Sermon for Sunday, September 11th, 2022, 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 The Topic: Joy in heaven over the sinner who repents INTRODUCTION John Vassar, a notable evangelist, was once traveling in the West when he visited the Read more
Sermon for Sunday, September 4th, 2022, the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Philemon 4-21; Luke 14:25-33 The Text: Psalm 1 The Topic: The Two Ways INTRODUCTION Though the stock market boasted in 2006 that it had 150 “socially responsible” mutual funds that invested in meeting Read more
Sermon for Sunday, August 28th, 2022, the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 112; Ecclesiasticus 10:7-18; Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Text: Luke 14:1, 7-14 The Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ’s teaching on humility and generosity, as recorded in Luke 14:7-14 INTRODUCTION In a small Jewish town in Russia, a Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, August 7th, 2022, the Eighth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 33:10-21; Hebrews 11:1-16; Luke 12:32-40 The Text: Hebrews 11:1-16 The Topic: The necessity of faith for the Christian way of life INTRODUCTION This piece was heard on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition on Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, July 31st, 2022, the Seventh Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ecclesiastes 1:12 – 2:11; Psalm 49:1-12; Colossians 3:5-17; Luke 12:13-21 The Text: Luke 12:13-21 The Topic: Being rich according to God’s perspective INTRODUCTION The man who would have sold his Picasso painting for $139 million put Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, July 17th, 2022, the Fifth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Genesis 18:1-14; Psalm 15; Colossians 1:21-29; Luke 10:38-42 The Text: Colossians 1:21-29 The Topic: Not having moved from the hope of the Gospel, we must edify others in the Christian faith INTRODUCTION In the opening verse Read more
Sermon for July 3rd, 2022, 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 The opening words of our Epistle Lesson can easily be misunderstood. “Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, June 26th, the Second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 16; 1 Kings 19:15-21; Luke 9:51-62 The Text: Luke 9:57-62 INTRODUCTION In 1996 Disney came out with the movie 101 Dalmatians, and it was a box-office success. Many viewers fell in love with the cute spotted Read more
The Sermon for the First Sunday after Trinity, Sunday, June 19th, 2022 The Lessons: Zechariah 12:8-10, 13:1; Psalm 63; Galatians 3:23-29; Luke 9:18-24 The Text: Galatians 3:23-29 The Topic: Children of God by faith in Jesus Christ INTRODUCTION The hallmark of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians is his doctrine Read more
The Sermon for Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, Rogation Sunday The Lessons: Psalm 67; Joel 2:21-27; Revelation 21:1-7, 22:1-5 The Text: Revelation 22:1-5 The Topic: The Healing of the Nations INTRODUCTION Australian aborigines pictured heaven as a distant island beyond the western horizon. The early Finns thought heaven was a distant Read more