Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity July 26th, 2026 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. 16 You will recognize them by their fruits. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. We are called test the spirits to see whether they are from God or not. Test everything, hold fast to what is good. Discern what is pleasing to the Lord. For many false prophets have gone out int

Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity July 19th, 2026 In the beginning all things were perfect as God intended. There were good trees to eat from and one tree not to eat from. A simple command. No reason to question or doubt or try to figure out why not. How beautiful, simple and perfect life was in the beginning. But then the devil brought his deception and sin into the world and now death is the only way out. And on our way out the flesh is in a constant battle agains

Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity July 12th, 2026 Imagine a world in which everyone kept the Ten Commandments. How different would things be if the Ten Commandments were the foundational principles on which everyone ordered their lives and raised their families. The foundation on which we structured our societies. The building blocks on which all cultures were founded throughout the world. How vastly different our lives and the world would be. In that world everyone w

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity July 5th, 2026 “God is in control.” How often have you heard that or said that. Don’t worry, God is in control, everything will be fine. Whatever it is it will all work out just as God planned. The sickness, the disability, the sin and addictions, the fear of death, loneliness, the death of someone you love. The job you hate, the job you want. The bills you can’t pay, the house you dream of but can’t have. The marriage that’s crumblin

Sermon for The Fourth Sunday after Trinity June 28th, 2026 “Judge not and you will not be judged.” There may not be a more misquoted verse in all of Scripture. “Who are you to tell me what’s right and wrong?” “Love is love; my body, my truth.” “Judge not lest you be judged.” The mind is twisted and dark; the world is wandering about following the teacher and ruler of this world, satan. He wants to weaken the church and silence the Christian who speaks God’s truth. If you’ve e

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Trinity Luke 15:11-32 June 21st, 2026 The Parable of the Prodigal Son In the parable of the prodigal son the father represents God the Father. He has two sons. Neither son recognizes the father’s love, grace, and mercy in his house. The prodigal son outright rejects his father’s love. He asks for his portion of the inheritance. In that day and age it would have been the same as telling his father to fall down and die so I can get what’s mine.

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Trinity Luke 14:15-24 June 14th, 2026 The Parable of the Great Banquet “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’” In the Gospel reading, Jesus is dining at the house of the ruler of the Pharisees on the Sabbath Day. At the meal are lawyers and Pharisees. These are intelligent men, great theologians. They kne

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday of Easter - Jubilate John 16:16-22 April 26th, 2026 Jesus is preparing the disciples for His crucifixion. In only a few short hours Jesus would be arrested. He knew the disciples would be confused and scared. They would deny Him. They would see Him tortured and brutally killed. It wouldn’t make sense. They would be sad and afraid. But it would be short lived. A little while, only three days and they would see Jesus again. He would rise from the gr

A Sermon for the Third Sunday of Easter - Misericordias Domini John 10:11-16 April 19th, 2026 Standing up here looking out toward all of you I am constantly reminded of Jesus our Good Shepherd. The image in the stained glass window will not let me forget. Jesus the Good Shepherd tending His flock. Holding one of His dear lambs in His arms. My eyes are continually drawn to it throughout the service. There is a point in the liturgy when I especially notice the window. It comes

A Sermon for The Resurrection of our Lord - Easter April 5th, 2026 Alleluia! Christ is risen! “I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God, 27 whom I shall see for myself, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. My heart faints within me!” Job gives one of the most beautiful and comforting confessions of the resurrection in all of Scripture. Death is not the end;

A Good Friday Sermon John 18:1-19:42 April 3rd, 2026 We’ve reached the pinnacle of the Church year. Everything has been building to this point in time in Jesus life. The Crucifixion. All through the season of Lent the bloody Cross of Jesus has been on the horizon. It’s form has intensified throughout the 40 days of Lent as the image of Jesus suffering and sacrifice began to take shape with every step closer to Good Friday. Passiontide took us to another level in the journey w

Sermon for Maundy Thursday John 13:1-15, 34-35 April 2nd, 2026 The word Maundy in Maundy Thursday comes from the Latin and means mandate or command. Thursday night is about the institution of the Lord’s Supper, but our reading is Jesus washing the disciples feet. The mandate or command referred to is not the Lord’s Supper but verse 34 of the Gospel reading. Jesus said: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love

Sermon for Wednesday of Oculi March 11th, 2026 Matthew 15:1-20; Exodus 10:1-17 - Ten Commandments There are six chief parts of Luther’s Small Catechism. The Ten Commandments, The Apostle’s Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, The Sacrament of Holy Baptism, Confession, and The Sacrament of the Altar. In confirmation we work through all six chief parts always beginning with the Ten Commandments. The first few weeks are spent memorizing, quizzing, and discussing how God’s Law should be liv

Sermon for Second Sunday in Lent Reminiscere March 1, 2026 Jesus goes to the region of Tyre and Sidon to get away for bit. This is pagan country, northwest of Galilee on the Mediterranean Sea coast. These two cities were part of the ancient land of Canaan in the Old Testament. The Canaanites were the enemies of the Israelites when they went in to take possession of the Promised Land. These were not godly people. They worshiped Baal. Sexual immorality and child sacrifice were

Sermon for Wednesday of Reminiscere Matthew 12:38-50 February 28th, 2026 “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” Only a few verses before our Gospel reading tonight Jesus healed a blind and mute demon possessed man. All the people who saw it were amazed and begin asking “Can this be the Son of David?” When the Pharisees hear about the miracle they say: “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of d

Sermon for Quinquagesima Luke 18:31-43 February 15th, 2026 Today is the final Sunday in Pre-Lent, Quinquagesima, which means about 50 days until Easter. This Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and then begins the five Sundays in Lent leading us up to Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is the doorway to Holy Week. Holy Week ushers us to the cross and the bitter suffering and death of Jesus. On the horizon is Easter; the light of Easter morning never stops shining; it never leaves us alone in th

The Parable of the Sower Luke 8:4-15 February 8th, 2026 In the Parable of the Sower the seed that is sown is God’s Word. The sower is Jesus. All of humanity is the field where the Seed is sown. The Seed of God’s Word must enter the heart, take root and grow. This is faith. It’s end is eternal life. This faith produces the fruit of faith seen in the life of the believer. If the Seed, God’s Word, doesn’t take root and grow and produce fruit, in its place will grow the weeds of

Matthew 20:1-16; 1 Corinthians 9:24-10:5 February 1st, 2026 In the parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard, we Christians are the laborers God has brought into the vineyard, His Kingdom, through faith in the work of Christ alone. All the laborers in the Kingdom of God are equal. No one is greater or more deserving of salvation than anyone else. We all came into the Kingdom through faith by hearing the Word of Christ. There will be no distinction on the Last Day between you an

Sermon for the Transfiguration of Our Lord Matthew 17:1-9 January 25th, 2026 “He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.’” The Transfiguration of Jesus took place during the third and final year of His earthly ministry. Right after the Transfiguration Jesus begins His final trip to Jerusalem. Holy Week and the Cross is only a few weeks away for Jesu

Sermon for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany John 2:1-11 January 18th, 2026 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does this have to do with me? My hour has not yet come.” On the third day there was a wedding. Jesus was invited. The third day. This should immediately take our minds to the Cross and Jesus death and then His resurrection from the grave three days later. We are always looking for the Cross and Jesus and His suffering and His blood shed and His death and then His