Sermons from October 2023
The Festival of Reformation
CLEANSING THE TEMPLE Sermon Text: John 2:13-17. Prayer: Almighty God, merciful Father: We thank You that by means of Your servant Martin Luther You restored the light of the pure Gospel. We pray You to grant that we continue to hear Your Word in its truth and purity so that we are preserved in the true faith; through Christ, our Lord. Amen. Dear saints: Jesus’ cleansing of the temple has an obvious application to what Martin Luther did in the…
Trinity 20 – 2023
THE LORD’S SUPPER IS FOR THE ANXIOUS PERSON Prayer: Lord, send Your Holy Spirit to direct us so that we rejoice even when we don’t feel like it, so our anxieties become prayers, and to give us a quiet mind so that we can be content in all situations, dwell on what’s pure and lovely, and trust that You’ll give us strength to do all things that are in front of us, not just for ourselves but for the good…
Trinity 19 – 2023
LAY HOLD ON LIFE Prayer: Lord, send Your Holy Spirit to teach us not to place confidence in our good works – not to look at what we do – but to place all our trust in Christ Jesus our Lord – to look at You, what You’ve done for us and what You give to us in the gospel. Help us not to look back at our sins but to look forward to Your grace and mercy, for which…
Trinity 18-2023
REJOICING IN A LIFE LIVED FOR OTHERS Prayer: Dear Lord, we ask You to work in us so that we will and do Your good pleasure in our life with others. You begin the good work of faith and love in us; we ask You to complete it and strengthen our will to conform to Your will, so that we not only consider others more important than ourselves but even take joy in it and receive joy from it. Amen.…
Trinity 17 – 2023
THE GOSPEL PRODUCES COURAGE Prayer: Lord Jesus, You want us to fear nothing except losing You, to cast all our anxieties upon You, and to not even fear death. So let us hear the Gospel that we leap for joy, give thanks to You, and are not frightened in anything. Fill us with cheerful courage that gives courage to one another. Amen. Sermon Text: Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30. Dear people loved and purchased by God, in Christ, to be His own:…