Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church

I Saw the Lord Isaiah 6:1-11 May 31, 2026 anno Domini In the year the King Uzziah died. That’s how the text begins. It teaches us that God cares about what is happening on earth. The Bible is filled with…

Filled with the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-13 May 2, 2026 anno Domini Is it any wonder some in the crowd mocked Peter with the accusation of drunkenness? This same crowd had been in Jerusalem 50 days earlier on Passover, when…

The No Longer Silent Prophet Ezekiel 36:22-28 May 17, 2026 anno Domini That was 10 seconds of silence. Silence is hard to take. Imagine if the angels were silent at the open tomb of Jesus when the women came. What…

Your Tongue and Your Heart James 1:22-27 May 10, 2026 anno Domini In Biblical anatomy your tongue is directly connected to your heart. What’s in your heart comes out of your mouth.  Here’s a little test to prove it.  If…

Good Sheep of the Good Shepherd 1 Peter 2:21-25 April 19, 2026 anno Domini On Good Shepherd Sunday when you are called sheep it is not a compliment. Even without a degree in sheepology, God’s Word is sufficient to tell…

The Best News Ever St. John 20:19-31 April 12, 2026 anno Domini What is the best news you could have heard this week? The war in Iran is over and the Iranians surrendered unconditionally? Oil dropped to $50 a barrel?…

There was Evening and Morning Mark 16:1-8 April 5, 2026 anno Domini “There was evening and and there was morning the first day.” That’s how God orders time. Evening comes first, then the day. That’s not the way we look…

Have Christ’s Mind Philippians 2:5-11 March 29, 2026 anno Domini Three weeks ago, in the Gospel reading Jesus healed a mute man. Then He was accused of being demon possessed.  In response Jesus told a little parable about a strong…

Vindication John 8:46-59 & Psalm 43:1 March 22, 2026 anno Domini A few years ago, a fellow pastor called me and he was troubled.  He was praying his way through the Psalms and he had come to Psalm 26.  Vindicate…

Five. Two. Twelve. John 6:1-15 March 15, 2026 anno Domini Five loaves of bread. Two fish. Twelve baskets of leftovers. The church fathers loved to allegorize with these numbers. Five plus two is seven – that’s the days of creation…