Sermons from 2022 (Page 3)
7th Sunday after Trinity-2022
EQUIPPED FOR THE CONFLICT – – – Preaching the Catechism – The Protection of Our Baptism We live out our Christian faith in the ordinary walks of life, in social circles, marriage, family, and word, for example. We are certainly aware of struggles and conflicts there, but Paul wants us to be aware that these are also the battlegrounds for the great spiritual warfare in which we are engaged. Ephesians 6:10-12
6th Sunday after Trinity-2022
LIVE A NEW LIFE! – – – Preaching the Catechism – The Significance of Our Baptism Sermon. Text-Romans 6:3 We are baptized into Christ Into His life and his righteousness, into His death and atoning sacrifice, and into His resurrection by which we have a new and spiritual life of faith now, and eternal life, body, and soul, in the resurrection of all people.
First Sunday after Trinity-2022
GOD ALONE SAVES – COMPLETELY – – – Preaching the Catechism – Justification & Sanctification Sinful humanity always wants to deprive God of His glory. Whether it is by crediting His creation with creative power (think evolution) or diminishing Christ’s redemptive power (think works-righteousness), or by claiming the power to be born again (who can choose to be born?). Especially related to this last, Paul tells us “Indeed, it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is…
Trinity Sunday-2022
THE GOD WHO IS THERE SAVES US? Sermon Text: John 3:1-17 Preaching the Catechism – The Holy Trinity Where do you place your hope? In what is real or in what is not? The answer is obvious, isn’t it? You don’t step out on a fire escape that isn’t there or try to fly in an aircraft that is just a mockup. You don’t take a sugar pill when you have a deathly need for antibiotics. How important it is,…
Sixth Sunday of Easter-2022
THE PRIEST WHO PRAYS FOR YOU Preaching the Catechism – The Ascended Lord Prays for Us
Fifth Sunday of Easter-2022
ABOUT THE RESURRECTION Preaching the Catechism (2nd article of the Creed) – The Resurrection Proves the Living and the Dead will Rise again. 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18
Fourth Sunday of Easter-2022
THE GIFT OF INNOCENCE Preaching the Catechism (2nd article of the Creed) – The Resurrection Proves the Forgiveness of the Sins of the world. Romans 4:19
Third Sunday of Easter-2022
THE TRUE STORY-Preaching the Catechism (2nd article of the Creed) – Proven by the Resurrection To Be the Son of God.
Second Sunday of Easter-2022
THE SIGN OF LIFE Preaching the Catechism – The Third Day He Rose from the Dead Many people have their own ideas about religion, and what they expect Christianity is supposed to be. The Pharisees wanted their ideas about the Messiah to be validated by some sign. But the one thing that shows Who Jesus is and what He has done is His resurrection from the dead. Thereby He shows Himself the conqueror over sin and death- and our Savior.…
High Festival of the Resurrection-2022
CHRIST VICTORIOUS OVER Sin, Death, and HELL Preaching the Catechism – He Descended into Hell Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3