Today we pause and consider the fact that we truly are slaves to sin because we are human and not perfect, and that through God’s great love for us we are freed from that burden as Christ hung on the cross. By His great sacrifice, the Son has made us free, so we are free […]
Reformation Sunday, the day after the horrific tragedy at Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, we are encouraged to be faithful. The preacher defines faith as “singing and praying our fearful hearts into a state of courage!” Psalm 46
Using a description of “Why I am a Lutheran,” by travel expert Rick Steves, the preacher identifies another way of looking at the reformation.
A conversational reformation sermon using the traditional Jeremiah text. Our God forgives and forgets. “What place in your heart where you have forgiven or where you have been forgiven would you like God to “remember no more?”
A “hearing” on the question: “Should the doctrine of justification by faith, the doctrine by which the church stands or falls continue to be the doctrine by which the church stands or falls?” The hearing includes a debate between the prosecutor and the counselor for defense, Mr. Lutheran.
Our Gospel lesson for today states that “Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, ‘If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. … Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to […]
Using Psalm 46, the basis for Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress is our God” this sermon asks the listener to face fears and trust the promises of God’s …like a parent encouraging a child to trust, so our God holds us in the arms of mercy. Recent illnesses in the congregation and how the afflicted respond […]