Sermons

What is preaching? St. Paul writes in Romans: “Whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?” (Romans 10:14-15)

Therefore our Lutheran Confessions state: “It is also taught among us that one holy Christian church will be and remain forever. This is the assembly of all believers among whom the Gospel is preached in its purity and the holy sacraments are administered according to the Gospel.” (Augsburg Confession VII:1-3)

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Transfiguration ’12 – Matthew 17:1-9

“How lovely is your dwelling place…” “It is good Lord to be here…” The Transfiguration of Our Lord was given to Peter as a source of comfort. It is given to us also to comfort knowing we are baptized co-heirs with him and will upon our resurrection see Him in glory. In the meantime, Jesus still transfigures Himself before us, shining His face upon us.

MP3 Version: Divine Service 2012-01-29

Epiphany 3 ’12 – Matthew 8:1-13

*Apologies for the atrocious sound quality. We had a power outage on Saturday (no audio) and Sunday’s connection was faulty. If you can suffer through the noise, there’s a sermon underneath.*

Today’s Gospel is a combination of two pericopes that marvelously reveal the mercy of Jesus in glorious epiphany. The leper suffers the utter corruption of his being. The Centurion’s servant is paralyzed and unable to do and act according to his creation. We understand both conditions. We suffer the corruption of original sin. We are paralyzed in our inability and inaction towards God and neighbor. Jesus comes and heals both by his merciful touch and his recreating word. This is God’s love—He shows mercy while we are yet leperous and paralyzed sinners and redeems us.

Epiphany 2 2012

[John 2:1-11; Exodus 33:12-33; Ephesians 5:22-33]

When Moses asked to see the LORD’S glory as a sign and promise, he desired to know that God was still in covenant fellowship with him. He wanted to know that he and the people were the LORD’s chosen. The revelation of God’s glory was fully revealed in the Son of God, and his eternal fellowship with us as bride and bridegroom. Marriage is reflection of the glorious grace and mercy of God, lived out in our own homes. From the marriage of Christ and church we learn what it is to be a faithful husband or wife. In our marriage we learn how to love in the way that God has loved us in Jesus.

Listen to the sermon: Divine Service 2012-01-14