The Sermon for Sunday, November 19th, 2023, the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 90:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 15:14-30 The Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 INTRODUCTION The following conversation was heard between an old farmer in the country and the new parson. “Do you belong to Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, November 5th, 2023, All Saints’ Day (celebrated) The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14; Psalm 149; Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 The Text: Matthew 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION There was once a man named Samuel Scull who settled on a farm in the Arizona desert with his wife and children. One night a Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 96; Malachi 3:6-12; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The Topic: Exemplary Faith INTRODUCTION Robert Browning once wrote a poem entitled “Pippa Passes” about an Italian girl. Because of her poverty and destitute Read more…
Sermon for the Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist on Sunday October 15th, 2023 The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14; Psalm 147:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:1-13; Luke 4:14-21 Text: Luke 4:14-21 INTRODUCTION One of the most famous musicians of the nineteenth century was a Norwegian violinist named Ole Bull [Ola Bulle] (1810-1880). He Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, October 1st, 2023, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-14; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32 The Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 INTRODUCTION In The Grace Awakening, Charles Swindoll recalls the sense of freedom he had when as a teenager he first received his Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, September 17th, 2023, the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 27:30 – 28:7; Psalm 103:1-14; Romans 14:5-12; Matthew 18:21-35 The Texts: Ecclesiasticus 28:1-7; Matthew 18:21-35 The Topic: The Imperative for Forgiveness INTRODUCTION In his book, Lee: The Last Years, Charles Bracelen Flood reports that after Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, September 3rd, 2023, the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Jeremiah 15:15-21; Psalm 26; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:21-27 The Text: Romans 12:1-2 INTRODUCTION St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans sets out clearly the way of salvation through the Gospel he expounds in the first eight chapters. Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, August 20th, 2023, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 56:1-8; Psalm 67; Romans 11:13-24; St. Matthew 15:21-28 The Text: Isaiah 56:1-8 INTRODUCTION A pastor was walking down the street one day when he noticed a small boy across the street struggling to ring a Read more…
The Sermon for the Festival of the Transfiguration of the Lord Jesus Christ, Sunday, August 6th, 2023 The Lessons: Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Peter 1:13-21; Luke 9:28-36 The Text: 2 Peter 1:13-21 INTRODUCTION A missionary family was staying with their relatives. When the missionary children were called in for Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, July 23rd, 2023, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 86; Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 The Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 34-43 INTRODUCTION Marsha Gubser wrote this about weeding her garden: I dragged my teenage son Matt outside to help me pull weeds one sunny Read more…