Being Totally Committed
September 7, 2025 – Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ Rev. Scott Zeckzer

Being a disciple of Jesus is more than just contributing; it is being totally committed to Jesus. How far are you willing to be committed to Jesus? How far is Jesus committed to you?

Sermon Text: Luke 14:26
Readings: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-35

Featured Choirs: St. Paul Lutheran School, Munster, Ind.; Lincoln Lutheran High School, Lincoln, Neb.; Holy Cross Men’s Chorus, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Featured Art and Architecture: Rivercliff Lutheran Church, Sandy Springs, Ga.

Zealous for Your Salvation
September 14, 2025 – Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ Rev. Dr. Walter Maier III

That you have been brought to faith in Jesus and have forgiveness and everlasting life is not by coincidence. No, this is because God is zealous for your salvation. God wanting you to be saved is seen in the history of Israel, in the earthly life of Christ, and in your own life. All this shows that you are precious to the Lord.

Sermon Text: Ezekiel 34:11-16
Readings: Psalm 119:169-176; Ezekiel 34:11-16; Luke 15:1-10

Featured Choirs: St. Paul Lutheran School, Concordia, Mo.; Concordia Lutheran High School, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Featured Art and Architecture: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gainesville, Ga.

The Buck Stops Here
September 21, 2025 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ Rev. Dr. Thomas Ahlersmeyer

Material riches are a wonderful thing ... rightly understood and ordered. Jesus teaches us to love the right things in the right order. Understanding this, we can faithfully say, “The Buck Stops Here!”

Sermon Text: Luke 16:10-13
Readings: Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13

Featured Choirs: St. Paul Lutheran School, Munster, Ind.; Holy Cross Junior Choir, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Featured Art and Architecture: All Saints Lutheran Church, Blairsville, Ga.

Heaven and Hell
September 28, 2025 – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost ~ Rev. Shayne Jonker

So, who would you rather be? The rich man or Lazarus? We are all Lazarus: helpless and hopeless in our poverty, sick unto death, and longing to even eat the crumbs that fall from God’s table. Lazarus is each of us, and unless we see ourselves in him, we cannot be saved. In fact, we won’t want to be saved.

Sermon Text: Luke 16:31
Readings: Psalm 146; Amos 6:1-7; Luke 16:19-31

Featured Choirs: St. Paul Choristers, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Holy Cross Men’s Chorus, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Featured Art and Architecture: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Dahlonega, Ga.