Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sermon for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says the one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces But when it falls on anyone it will crush him. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen Dear Saints, there are a number of beautiful pictures all throughout the scriptures of the church and The descriptions are of how the Lord is and how we are with him. Just to take an easy…
Sermon for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] So Jacob called the name of the place Piniel, saying, I have seen God face to face, and my life has been spared. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints of God, Jacob is 91 years old in the text, 91. That makes his brother Esau also 91, they were twins, remember? And they had been at it for 91 years. Here’s the back story.…
Sermon for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, what therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Jesus is reflecting this morning for us on his gift of marriage. The Pharisees came and asked him, is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason? And Jesus asks what Moses has written. in, and then he rebukes them and…
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…
Pestering God with Prayer
[Machine transcription] The unrighteous judge says, though I neither fear God nor respect man, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice. Amen. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Rose, you are baptized. And baptism comes with a lot of promises, Baptism, the Bible says, saves us, 1 Peter 3.21. Paul says, do you not know that all of…
