know the value of persistence. As youngsters, often our continued pleading with a mother or father would bring us the response we wanted. That’s not to say that everything we ever asked for was given to us, because sometimes our choices might have been…