Audio God wants you to trust His authority. God wants to strengthen your faith in His authority especially for vengeance. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to...
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Audio and Text for Epiphany 4, 2017
Audio If I were to ask you, “What do you owe?” you would immediately think about money. Yet, there is more. Right before our epistle reading for today, Paul gives us a few examples: 7 Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed,...
Text for Epiphany 2 (John 2:1-11)
On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with His disciples. Jesus comes to seek and save that which was lost. You, dear saints! And He also comes to seek and save that which was lost because...
Audio and Text for Advent 4, December 18, 2016 (Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 1:39-56)
advent-4-2016 Rejoice in the Lord always, again I will say, rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,...
Sermon Audio and Text for Advent 3 (1 Cor. 4:1-5; Matthew 11:2-11) – Dec. 11, 2016
advent-3-2016 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore do not...
Audio and Text for Sermon for Last Sunday of the Church Year (1 Thess. 5:1-11; Matt. 25:1-13)
last-sunday-of-the-church-year-2016 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need to have anything written to you. For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them...
Audio and Text for Advent 1, 2016 (Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 21:1-11)
advent-1-2016 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone, the day is at hand. So then, let us cast off the works for darkness and put on the armor...
Text for Sermon for Advent 2 (Romans 15:4-15; Luke 21:25-36)
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify...
Sermon for Trinity 25, November 13, 2016 (Exodus 20; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 24:15-28)
trinity-25-2016 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as other do who have no hope…For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of...