Sermons from August 2023
Pentecost 13 August 27, 2023
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 27, 2023 Matthew 16:13-20 The Church God Wants: A Church that Really Knows Jesus! 13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” 14They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” 16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the…
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 20, 2023
The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 20, 2023 Matthew 15:21-28 The Church God Wants: A Church for All People! 21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.” 23Jesus did not answer a word. So his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out…
Pentecost 11 August 13, 2023
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 13, 2023 Matthew 14:22-33 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Overcomes Doubt with Faith! 22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, 24but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because…
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 6, 2023
The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost August 6, 2023 Matthew 14:13-21 What Is a Christian? Someone Who Trusts God to Provide! 13When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and…