Sermons from 2023 (Page 4)
Sermon for Third Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more now that we are reconciled shall we be saved by His life. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Della and the baptized, St. Paul is interested in this chapter 5 of Ephesians to let us know. So, to remind us, maybe even to impress upon us, how…
Sermon for St Barnabas
[Machine transcription] When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose. For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith. Please be seated. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. So if you’re asking yourself this…
Sermon for Trinity Sunday
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear baptized believers in Christ’s Church, you have just confessed it. There is one God. There is one revelation of God in the world. And there is only one way of salvation. It’s that bond that has been communicated to us. As God has communicated how He lives and works in the Godhead, God has revealed…
Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit?
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Well, I haven’t yet gotten in the habit of giving titles to my sermons. When I read this text, I thought I’d be real smart and come up with something creative. And so I came up with, Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit? But if you just do…
Sermon for Seventh Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Jesus prays, “For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them, and have come to know in truth that I came from you, and have believed that you sent me. I am praying for them.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Amen. Dear Annabelle, Dylan, Caroline, Immy, and Briley, I bow to make your good…
Sermon for Sixth Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, at the end of his life they were publishing Luther. At the end of Luther’s life they were publishing an edition of his German works, and he wrote in the preface of that a little commentary on Psalm 119. We read or sang a few verses of Psalm 119. We…
Sermon for Fifth Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He has risen indeed. Hallelujah. I am the way, the truth, and the life, says Jesus. No one comes to the Father except by me. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, this is an absolutely beautiful text. Wonderful words from our Lord Jesus. And I think, as I was thinking about it this week, that this might be the…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This Sunday, you might often hear it referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday, and I think it’s interesting that in our gospel text, we really don’t even get to the verses that talk about the Good Shepherd himself. But to follow the…
Sermon for Ordination and Installation of Pastor Ross Davis
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He has risen indeed, alleluia. Dear Carrie, Sarah, William, dear brother pastors, especially Circuit Visitor Brinstead, dear family and friends of the pastor-elect, Ross Davis, dear saints of God of St. Paul Lutheran Church, dear friends of Jesus, and dear…
Sermon for Third Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Jesus is risen. Hallelujah. What did they see? What did they see? There they were, these two men walking on the road to the village of Emmaus, engulfed in a deep conversation about the things that had happened. Now, with each step, they were putting more distance between themselves and Jerusalem. While they were talking and discussing these things…
