Sermons on Luke

Trinity 17 Bulletin ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR   Luke 14:1-14 POOR MISERABLE SINNERS OPENING PRAYER LORD God, give us all humble hearts, so that we gladly hear Your Word and keep it as our dearest treasure. Give us rest in It for our soul and power to kill the lusts of the flesh, and rather to practice works of love every day of the week and our lives. Grant us…

Trinity 16- 2024 ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR   ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR Luke 7:11-17 WHEN LIFE & DEATH CONTEND  PRAYER LORD God, Heavenly Father, You sent Your Son to be made Flesh, that by His death He might atone for our sins and deliver us from eternal death: We pray, confirm in our hearts the hope that our LORD Jesus Christ Who with but a Word raised the widow Nain’s son, in like manner…

Trinity 14 – 2024 Bulletin ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR Luke 17:11-19 FAITH & THANKS TO THE LORD “UNCLEAN! UNCLEAN!” On His way to Jerusalem, where Jesus was going to die and rise for the life of the world, He was met by ten lepers. Leprosy was more than a medical condition, it was a social disease. It turned you into an outcast. It isolated you from your family and friends.…

Trinity 11 – 2024 Bulletin ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR Luke 18:9-14 TALE OF 2 RELIGIONS TWO WORLD RELIGIONS There are really only two religions in the world, and it has always been that way – the religion of the Law and the Religion of the Gospel. In the religion of the Law, you work your way up to God. In the religion of the Gospel, God comes down to you.…

Trinity 10- 2024 ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR  Luke 19:41-48 JESUS’ DAILY TEACHING & CLEANING  He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people sought to destroy Him, and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him. This is Your Word, Heavenly Father. Sanctify us by Your Truth. Your Word is Truth. Amen. WRONG…

Trinity 2 Bulletin ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR Luke 16:1-9-13 BE BAD STEWARDS?! TOUGH GOSPEL/S There are Sundays when the lectionary readings make me wish I could just pick my own text or maybe do a nice sermon series on some benign self-improvement theme. Today is one of them. The Gospel has a bunch of sayings of Jesus all clustered around the uncomfortable topic of your money, calling it “unrighteous Mammon”…

Bulletin: Trinity 5 2024 ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR  ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR Luke 5:1-11 ARE YOU GONNA TALK OR GONNA FISH?  [R U] GONNA FISH? A game warden observed that a certain fisherman always seemed to come back to shore with an unusually large number of fish. Week after week, this particular fisherman would come in with a big catch even when other fisherman complained that the fish were not biting. The warden…

Trinity 4 Bulletin No Videos this week. ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR ↓ Faith Lutheran Church, Medford OR TRINITY-4/B Luke 6:36-42 BEING LIKE THE TEACHER  Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, & our Lord Jesus Christ. [FAIR] KARMA?! Jesus said, “With the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” That sounds pretty fair, doesn’t it? We often say the same thing in different ways. “You reap what…

Trinity 3- 2024 ↓ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Grants Pass, OR Sermon Text Luke 15:1-10 CHURCH FOR ALL THE WRONG PEOPLE  PRAYER LORD God, Heavenly Father, we all like sheep have gone astray, having allowed ourselves to be led away from the right path by Satan and our own sinful flesh. We beseech You graciously to forgive us all our sins for the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ; and enliven our hearts by Your Holy Spirit that we may…