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Part three of our four part sermon series on 2 Corinthians. With all the blessings we have in America and southeast Wisconsin, it can be very easy for us to get pretty comfortable in this life. But that's not the Christian's purpose here on earth. With an eye towards something more permanent, we have a different aim and purpose.
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Every single Sunday we pray, "through Jesus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever." Three persons -- Father, Son, Spirit. But just one God. That does not make logical sense. It'll never make logical sense. But on Trinity Sunday we confess that and accept it in faith because the teaching of the Trinity (three persons, yet just one divine Being) assures us that we are children of that God who will inherit heaven.
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As we wait for the day of the Lord, St. Paul assures us that we know two important things -- both what's coming on that day and who we are in God's sight right now.
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Mary was not a perfect woman; she needed a Savior as much as you do. But she does emulate beautiful faith. As you get continuing watching for Jesus' return and celebrate his first coming, Mary's faith shows you how blessed and happy it is to live as the Lord's servant under his power and grace.
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Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan to prove that doing God's commands are not as easy as we may think. But when we see the way God has had mercy on us in Jesus Christ, we become capable of becoming neighbors to all sorts of people.
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Jesus intentionally saddens a rich ruler who seems like a good guy. Our Savior lovingly does this so that when it comes to eternal life, the rich ruler, the crowds, and we depend soley on God.
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Part two of four from our sermon series, "Conducting Ourselves according to God's Grace."
Sure, we may be fragile jars of clay (part 1), but Christians do not lose heart. Not because our lives are always trouble free. Not because we have such great willpower. Christians do not lose heart because of what they know is coming, and that affects what they focus on.
God has worked repentance in us so that we have turned from sin and to his forgiveness. Now, we want to show him our thanks and produce good works that line up with our faith. But what exactly are those things that we should do? The prophet Zephaniah gives us some things to think about.
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When you love your church, it's easy to come up with reasons why it's so delightful. But might we be focusing on the wrong things? All that matters is whether or not God delights in us.
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What do you do when it feels like God is sitting on his hands? The prophet Isaiah's passionate prayer helps us, especially as we look for Christ's return this Advent season.
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The devil is a liar full of empty promises which lead only to death. But Jesus is the Lord who has overcome the devil and gives us promises we can trust and live by.
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A present's packaging often keeps you from recognizing what you're receiving until you open it. The human flesh of Jesus prevents many from recognizing him as true God, but after opening up the first chapter of John's Gospel, we're able to truly recgonize what our heavenly Father has given us at Christmas.
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This side of heaven, we believers do not always see the dangers we face and the blessings God gives. So, Jesus, the Son of God, helps us see the bigger picture as he always sees it.
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This Sunday we celebrated the Festival of St. Michael and All Angels, a day on which we rejoice in God's gift of angelic protection over his believers.
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This week's sermon text picks up where last week's ended. After making the marvelous statement, "Today, this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing," how does the Nazareth synagogue react? How do we react to Jesus' claims to be a prophet?
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The spiritual gifts and attitude that comes with Christ's birth are something that we proudly wear everyday of our lives.
+++ Pastor Wayne Shevey served as our guest preacher on December 27.
Pastor Shevey serves as a campus pastor at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
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Jesus shared our humanity not just to comiserate with us, but to destroy death, to help us when we are tempted, and to call himself our brother.
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Pastor David Kuehl is one of the pastors who serves St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Muskego. He is also the circuit pastor for the Southern Circuit of the Western Lakes Conference (Southeastern Wisconsin District of WELS). We thank Pastor Kuehl for bringing God's good news to us!
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When we're stunned by others' cluelessness, we wonder out loud, "What are we doing here?" When we look at who we are as sinners, we wonder out loud, "What are we doing here?" The answer is found in Jesus, the Son of Man, who did not come to be served but to serve.
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Our guest preacher is Pastor Wayne Shevey who serves at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee.
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"You are what you eat," the saying goes. You can say that about your spiritual diet, too. The writer to the Hebrews forces you to wrestle with this question, "What does your spiritual diet need?"
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A sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
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The other readings were 1 Chronicles 29:1-2,10–18 and 2 Thessalonians 1:1–5,11-12.
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Ezekiel is a shining example of a believer, especially when compared to his contemporary citizens. May God give us faith like his to live out our obedience, even in persecution!
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Repentance is a common Christian word and a theme of Advent, but do we know what repentance means? Through John the Baptist, God tells us loudly and clearly what repentance means for our lives.
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Jesus' well-known parable is a madeup story about a father and his two sons. Are you more like the younger son or older son? Either way, what's the Father's is still offered to you.
Study questions on the sermon text can be found by clicking here.
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A name makes you think about who a person is and what that person can do. So when the Apostle Peter keeps using the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, you know he has something special he wants you to keep in mind and in heart.
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We have good reasons to fear God's vengeance and our personal condition. But Isaiah shows us that there are even greater reasons to find comfort in God and not to fear our condition.
Pastor Wayne Shevey served as our guest preacher on December 27.