What if Christmas is a Lie? Luke 2:1-20 KJV What if Christmas is a lie? Fakes news? Could a virgin become pregnant? Could God become a man? Is there such a thing as angels? Would shepherds leave their sheep and…
Advent 4 B Sermon
I Will Build You a House 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16 24 December 2017 – Redeemer King David is in the true Christmas spirit. He wants to give the Lord Himself a gift. He calls his pastor Nathan (always good to…
Advent 3B Sermon 2017
I am not the Christ John 1:6-8, 19-28 17 December 2017 – Redeemer I am not the Christ and you are not the Christ, but we want to be. That’s the same temptation John the Baptist faced in the…
Advent 2 B 2017
Comfort for the Afflicted Mark 1:1-8 & Isaiah 40:1-11 10 December 2017 – Redeemer “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” Who among us doesn’t want and need comfort? We all know affliction. We expect affliction. You get a little…
Advent 1 B Sermon 2017
He Rends the Heavens and Comes Down Is. 64:1-9 December 3, 2017 – Redeemer Oh, that the Lord would rend the heavens and come down. That’s what the Israelites wanted. That is what Isaiah prophesied. A couple hundred years…
Proper 29 A Sermon
Your Works are Evidence Matthew 25:31-46 25 November 2017 – Redeemer When Jesus comes for the last time “all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account concerning their own deeds. And those who have done…
Thanksgiving Day Sermon 2017
A Normal Thanksgiving Luke 17:1-11 (Sermon Idea from William Willimon or Robert Capon) All the lepers wanted was a normal thanksgiving. They simply wanted to be healthy, so they could be with their families, eat too much lamb, drink a…
Proper 28 A Sermon
Do You Believe? Matthew 25:14–30 19 November 2017 – Redeemer Jesus has gone away, for a long time. He has left you in charge of all His possessions. He’s coming back. Do you believe that? Jesus said, “For [the Kingdom…
All Saints 2017
The Names on the List Revelation 7:2-17 5 November 2017 – Redeemer One of the church’s customs on All Saints Day is to read the names of the departed saints – those members of the congregation who have died…
Reformation Sermon
Heidelberg not Wittenberg Matthew 11:12-19 29 October 2017 Don’t tell Synod Headquarters, but today we’re not traveling to Wittenberg to remember the events of October 31, 1517. Instead we’re heading to Heidelberg to hear what Luther said in April…