Sermons from August 2023
Trinity 12 – 2023
Sermon: St. Matthew 16:13-20 THE CHURCH VS. THE GATES OF HELL Prayer: Lord Jesus, we ask You to watch over Your Church, to watch over each of us and give us Your Holy Spirit, so that we joyfully confess that there is salvation in no one else than you, and so that we believe that when our sins are forgiven on earth they are forgiven by You, and this is true in heaven. Amen. Dear people loved by God and purchased…
Trinity 11 – 2023
Sermon Text: John 1:45-51
Trinity 10
Catechism Series
9th-10th Commandment
2023
Sermon: Exodus 20:17; Joshua 7:20-26 THE 9TH & 10TH COMMANDMENTS: “ARE YOU HAPPY?” Prayer: O Lord, You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless unless they rest in You. All our desire is known unto You, therefore perfect what You have begun. We seek Your face; turn Your face toward us and show us Your glory. Then shall our longing be satisfied, and our peace shall be perfect. Amen. (St. Augustine, Confessions I.1; The Lord Will Answer, p. 301) Dear people loved…
Trinity 8
Catechism Series
8th Commandment
2023
HE IS NOT THE GOD OF TAKING, BUT OF GIVING Prayer: O God, You command me not to steal. Protect me from being concerned only for myself and my own needs. Help me to use my own property and goods so that I glorify You and serve my family and neighbors with my gifts. Amen. Sermon Text, Exodus 20:15; 2 Kings 5:14-16, 20-27. Dear people loved and purchased by God to be His own special treasure: Grace to you and peace from…