Sermons and Catechetical Instruction preached at our pulpit.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Jeremiah 23:1-6 July 21, 2024 The situation in Israel was not good. Because of faithlessness, God divided Israel into …
Day of Pentecost Acts 2:1-21, 41-46 May 19, 2024 Today is the Day of Pentecost, also called Whitsun or Whitsunday, also called …
Third Sunday of Easter Luke 24:36-49 April 14, 2024 How do we properly read and understand the Bible? And if you had to sum up…
Second Sunday of Easter Series B readings April 7, 2024 The season of Easter runs for 50 days, and 40 of these days fall between our Lord’s …
Easter Sunrise/Day March 31, 2024 I can almost guarantee you that most Lutheran pastors, if not pastors of churches all over the place, will start …
Holy Saturday “Unforgivable” book March 30, 2024 We spend a lot of time preparing for things. We practice and rehearse. No athlete runs a race …
Good Friday Sermonettes John’s Passion March 29, 2024 Sermonette 1 A common phrase in our nation and world today is the phrase, “No justice, no …
Maundy Thursday “Unforgivable” book March 28, 2024 In the Christian church we talk a lot about forgiving others their sins, and…
Palm Sunday John 12:12-43 March 24, 2024 The Gospel is read again… Between the Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey and masses of …
Lent Midweek 5 Romans 7:14-25a March 20, 2024 Over the past several Wednesdays we have talked about forgiveness…” …
Fifth Sunday in Lent Mark 10:32-45 March 17, 2024 “Glory…hallelujah…Glory…hallelujah.” Tell story of the X-Files episode. This is also what the …
Lent Midweek IV 2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, 13-14 March 13, 2024 As we consider our reading from 2 Samual this evening, we discover that sin most often…
Lent Midweek III Matthew 15:1-20 March 6, 2024 The question before us tonight concerns emotions and particularly the emotions …
Ash Wednesday Unforgivable Book, Sermon 1 February 14, 2024 For the season of Lent, we are going to consider the book, “Unforgivable,” by Dr. Ted…
Transfiguration Mark 9:2-9 February 11, 2024 “Listen to Him.” That’s our theme, “Listen to Him.” But here’s the thing…listening to the Lord isn’t …
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Mark 1:26-39 February 4, 2024 It seems as though Jesus did a LOT of healing in His earthly ministry, a lot of …
Third Sunday after the Epiphany Jonah 3:1-5, 10 January 21, 2024 It’s only once every three years that we have a scripture lesson from the …
Second Sunday after the Epiphany 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 January 14, 2023 You are set free from sin and its consequence, eternal death. This is …
Baptism of Our Lord Romans 6:1-11 January 7, 2023 I’ve been a pastor now for over 10 years. I’m still young in the ministry compared to a lot of…
Advent Midweek 3 Battle for the Soul book, Baptism section December 20, 2023 The last section of the book, “Battle for the Soul,” teaches us how …
Third Sunday in Advent John 1:6-8, 19-28 December 17, 2023 If you were God and you had the power and authority to make things work any way you want…
Advent Midweek 2 Colossians 3:1-7 December 13, 2023 In part of two of his book, Pastor Fieberkorn considers each of the seven vices, how these …
Second Sunday in Advent 2 Peter 3:8-14 December 10, 2023 The Second Epistle of St. Peter isn’t a text that often comes up in our lectionary. In …
First Sunday in Advent 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 December 3, 2023 If you know anything about the Corinthian church, you know that …
Last Sunday of the Church Year Matthew 25:31-46 November 26, 2023 This depiction of the Day of the Lord seems simple enough, doesn’t it? On the …
All Saints’ Day (Observed) Matthew 5 November 5, 2023 (repreached) What a marvelous thing to consider, that loved ones, friends, believers in our …
Reformation Day John 8:31-36 October 29, 2023 (repreached) Freedom is a word that gets tossed around like candy. The United States is a “free” …
Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:15-22 October 22, 2023 Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and give to God what is God’s. These words…
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 22:1-14 October 15, 2023 Did you catch those words in our introit today? “He has clothed me with the …
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 5:1-7 October 8, 2023 Does God ever suffer a broken heart? Does God ever feel hurt by what we do or …
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 21:23-27 October 1, 2023 Do you know that some people ask questions because they have no desire to …
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:7-9 September 24, 2023 Have you ever tried to figure out God? Have you ever tried to determine the …
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Matthew 18:21-35 September 17, 2023 Forgiveness doesn’t count…let me clarify…forgiveness doesn’t keep score. …
Holy Cross Day (observed) 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 September 12, 2023 (winkle) In the August edition of Lutheran Witness there is a series of …
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 10, 2023 Ezekiel 33:7-9 Our old testament reading today is from Ezekiel, and I will be basing my …
As a Lutheran pastor, I am committed to preaching the full council of God, the Law in its full sternness and the Gospel in its full sweetness!
