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Sermons on Pentecost (Season) (Page 15)
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.…
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 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…
We talk about our final mark of the Church, the Word, and how it is the thing that drives all of what we do as Church – both corporately and individually. Sermon Text: Acts 2:1-21 [1] When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. [2] And suddenly there came from heaven…