[To listen to this sermon, click on the audio file link below.] The Sermon for Sunday, September 21st, 2025, The Festival of St. Matthew the Apostle & Evangelist The Lessons: Proverbs 3:1-12; Psalm 119: 33-40; 2 Timothy 3:1-17; Matthew 9:9-13 The Texts: Matthew 9:9 & Proverbs 3:5-8 INTRODUCTION Today, as Read more
[To listen to this sermon, please click the link below.] The Sermon for Sunday, September 14th, 2025, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 51:1-17; Exodus 32:1, 7-14; Luke 15:1-10 The Text: Luke 15:1-10 INTRODUCTION There is a great contrast between our First Lesson and Second Lesson today. The Read more
[To listen to this sermon, use the audio link below] Sermon for Sunday September 7th, 2025, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 1-21; Luke 14:25-33 The Text: Luke 14:25-33 INTRODUCTION Film maker Walt Disney was ruthless in cutting anything that got in the way Read more
[To listen to this sermon, click the audio link below] The Sermon for Sunday, August 31st, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 10:7-18; Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8; Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Text: Luke 14:1, 7-11 INTRODUCTION Two ducks and a frog struck up a friendship. When their pond Read more
[To listen to this sermon, click the link below.] The Sermon for Sunday, August 24th, 2025, the Festival of St. Bartholomew the Apostle The Lessons: Deuteronomy 18:15-18; Psalm 91; 1 Corinthians 4:9-16; Luke 22:24-30 The Text: Luke 22:24-30 INTRODUCTION Today we celebrate the Festival of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, whom Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, August 17th, the Ninth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 23:23-29; Psalm 82; Hebrews 12:1-14; Luke 12:49-56 The Text: Jeremiah 23:23-29 INTRODUCTION According to Peter Kendall in the Chicago Tribune, Ruben Brown, age sixty-one, was known on the south and west sides of Chicago, as the Read more
[If you want to listen to this sermon, please click the audio link below.] The Sermon for Sunday, August 10th, 2025, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 33:10-21; Genesis 15:1-6; Luke 12:32-40 The Text: Luke 12:32-40 INTRODUCTION Our Lord’s words that occur at the beginning of our Gospel Read more
[If you would prefer to listen to this sermon, click on the link below.] The Sermon for Sunday, July 20th, 2025, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 18:1-14; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:21-29; Luke 10:38-42 The Text: Genesis 18:1-14 INTRODUCTION At the 1997 Brickyard 400 auto race, NASCAR driver Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, July 13th, 2025, the Fourth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 25:1-14; Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Luke 10:25-37 The Text: Deuteronomy 30:9-14 INTRODUCTION In September 2006, Matt Atkinson’s three friends told him they were plotting a Columbine-style attack on their school. They would ignite bombs near bathrooms, set Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, July 6th, 2025, the Third Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 66:10-16; Psalm 66:1-8; Galatians 6:6-18; Luke 10:1-20 The Text: Galatians 6:6-10 INTRODUCTION Soviet sport parachutist Yuri Belenko realized he was in trouble when he was three thousand feet above the ground. His main chute had Read more