2025-07-20 – The Fifth Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 27:7a, 9b; 1a; Psalm 84:9a, 8a; Psalm 31:1–2a; Psalm 16:7a, 8; Psalm 27:4ab ✠ Lection: 1 Kings 19:11–21; 1 Peter 3:8–15a; Luke 5:1–11 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Come, oh blessed multitude, and press about Jesus to hear the word of God. Alleluia! His strong word cleaves the darkness of the chaotic world in which we swim as well as that of the shroud of sin, doubt, and shame that so heavily and relentlessly try to cloak our living minds and hearts. Our dear Jesus delights in giving to us that whichRead More →
2025-07-13 – The Fourth Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 27:1-2b; 3a; Psalm 79:9b-10a, 9a; Psalm 21:1; Psalm 13:3b–4a; Psalm 18:2a ✠ Lection: Isaiah 58:6–12; Romans 8:18–23; Luke 6:36–42 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The prophet Moses died in the wilderness. But he had an assistant who carried out and completed his role as deliverer: humble, faithful, and courageous Joshua, who himself was a type of Christ; who led the people Israel out of the wilderness, through the waters of the Jordan, and into the land promised by God as an inheritance. Joshua led the conquest of the land and saw toRead More →
2025-07-06 – The Third Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 25:16, 18; 1-2a; Psalm 55:22a, 17b, 18b; Psalm 18:1-2a; Psalm 9:10–11a, 12b; Psalm 17:6 ✠ Lection: Micah 7:18–20; 1 Peter 5:6–11; Luke 15:1–10 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. How much of a part do lost sheep and lost coins have in being restored to those to whom they belonged? None. Bearing the sinful flesh means that we can only claim credit for rejecting a call to repent, to turn and seek, which means we have zero role in coming to salvation and to the forgiveness of sins. God brings those to us.Read More →