2019 Sermons

“God Speaks Your Language” The Day of Pentecost Acts 2:8 by Rev. James Fritsche   “How is it that we hear, each of us in his own native language?” Dear Friends in Christ: St. Paul often describes the Church as a body with each member working together, with Jesus as the Head of the B

“One in Love”  John 17:20-26 7 Easter – June 2, 2019 Rev. James Fritsche The Word of the Lord from John 17: Jesus prayed to His Father, “The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so tha

The New Jerusalem by Pastor James Fritsche May 26, 2019, Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23 Dear Friends in Christ, It has been said that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. Today’s reading from the Book of Revelation turns that definition around. In this reading we see a heavenly vision

ALL THINGS NEW 5th Sunday of Easter May 19, 2019 Revelation 21:1-5 Dear friends in Christ, Let’s do a little survey this morning. You don’t have to raise your hand, but just answer the questions in your mind. I assume that you all got something new for Christmas. Can you think of three gifts you rec

Redeemer Lutheran Church “On Christ, the solid Rock we stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” Mission Statement: Founded and focused on Jesus Christ, Redeemer Lutheran Church seeks to welcome, catechize, and baptize all people and strengthen them through God’s Word and Sacraments to live as God’s

“Peter Goes Swimming” John 21:1-14 May 5, 2019   Dear Friends in Christ Doesn’t it seem that we’ve been here before? Today’s text sounds familiar. Back in January, we heard the account of a miraculous catch of fish in Luke, chapter 5. Jesus was teaching along the shoreline in Galile

The Path to the Temple of Heaven The Resurrection of our Lord Colossians 3:1-4 April 21, 2019 “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.  For y

In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb Palm Sunday April 14, 2019 Luke 23:1-49 Today’s service looks at both Palm Sunday and the Passion of our Lord. To better understand this dual focus, our sermon must begin back in ancient Egypt; for it is there that we hear of the Lion and the Lamb. In Like a Lion In E

“A Strange Plot” Luke 20:9-20 April 7, 2019 The Word of the Lord from Luke 20: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” This is the Word of the Lord. The Vineyard and the Beloved Son Whenever I read this parable, I end up shaking my head. Nobody acts the way you’d reasonabl