Sermons from October 2022
Reformation-2022(no video)
John 8:31–36 (EHV) 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you remain in my word, you are really my disciples. 32You will also know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33 “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered, “and we have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say, ‘You will be set free’?” 34 Jesus answered, “Amen, Amen, I tell you: Everyone who keeps committing sin is a slave to sin.…
19th Sunday after Trinity-2022
Sermon Text: Colossians 3:12-21 WE LIVE THE FAITH IN THE FAMILY – – – Preaching the Catechism – The Table of Duties II We don’t live the Christian faith in a vacuum, but rather in all the different vocations into which God places us, especially in families and in our churches. Luther picks up on this in the Table of Duties, and our text from Colossians captures the way we live out the gospel with one another.
18th Sunday After Trinity-2022
Sermon Text: 2 Peter 1:1-9 LIVE THE FAITH TO KEEP THE FAITH – – – Preaching the Catechism – The Table of Duties In his epistles, the apostle Peter is speaking to the church under stress, facing persecution and false teachers. To endure in the faith requires a life built around the faith-sustaining word.
17th Sunday after Trinity-2022
Sermon Text- Matthew 22:34-46 WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU’RE A GOOD PERSON? – – – Preaching the Catechism – Law and Gospel Revisited If you say you are a good person, what is that based on? The Pharisees asked Jesus what the “greatest commandment” is, with the implication that we could thereby say we are a good person. So, do you love God with all your heart, soul, and mind? Really? Then how can you say you are a good…
16th Sunday after Trinity-2022
Sermon Text-James 5:13-20 PRAY FOR THOSE IN DISTRESS – – – Preaching the Catechism – Intercessory Prayer In the midst of tragedies we often hear “our thoughts and prayers go out to the suffering.” Then there are those who are virtue-signal, saying “thoughts and prayers aren’t enough.” As Christians, we don’t go along with the cliches. While our thoughts may be on the suffering, our prayers are to the true and living God, who hears and answers prayers in Christ’s…