Sermons (Page 3)
Sermon for Advent Midweek 2
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Dear Christians, there are two glories that will be revealed on the last day. We heard the voice of Jesus in the Gospel reading saying, “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.” The Lord Jesus is already reigning in his glory since…
Sermon for Second Sunday in Advent
[Machine transcription] The voice of one crying in the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. You may be seated. Dear Emmeline, and to all the baptized, grace and mercy and peace be yours from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. We’re going to consider this morning this great character given to us in the scriptures, St. John the…
Sermon for First Sunday in Advent
[Machine transcription] Dear baptized believers in Christ’s church, last Sunday, on the last Sunday of the church year, Pastor Wolf Mueller preached about the end times, when the present heaven and earth will all pass away. On that day, the Lord Jesus will come again, as he promised it from his throne on high, and he will appear in the sky with his entourage of all…
Sermon for Thanksgiving Eve
[Machine transcription] Dear Soren Frederick, who tonight has received new birth by the washing of water and the word, and all the baptized here in Christ Jesus, grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. You know, I think in some ways the importance of Thanksgiving—when I say Thanksgiving, I mean the Thanksgiving with a…
Sermon for Last Sunday of the Church Year
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints of God, and especially you Comfort Mans, William and Sarah and George and Rick and Alex and Trevor, grace and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and always. Amen. What does it mean to be confirmed? I wonder how we can think about this. There’s a lot of different ways to consider it. I…
Sermon for Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, in these last two weeks of the church year, we are hearing our Lord’s promise that he will come again in glory to judge both the living and the dead. And especially in the context of the gospel, Mark chapter 13, Jesus is giving…
Sermon for Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters, there is, in some of our churches today, I think there’s this tendency, or maybe an inclination, to take this gospel lesson about the widow and her offering, and extract…
Sermon for All Saints Sunday
[Machine transcription] Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us, that we should be called the children of God. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, I have three things on our agenda this morning for the sermon. First, I want to get straight what it means to be a saint. Second, I want us to all rejoice in the blessed death of all…
Sermon for Reformation Sunday
[Machine transcription] For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from the works of the law. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, it is good that we have this celebration of the Reformation today because it’s an occasion for us to think back on the history of the Church and to recognize the gifts that the Lord gives throughout the…
Sermon for Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] The disciples were exceedingly astonished and said to Jesus, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen.…