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 21, 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. T

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