Sermons from November 2025
Advent 1 – 2025
CALLED TO FOLLOW JESUS ALL THE WAY Prayer: Lord Jesus, we thank You for coming into our world to be the Savior of all people. Not only do You have universal love for all, but You love each person by name. You call us individually, just as You called Andrew to be Your disciple. We thank You that by Your Holy Spirit You call us by the gospel, in Baptism and through Your Word. Enable us to hear Your call…
Thanksgiving – 2025
SEEING JESUS’ MERCY PRODUCES THANKSGIVING Prayer: Dear heavenly Father, You daily care for us and are an ever-present Help in every need: We pray that You awaken our hearts to be truly thankful for all Your benefits. Let us not grow apathetic about Your temporal and eternal blessings, but remember that Your mercy is new every morning, so that in perfect trust we may call upon You in every trouble and thank and praise You with a joyous heart. Amen.…
Last Sunday of the Church Year – 2025
CHRIST HAS OPENED THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN TO ALL BELIEVERS Prayer: We thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, that in the past church year You have preserved Your saving Word among us and by it kept us waiting to receive Your Son when He comes again. Forgive our neglect, unbelief, and disobedience with respect to Your Word, and continue to pour down upon us the oil of gladness so that we are prepared to go into eternal life. Amen. Sermon…
2nd Last Day of the Church Year – 2025
WHAT JUDGMENT DAY SAYS ABOUT OUR GOOD WORKS Prayer: Lord Jesus, when You come in Your glory, You will speak about what we have done. So today we pray about the things that are Your will for us to do. Help us not to trust in salvation in our good works but only in Your perfect obedience and righteousness. Help us do the things You want us to do even for the least and littlest of these Your brethren, since…
3rd Last Sunday in the Church Year – 2025
SIGNS OF THE LAST DAYS LEAD US TO THE WORD Prayer: As time ends and eternity begins, Lord Jesus, grant that we are found among those who confess You as Savior and Lord, that You may acknowledge us and receive us into the eternal mansions. Preserve us daily in Your grace. Make us watchful and prayerful. Add daily to those who are being saved. Cover the earth with Your Gospel of reconciliation, that peace may reign and hope abide in…
All Saints – 2025
YOU ARE A SAINT. BLESSED ARE YOU! Prayer: Lord, help us to believe that in You, for Jesus’ sake, we are blesséd. And strengthen our faith so that we believe that although here we are sinners, because our sins are taken away, we are saints, citizens of heaven. Amen. Dear Saints, Blessed are you in the name of Jesus. Amen. There are two words here that we need to learn. First, saint. People confuse that word. They see a…