Sermons from March 2024
Good Friday – 2024
The Promise Kept Adam spared; Jesus forsaken Genesis 3:14-15, 20 The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.”… The…
Maundy Thursday – 2024
John 13:1–15 Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come…
Palm Sunday – 2024
The King Who Comes to Save Us! I. The Manner of His Coming II. The Kingdom He Rules Matthew 21:1–9 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to Me. If anyone says anything to you,…
Midweek Lent 6 – 2024
Sermon by Vicar Matthew Lehne Redeemed from Adam’s Curse Devilish Temptation In Nomine Iesu + + + O God, our heavenly Father, just like Adam and Eve failed to resist the devil’s temptation in the garden, so we also fail to resist the devil when he tempts us. Please move us to repent of our sins and forgive us for the sake of your only begotten Son, who alone resisted the devil’s temptations and won us forgiveness on the cross.…
Lent 5 – 2024
“Before Abraham was, I AM” I. What Does This Mean? II. The Comfort It Brings John 8:46–59 [Jesus said:] “Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right in saying that You are a…
Midweek Lent 5 – 2024
Sermon by Pastor Peter Faugstad Redeemed from Adam’s Curse Gate of Paradise: Paradise Closed; Paradise Opened In Nomine Iesu + + + Genesis 3:22-24 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—“therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which…
Lent 4 – 2024
The Lord of All—The Bread of Life John 6:1–15 After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. And a large crowd was following Him, because they saw the signs that He was doing on the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat down with His disciples. Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. Lifting up His eyes, then, and seeing…
Midweek Lent 4 – 2024
Prayer Nothing in my hands I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling. Naked come to Thee for dress, Helpless look to Thee for grace, Foul I to the fountain fly Wash me Savior or I die. Genesis 3:7, 21 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths…. And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed…
Lent 3 – 2024
The Stronger One Luke 11:14–28 Now [Jesus] was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke, and the people marveled. But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the prince of demons,” while others, to test Him, kept seeking from Him a sign from heaven. But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a divided household falls. And if…