Sermons

The Preacher's Toolbox: When the Sermon Flops

12/24/22

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Regardless of why they happen, sermon flops do happen to all of us. So, what should you do next?
Epistle: Romans 13: (8-10)11-14 (Advent 1: Series A)

11/19/22

15 mins

By John Bombaro

For Christians, Advent is the time when the Church patiently prepares for the coming of the Great King, Jesus the Christ.
Old Testament: Isaiah 2:1-5 (Advent 1: Series A)

11/19/22

21 mins

By Bob Sundquist

The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
Epistles: Colossians 1:13-20 (The Last Sunday in the Church Year: Series C)

11/12/22

27 mins

By John Bombaro

The epistle text from Colossians 1 declares how the great drama of redemption and human history ends.
Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17 (Pentecost 22: Series C)

10/30/22

16 mins

By John Bombaro

Whatever else may be said about the Last Day it consists of these two inseparable things: Christ’s coming and His kingdom people being gathered to Him.
Old Testament: Exodus 3:1-15 (Pentecost 22: Series C)

10/30/22

17 mins

By Bob Sundquist

The name of God invites us on a journey to see how God will remain present with his people, listen to their cries for salvation, know their sufferings in such an intimate way so as to incarnate them in Christ.
Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints: Series C)

10/30/22

11 mins

By David Schmitt

The words of Jesus shine with a graceful brilliance among the broken fragments of this world.
Remembering the Dead: Preparing to Preach on All Saints Sunday

10/29/22

12 mins

By John T. Pless

We give thanks to the Lord for His victory over death and the grave both for those who are now with Him in glory and for ourselves even as we press forward in faithfulness awaiting the Day when our eyes will see Him.
Epistle: Romans 3:19-28 (Reformation Sunday: Series C)

10/23/22

20 mins

By John Bombaro

The phrase “works of the law” has an antithesis when it comes to righteousness—faith. What keeping the Law could not do, the gift of faith does.
Old Testament: Isaiah 1:10-18 (Pentecost 21: Series C)

10/23/22

19 mins

By Bob Sundquist

No efforts to create worship as a delectable dish to attract people to our services will ever work, because it is only what God gives to us in His Word and Sacrament that can satisfy the hungry and thirsty soul.
Gospel: Matthew 11:25-30 (Reformation Sunday: Series C)

10/23/22

14 mins

By Dan Weber

To preach Christ and Him crucified is to reveal again the revealed God who saves.
The Preacher's Toolbox: The Necessity of Clarity

10/23/22

13 mins

By Ryan Tinetti

Clarity enables mobility. When preachers make the message clear, the people of God are freed-up to follow Jesus.

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