Sermons

Matthew 25 on “Being Prepared” Bible Background: Matthew 24–25 are two chapters on the end of time and the future coming of Christ. Scenes of judgement abound. Matthew makes clear that “no one knows the day or the hour”, and that staying faithful while we wait is

MATTHEW 5:1-12=BLESSED ARE… Bible Background: In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus’ standout teaching is summarized in the Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5-7). We need not assume that this was all one ‘sermon’! That would be a lot of content! Moses went up on the mountaintop

KEY LUTHERAN TEACHINGS On this 500th Anniversary of the Reformation of the Church, let’s review some key Lutheran teachings: Grace Alone: Luther insisted that we are “justified by God’s grace as a gift” (Romans 3:24) rather than by good works. We do not make ourselves

LUKE 10=GOOD SAMARITAN + GOOD STEWARD! Bible Background: Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan to one of the religious experts who may or may not want to really ‘know’ what it takes to love God and love neighbor. This Samaritan has ‘steward’ written all over him,