Sermons from 2023 (Page 3)
Sermon for Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Blessed are you, says Jesus to Peter, blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood have not revealed this to you, but my Father, who is in heaven, and I tell you, you’re Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. Amen. Dear saints of God, we have this…
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] 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? And some will say yes I’m ready I can’t…
Sermon for Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Grant now that the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts are pleasing in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer, Amen. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, first of all, I would like to bring greetings and God’s blessings from the India Evangelical Lutheran…
Sermon for Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? You may be seated. Dear saints, I suspect that many of you have some of those verses and words from St. Paul in the Epistle Lesson, Romans chapter 8, as your confirmation verses. Or if not, as verses that you’ve memorized as a child, verses that you’ve clung to throughout your life. This is…
Sermon for Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints of God, we consider today the Epistle lesson from Romans chapter 8, the words of God through the Apostle Paul, talking about our suffering as Christians. It is, and here’s a way into the text, at least. This is the text that I will use when I get the question from the compramands, Pastor, why do animals…
Sermon for Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, let us pray. Blessed Lord, since you have caused all holy scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life. Through Jesus Christ, your…
Sermon for Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. In the name of Jesus, amen. In this morning’s Gospel reading, Jesus is walking from town to town in Galilee. He’s preaching and he’s teaching. And then all of a sudden, he stops. And in the presence of everyone around him, he says a brief prayer.…
Sermon for Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, we today hear the end of Matthew chapter 10. We’ve been hearing from Matthew chapter 10 for the last three or four weeks this preaching of Jesus where he was sending his disciples out to preach the kingdom. He was sending them ahead of him so that they would prepare the way that he was going and he was…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, here is the situation that Paul wants to set before us this morning in the Epistle lesson. He talks about what it is to be a slave, either of sin or of righteousness. Those are really the only two options. And here’s the idea. Ever since the fall, Adam and Eve in the garden, when they took the fruit…
