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Sermons on Matthew (Page 6)
We finish up Advent by talking about Joseph and how Jesus is the ultimate Christmas character. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 1:18–25 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.…
We talk about the role of our imaginations in our following Jesus and how even our imaginations can fail us when we are thinking about the good things that God gives us. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 3:1–12 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven…
We talk about the legalisms that we put on ourselves when we think about what makes us good or bad, and how Jesus sets us free from this legalism by declaring us all worthy for heaven. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 5:1–12 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his…
We celebrate Reformation Day and 40 years of University Lutheran’s building talking about audacious belief in God’s promises, where that belief led Peter and where it leads us. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 16:13–20 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man…
In the second sermon in our “Communion of Saints” series about the 3rd article of the Creed and the Holy Spirit’s work in the Church – we talk about All Saints Day and comforting and our mourning with our experience of the beatitudes. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 5:1–12 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain,…
We talk about the “wound” of living counterculturally as Jesus’ Body in the world in this 3rd week of Lent and our Lenten series “Wounded”. Sermon Scripture: John 2:13–22 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep…
We end the church year by talking about Matthew 25 and how we are called to be the Body of Christ, and why that’s a very good thing. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 25:31–46 The Final Judgment [31] “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on…
We talk today about the somewhat confusing parable of the talents and ask the question if God wants us to be prepared. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 25:14–30 The Parable of the Talents [14] “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. [15] To one…
We celebrate(?) the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by talking about our freedom in Christ, and what it means to be people whose hearts are shaped by that freedom. Sermon Scripture: John 8:31-38 The Truth Will Set You Free [31] So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word,…
We talk about the greatest commandment, rule breaking, and what it means to be a Christian. Sermon Scripture: Matthew 22:34-40 The Great Commandment [34] But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. [35] And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. [36] “Teacher, which is…