Sermons from 2024 (Page 3)

FALSE DOCTRINE PRODUCES EMPTY WORSHIP Sermon Text, St. Mark 7:1-13. 1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. 2 Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands in a special way, holding the tradition of the elders. 4 When they come from the…

JESUS TAKES AWAY FALSE CONFIDENCE Here at the end of Mark 6, first I should tell you what we’re skipping over: the feeding of the 5,000. We heard that sermon back in Lent. It’s followed in Mark 6 by these verses. How impressive it was to make five loaves of bread and two fish into enough to feed such a huge crowd! Now we see what Jesus did next. Sermon Text, St. Mark 6:45-56. 45 Immediately, He made His disciples…

Mark 5:25-34.   JESUS’ POWER TO CLEANSE We’ll hear now about a woman whose problem had to do with one of the laws in the Old Testament book of Leviticus, in this case, it’s Leviticus 15. The laws in Leviticus are sometimes called the “holiness code.” A better way to say it rather than being holy/unholy is that it’s about being clean. or unclean, before God. Sermon Text, St. Mark 5:25-34. 25 Now a certain woman had a flow of…

A FUNERAL THAT ISN’T When John the Baptist was in prison, he sent some of his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the Coming One, or do we look for another?” Jesus’ reply pointed to the miracles that the Messiah would do, which were spoken of in Isaiah: “the blind see and the lame walk; the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear.” Then Jesus added one more: “the dead are raised up.” This is a sign that Jesus is the Christ, the promised Messiah,…

JESUS TEACHES THE PATIENT WORKING OF THE WORD Sermon Text, St. Mark 4:21-34. Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light. If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With…

JESUS’ EMOTIONS Dear fellow redeemed in Christ, who left nothing undone for our redemption:  God accepted Abel’s offering because he offered it “by faith” in contrast to Cain’s offering. Cain became “very angry” at Abel, for no good reason. God then told him something about anger that we need to hear: “Why are you angry? … Sin lies at the door. Its desire is for you, but you should rule over it” (Gen 4:6-7). We have a hard time ruling our emotions. Often they rule us.…

GOD’S COMMAND TO WORSHIP HIM Dear fellow redeemed sinners, purchased with the precious blood of Jesus:  When did God give commands about the Sabbath? You’d think it would be the 3rd commandment, “You shall keep the day of rest holy” – as some of us grew up learning it, “Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy.” But that’s in Exodus 20.  Actually, it comes four chapters earlier, when God gave manna from heaven to feed the Israelites. At that time, God told Moses to…