Sermons

A WHITE CHRISTMAS December 24, 2016 Dear friends in Christ Jesus, Do you know what one song has sold the greatest number of records in history?    If you’ve listened much to the radio lately, you’ve p

What Child is This? The Nativity of Our Lord—Christmas Day John 1:1-18 Ancient historians have names that sound strange to our modern ears – names like Cornelius Tacitus, Gaius Suetonius Tranquillas,

“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 oft

“By the Grace of God” Galatians 3:23-29 New Year’s Day The Circumcision of Our Lord January 1, 2017   Playing by the Rules New Year’s Resolutions: good or bad? On the good side, I’m all for peopl

Luke 3:15-22 The Baptism of Our Lord Epiphany January 8, 2017 The Word of the Lord from John 3: “He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” The First Baptism, Leading to the Second What

The Fellowship of the Lamb (1 Corinthians 1:1-9) 2 Epiphany January 15, 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, If you and I were roommates, would we still be talking to each other? Set gender aside for the mome

WITH GREAT BOLDNESS Sermon for January 22, 2017 The Confession of St. Peter (observed) Matthew 16:13-19 “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”  That sounds like the kind of question you might get when

“The Cross — Foolishness or Wisdom” 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 January 29, 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, Jews and Gentiles, Signs and Wisdom “Show us a sign, Paul.” The apostle could count