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…
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 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.…
Today we start a new sermon series called the Rose about the most enduring symbol of the Lutheran faith. At the center of this Rose, and at the center of our faith, you will find the Cross. Sermon Text: Matthew 13:24-43 The Parable of the Weeds [24] He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom…
This classic “University Lutheran question” gets at the notion of what Jesus is getting at when He calls His disciples “little children”. Sermon Text: Matthew 11:25-30 Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest [25] At that time Jesus declared, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things…
We begin our sermon series, Concordia, about the Book of Concord and the fundamental beliefs of Lutherans by talking about the three ecumenical creeds at what it means to be “catholic” along with all other people who are baptized into Christ’s name. Sermon Text: Matthew 28:16-20 The Great Commission [16] Now the eleven disciples went to…
We talk about the word Hosanna and how it engages us in the paradox of Holy Week, which is the same paradox of Sinner and Saint. Sermon Text: Matthew 26 and 27, the Passion according to Matthew The Plot to Kill Jesus [1] When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, [2]…