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Sermons on Lutheran theology
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(?) 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,…
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…
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.…
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 talk about who we can trust, the “Treatise Against the Power and Primacy of the Pope” and how Jesus is ultimately more trustworthy than even we ourselves are. Sermon Text: Jeremiah 28:1-9 [1] In that same year, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fifth month of the…
We continue our Concordia series talking about those times when we encounter failure and how to see God working in the midst of those things. Sermon Text: Jeremiah 20:7-13 [7] O LORD, you have deceived me, and I was deceived; you are stronger than I, and you have prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all the…
We continue our “Concordia” series about the Book of Concord talking about the Augsburg Confession, Exodus 19, and what it means to “subscribe”. Sermon Text: Exodus 19:2-8 [2] They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, [3] while Moses…
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…