Sermons from 2025

The First Sunday after Christmas December 28, 2025 Galatians 4:4-7 God’s Perfect Plan   4But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of woman, born under law, 5to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.  6Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.”  7So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are…

The Fourth Sunday in Advent December 21, 2025 Romans 1:1-7 Advent Imperatives: Grace and Peace to You!   1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—2the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures 3regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, 4and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by…

The Third Sunday in Advent December 14, 2025 James 5:7-11 Advent Imperatives: Be Patient!   7Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.  8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.  9Don’t grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged.  The Judge is standing at the door! 10Brothers, as…

The Second Sunday in Advent December 7, 2025 Romans 15:4-13 Advent Imperatives: Overflow with Hope!   4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, 6so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our…

The First Sunday in Advent November 30, 2025 Romans 13:11-14 Advent Imperatives: Understand the Present!   11And do this, understanding the present time.  The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.  12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here.  So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.  13Let us behave decently, as in the daytime,…

Christ the King Sunday November 23, 2025 Luke 23:35-43 As Disciples of Jesus— We Bow Before Our King!   35The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him.  They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” 36The soldiers also came up and mocked him.  They offered him wine vinegar 37and said, “If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself.” 38There was a written notice above…

Sunday of Last Judgment November 16, 2025 Luke 19:11-27 As Disciples of Jesus— We Need to Be Very Pragmatic With the Gospel!   11While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once.  12He said:  “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.  13So he…

Saints Triumphant Sunday November 9, 2025 Luke 20:27-38 As Disciples of Jesus— We Have the Joy of Knowing That There’s Still More!   27Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.  28“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.  29Now there were seven brothers.  The first one married…

Reformation Sunday October 26, 2025 John 8:31-32 The Heart of the Reformation: 100% Faithfulness to the Word!   31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.  32Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”     Dear fellow heirs of the Lutheran Reformation,   How good is good enough?  How accurate is accurate enough?  How faithful is faithful enough?  Think back to when…

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost October 19, 2025 Luke 18:1-8 As Disciples of Jesus— We Pray Persistently!   1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.  2He said:  “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men.  3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’       4For some…