Sermons from 2023 (Page 3)

Sermons from 2023 (Page 3)

Trinity 13 – 2023

Sermon: St. Matthew 16:21-28 (ILCW A Gospel) THE SUFFERING CHURCH Prayer: Through this hearing of Your Word, uncover for me how I set my mind on the things of man and not the things of God. Send Your Holy Spirit so that I follow You, willing to bear Your disgrace and live in the joy of repentance. Amen. Dear people loved by God even in suffering: Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus…

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 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…

Trinity 5
Catechism Series
6th Commandment
2023

Sermon Text: Exodus 20:14, Genesis 2:18-24 GOD PROTECTS MARRIAGE Prayer: Lord Jesus, You do not forsake our marriages but promise to abide with Your blessing. We ask You to guard the sanctity of marriage in our families whole and undefiled. As we go about our vocations as married or single, make us quiet but firm defenders of marital faithfulness and sexual purity to our children, friends, and community in word and deed. Amen. Dear people loved and purchased by God…

Trinity 4
Catechism Series
5th Commandment
2023

Sermon Texts: Exodus 20:13 Genesis 4:3- EVERY HUMAN LIFE IS GOD’S HOLY GROUND Prayer: Heavenly Father, God of all concord, it is Your will that Your children on earth live together in harmony and peace. Help us, by Your Word and Spirit, to search our hearts and root out the evil that would lead to strife and discord, so that we may be at peace with all people. Fill us with zeal for the work of Your Church and the…

Trinity 3
Anniversary of the
Augsburg Confession
Catechism Series:
4th Commandment
2023

Sermon on the 4th Commandment: Exodus 20:12; Genesis 9:18-29 HONOR AND RESPECT FOR PARENTS AND AUTHORITIES Prayer: O Lord, richly pour Your blessing upon the home and the state. Help us to be devout, to honor our parents, obey our rulers, resist the devil, and refuse to follow his temptations to disobey and to fight. Enable us by our deeds to improve our homes and nation and to preserve peace for Your praise and glory, for our own benefit, and…

Trinity 2
Catechism Series
2nd & 3rd Commandment
2023

Sermon on the 2nd & 3rd Commandments: Exodus 20:7-11; Revelation 5:8-14 TO WORSHIP GOD IS TO REST IN HIS PRESENCE Prayer: O God, You command me not to take Your name in vain, and to keep the Lord’s Day holy. Grant that I would praise You not one day out of seven, but every day; that my prayers would rise to Your throne, acceptable to you; and that I would rest peacefully in Your presence. Amen. Dear people loved and…