Ascension (Observed) Jesus Didn’t Go Away Acts 1:1-11 28 May 2017 – Redeemer Jesus didn’t go away from us in the Ascension. Yes, He ascended into heaven, but that doesn’t mean He went away. If the Apostles who witnessed…
Pastor’s Page – Sermons
What follows are the sermons Pastor Timm writes for the sheepfold at Redeemer. It has been said that “preachers are thieves” – meaning a preacher steals his good stuff from those who went before him. If you read something…
Lent 1 A Sermon 2017
Lent 1 A Does Baptism Make You Safe? Matthew 4:1-11 5 March 2017 – Redeemer Does your baptism make you safe? Well, how does it go for Jesus? Right after He is baptized he was led by the Spirit into…
Transfiguration A Sermon 2017
Transfiguration A Listen to Jesus Matthew 17:1-9 26 February 2017 – Redeemer Listen. But I want to say something. Listen. But I’ve got an idea. Listen. But I don’t like what you’re saying. Listening is hard. Just ask Peter. Peter…
Epiphany 7 A Sermon 2017
Epiphany 7 A But I Say to You Matthew 5:38-48 19 February 2017 – Redeemer What is the Gospel? What is the good news that you should expect to hear and hopefully do hear week in and week out at…
Epiphany 6 A Sermon
Epiphany 6 A Hard Words, Kept Words St. Matthew 5:21-37 12 February 2017 – Redeemer Sometimes you wish Jesus would keep quiet. Or at least if Jesus couldn’t keep quiet – the Sunday readings would skip over these words recorded…
Epiphany 5 A “Life Sunday” Sermon
Epiphany 5 A Here We Stand for Life Matthew 5:13-20 February 5, 2017 – Life Sunday, Redeemer On April 18, 1521, in the city of Worms, Germany, Martin Luther stood before Emporer Charles V. In essence Luther was on trial.…
Epiphany 4 A Sermon
Epiphany 4 A Blessed! Really! St. Matthew 5:1-12 29 January 2017 – Redeemer During Epiphany what you cannot see with your eyes is revealed to your ears. A baby is born in Bethlehem. Big deal, until some Magi show up…
Epiphany 3 A Sermon
Epiphany 3 A Zebulun and Naphtali Matthew 4:12-25 22 January 2017 – Redeemer I tried to Google Map Zebulun. Nothing. Naphtali. The same. Google said, “We couldn’t find Naphtali.” But it was there in the day of Jesus and in…
Epiphany 2 A Sermon 2017
Epiphany 2 A Behold St. John 1:29-42a 15 January 2017 – Redeemer Behold. When one of the Gospel writers writes the little word, “Behold. it is time to pay attention. They want you to see something you’ve never seen before.…