Tag: lutheran
-
Do You Want God’s Word… or Your Own? | Pentecost Sermon on Babel, Truth, & the Holy Spirit
Sermon for The Day of Pentecost, May 24, 2026. Do you want to do what God says, or do you want to do what you say? The Holy Spirit preserved the historical events surrounding the tower of Babel as one of the prime examples of humanity disregarding what God says, choosing instead to do what…
-
To Keep You From Falling Away
Sermon for The Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2026. The Lord says what He says for a particular reason, “to keep you from falling away.” John 16:1. “I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.” This is our sermon text. We learn in the Gospel text that Christ’s…
-
Does God REALLY Answer Prayer? | The Cross Is Your Proof
Sermon for The Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2026. There’s a common thought among people, even Christians, that some prayers go unanswered, that God might not answer you if He’s too busy or you’re too sinful. Maybe He doesn’t like what you’ve done, so He’s giving you the cold shoulder, the way a friend…
-
The Spirit of Truth: How the Holy Spirit Actually Guides You
Sermon for The Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2026. “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth” (John 16:13). This Spirit of truth Jesus promised to send when He ascended to the Father, and He did. We’ll hear a lot more about the Holy Spirit’s coming in a…
-
You Secretly Like That Jesus Isn’t Here (And That Should Terrify You)
Sermon for The Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2026. “You have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.” This is our sermon text. John 16:22. It’s the truth that life is hard. It’s full of sorrow. As a general…