Sermons from July 2022

Sermons from July 2022

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 different than how…

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 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,…