2025-08-31 – The Eleventh Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
Transcription from audio file: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Gracing our ears this morning are multiple accounts of two men presenting themselves before God, presenting sacrifices before God. First is that of Cain and Abel, brothers, sons of our first parents, one a keeper of sheep, and the other a tiller of the ground. Both brought an offering to the Lord, and he respected Abel in his offering, but he did not respect Cain in his offering. It is challenging to conclude just from that text why this was so. Some inferences may be assumed,Read More →
2025-08-24 – The Tenth Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 55:17b, 18b, 19b, 22a; 1; Psalm 17:8, 2; Psalm 88:1-2; Psalm 25:1–3a; Psalm 51:19 ✠ Lection: Jeremiah 7:1–11; 1 Corinthians 12:2–11; Luke 19:41–48 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. As Jesus drew near Jerusalem, He saw the city and wept over it, saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes… because you did not know the time of your visitation.” Jesus weeps over those who did not, who do not know the time ofRead More →
2025-08-17 – The Ninth Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 54:4-5; 1; Psalm 8:1a, 1b; Psalm 78:1a; Psalm 19:8a, 10b–11a; Matthew 6:33 ✠ Lection: Proverbs 16:1–9; 1 Corinthians 10:6b–13;Luke 16:1–9 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The parables of our Lord Jesus Christ are spoken masterpieces woven, painted, sculpted by the One Whose Word brought into creation all the beauty that we behold when we take time to look down, around, and up. The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Similarly, the priceless pieces created by man that stand and hang at places like the Cleveland MuseumRead More →
2025-08-10 – The Eighth Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 48:9-10; 1; Psalm 31:2b, 1a; Psalm 65:1, 4b; Psalm 18:27, 31a; Psalm 34:8 ✠ Lection: Jeremiah 23:16–29; Romans 8:12–17; Matthew 7:15–23 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. God the Father tested Abraham. He said to him, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him,Read More →
2025-07-27 – The Sixth Sunday after Trinity – Sermon
✠ Psalmody: Psalm 28:8-9; 1a; Psalm 90:13, 1; Psalm 47:1; Psalm 17:5, 6b–7a; Psalm 27:6b ✠ Lection: Exodus 20:1–17; Romans 6:3-11; Matthew 5:20-26 In the Name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord Jesus says, “Assuredly, I say to you, unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and the Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” He spoke these blessed words to His disciples as they had pressed upon Him when He gave the Sermon on the Mount. This is early in His ministry, showing that He still had much to teach,Read More →