Lent 3 – 2025
RECEIVE GOD’S PROTECTION FROM THE DEVIL Sermon Text: St. Luke 11:14-28. And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought…
Midweek Lent 2 – 2025
“HIS BLOOD BE ON US AND ON OUR CHILDREN” Sermon Text: St. Matthew 27:20-26. But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!” Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let Him be crucified!” Then the…
Lent 2 – Reminiscere -2025
We had the privilege of hearing our guest pastor, Pastor Siirila, preach “the cross before the crown”. In the sermon, he shared the beautiful lesson of what life as a follower of Christ looks like and why the cross is so important. Life as a follower of Christ is not always easy. God instructs us to take up our crosses, or difficulties, and follow him. But why should we follow him? Pastor Siirila offered these beautiful words, “The cross is…
Lent 1 – Midweek – 2025
“I HAVE SINNED BY BETRAYING INNOCENT BLOOD” Sermon Text: St. Matthew 27:1-5. When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death. And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, saying, “I have sinned…
Lent 1 – Invocavit- 2025
On faith and hope in the midst of temptations and struggles: But then the devil attacks this faith. This is the next wave of temptation: that he accuses you, and you listen, you get beaten down in your conscience. What has to happen is that faith – in which you learn what to believe – has to become hope, it has to influence your will, so that you *want* to walk in God’s ways, so that you *want* to resist…
Ash Wednesday-2025
Sermons Preached By Jesus’ Enemies “IT IS EXPEDIENT THAT ONE MAN SHOULD DIE FOR THE PEOPLE” Sermon Text: John 11:45-53. Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. But some of them went away to the Pharisees and told them the things Jesus did. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs. If we…
Quinquaesima- 2025
FAITH CLINGS TO JESUS’ CROSS ALONE Sermon Text: Luke 18:31-43 (v. 31, 35). Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished.” … Then it happened, as He was coming near Jericho, that a certain blind man sat by the road begging. Lord, this is Your Word and these are Your words. Guide us by…
Sexagesima 2025
Isaiah 55:6-13: GOD’S PROMISES ABOUT HIS WORD The slogan “Scripture Alone,” Sola Scriptura, means that Holy Scripture, the Bible, is the only place where God reveals what we are to believe and do. When a church like ours says “Scripture Alone,” we’re saying that every-thing we believe or teach has as its source something the Bible says, none of it comes from outside the Bible, none of it is from our own thoughts or wishes. The Bible is God’s written…
Pre-Lent 1 – 2025
DOES “GRACE ALONE” MEAN NO WORKING AT ANYTHING? Prayer: Lord God, heavenly Father, through Your holy Word You have called us into Your vineyard: We beseech You, send Your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that we may labor faithfully in Your vineyard and put our whole and only trust in Your grace, which You have bestowed upon us abundantly through Your Son Jesus Christ, that we might obtain eternal salvation through Him. Amen. Sermon Text: Matthew 20:1-16 (v. 10-12). But…
Transfiguration – 2025
WHO WAS JESUS’ TRANSFIGURATION FOR? How glorious do you think God is? Can you imagine it? We get an idea of it in Exodus 34. It says that when Moses came down from Mt. Sinai, “the skin of his face shone, and all the children of Israel were afraid to come near him.” It was because Moses had been talking with God. The glory in Moses’ face was only a reflection of God’s glory, less than God’s, but they still…