Two Kinds of Suffering Luke 7:11-17 October 5, 2025 anno Domini There are two kinds of suffering according to God’s Word. There is suffering for sin and suffering for your Savior. You suffer because you sin. You drink excessively. You…
2025 Trinity 15 Sermon
Good News and “Bad” News St. Matthew 6:24-34 September 28, 2025 anno Domini I’ve got good news and bad news. Actually it’s all good news because it comes from the mouth of Jesus. It’s only bad news to your old…
2025 Trinity 14 Sermon
Would You Have Returned? Luke 17:11-19 September 21, 2025 anno Domini Would you have returned? If you were in that league of lepers would you have returned to Jesus, praising God, falling down at His feet, giving Him thanks? Statistically…
2025 Trinity 11 Sermon
The Joyous Joke of Justification Luke 18:9-14 August 31, 2025 anno Domini This parable sounds like the first of all the jokes that begin “two men walked into a bar” except in this case it’s “two men went up to…
2025 Trinity 10 Sermon
Jesus is Coming after Your Money Luke 19:41-48 August 24, 2025 anno Domini Hold on to your wallets, savings account, and Social Security checks. Jesus is coming after your money. Luke 19 begins with Jesus meeting Zacchaeus of wee little…
2025 Trinity 9 Sermon
David’s Last Will & Testament 2 Samuel 22:26-34 August 17, 2025 anno Domini King David is nearing death. He will soon be gathered by the angels and brought into the presence of the Lord. The words of the text are…
2025 Trinity 8
Beware of Your Pastor Matthew 7:15-23 August 10, 2025 anno Domini What were you afraid of when I had the call to Bemidji? If Pastor leaves, how long will we be vacant? What will the next pastor be like? We’re…
2025 Trinity 7
Freedom is Slavery to the Lord Romans 6:19-23 August 3, 2025 anno Domini Freedom is slavery and slavery is freedom. That’s the mystery and paradox of the Christian faith we learn from God’s Word to the Romans. In the Garden…
2025 Trinity 6 Sermon
Not Them, YOU Matthew 5:17-26 August 27, 2025 anno Domini It is always easy to talk about them. You know them. Those politicians in Saint Paul, those people that aren’t from here, those people who don’t come to church –…
2025 Trinity 5
Faithful and Afflicted 1 Kings 19:11-21 July 20, 2025 anno Domini It is often the case that the greatest afflictions are laid up for those who display the greatest faithfulness. Hear that again. It is often the case that the greatest…