Sermons from July 2025
Trinity 6 – 2025
THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL Prayer: O God, enlighten me that I may rightly understand Your Word. From Your Law let me learn to know my boundless spiritual ruin. But from Your Gospel let me learn to know Your grace, which is in Christ Jesus, my Savior, which saves me from my utter ruin and gives me eternal salvation. O merciful Lord, let me abide in true faith in Your Gospel, the secure place of refuge against every curse. Amen.…
Trinity 5 – 2025
ARE WE CALLED TO BE FISHERS OF MEN, OR HIS LITTLE FISHES? Prayer: O Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, You have given us Your Word and blessed us with every physical blessing: We confess ourselves unworthy of all these things and certainly deserve much worse, and we pray You to forgive us our sins, as You did Peter’s, and bestow success and health to our calling; that, being supported and defended by You both now and forever, we…
Trinity 4 – 2025
HOW DO WE THANK THE LORD? IN OUR GOOD WORKS Prayer: Merciful God and Father, You make Your sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and You are kind even to those who are unthankful: We pray You, teach us by Your Holy Spirit to have compassion on all people, cover our neighbor’s faults and frailties, be always ready to forgive, and show forth everywhere the fruits of faith. Amen. [Collect on the Gospel for Trinity 4]…
Trinity 3 – 2025
Luke 15:1-10: REPENTANCE IS BEING FOUND BY JESUS Prayer: Lord Jesus: O be my Counselor, my Pattern and my Guide; and through this desert land still keep me by Your side. Let my feet not run astray, nor rove, nor seek the crooked way. I love Your Shepherd’s voice, Your watchful eyes shall keep my wandering soul among Your many sheep. You feed Your flock, You call our names, be pleased to bear me as Your lamb. Amen! (Isaac Watts,…