Inside Out
September 1, 2024 – Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Thomas Eggold
God always works from the inside out, and no matter what depraved things you have seen, and no matter what despicable things you have done, and no matter how dirty your heart has been, your sins have been placed on Jesus. Today, you are a new creation in Christ Jesus.
Sermon Text: Mark 7:15
Readings: Psalm 119:129-136; Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Mark 7:14-23
Be Opened!
September 8, 2024 – Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Shayne Jonker
Jesus wants to do for you what He did for that deaf and mute man in the Decapolis that day. He wants to stick His Word into your ears, to cut through deafness, to open your ears, your minds, and your hearts. Thus He speaks His Ephphatha to you. Be opened.
Sermon Text: Mark 7:37
Readings: Psalm 146; Isaiah 35:4-7a; Mark 7:31-37
Healing for Our Children
September 15, 2024 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. Paul Shoemaker
A seriously ill child demands the parents’ full attention. Parents will do anything possible to help their child regain physical health. Our heavenly Father did everything possible to restore our spiritual health, even sacrificing His Son to win for us spiritual health and wholeness. As we use the tools that God has given us, we are able to restore and maintain spiritual health.
Sermon Text: Mark 9:14-29
Readings: Psalm 116:1-9; Isaiah 50:4-10; Mark 9:14-29
A Difficult Victory
September 22, 2024 – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Rev. William Mueller
The text is all about “Spiritual Warfare.” But that often isn’t a topic we feel comfortable discussing. Why is that? Might the difficulty lie in the fact that we might too readily be reminded of our sin? Our victory is through Jesus Christ. What makes it difficult?
Sermon Text: James 3:13-4:10
Readings: Psalm 54; James 3:13-4:10; Mark 9:30-37
In Service of Go(o)d!
September 29, 2024 – St. Michael and All Angels
Rev. Thomas Ahlersmeyer
Popular today among both young and old are action hero figures. These heroes, in different ways, act in service of good. God gives Christ followers the greatest action heroes—angels—who act in and on behalf of the greatest good: in service of good and in service of God!
Sermon Text: Revelation 12:9
Readings: Psalm 91; Revelation 12:7-12; Matthew 18:1-11