Our sermons are only a part of our Sunday morning, but they are an important part – they are the Word of God presented to us in our context so that we can repent, seek to amend our lives, and receive God’s grace through the power of the Gospel.
We talk about our status as people who rent, but not own our bodies, but that God owns our bodies and even gave His Son for them. Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Tenants [33] “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it…
Do you really want to get even? Or do you want to get ahead? How does God’s Word and Sacrament deal with us at a level that is the same for all of us? Sermon Text: Matthew 20:1-16 Laborers in the Vineyard [1] “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house…
What are we owed? That’s the question that we’re tackling, today, and how what we are owed might be distinct from what we owe God. Sermon Text: Matthew 18:21-35 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant [21] Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive…
Sermon before Hurricane Irma. Receive the peace. Share the peace. Repeat. Sermon Text: Matthew 18:1-20 Who Is the Greatest? [1] At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” [2] And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them [3] and…
Today in our series about Law and Gospel, we talk about how we apply Law and Gospel to ourselves, and how to take the Law and Gospel we find it Scripture and make it our own. Sermon Text: Matthew 16:21-28 Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection [21] From that time Jesus began to show his disciples…
We start off our LawGospel sermon series by talking about what makes us good and righteous. Sermon Text: Isaiah 51:1-6 [1] “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. [2] Look to Abraham your…
Today we talk about the obvious fact that we are not in the Resurrection yet with an eye towards how great that day that Jesus Christ has won for us on the cross. Sermon Text: Matthew 15:21-28 The Faith of a Canaanite Woman [21] And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of…
Where do you look when you get in trouble? Do you look up? Do you look down? What does where you look tell you about what you’re looking for? We talk today about Peter walking on the water and the meaning of the blue field in Luther’s Rose symbol. Sermon Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus Walks on…
We talk about the inestimable value of Christ’s salvation won for us on the Cross which gives us joy like no other thing can. Sermon Text: Isaiah 55:1-5 The Compassion of the LORD [1] “Come, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine…
We talk about how God rescues our hearts from the salt and brine of the sinful world, and what the “heart” in Luther’s Seal is all about. Sermon Text: Matthew 13:44-52 The Parable of the Hidden Treasure [44] “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up.…