Category: Sermons

A sermon on Revelation 12:7-12 for the feast of St. Michael and All Angels. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. “Angel” is a word that means “messenger.” And that makes sense, we see angels as messengers constantly throughout the Scriptures. But not all angels are messengers. It’s less a description of what these spiritual beings are…

A sermon on Luke 7:11-17 for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about” is a rather harsh way for a parent to console their child. Of course, it never really works, whenever a child cries, it is for a reason. The disagreement…

A sermon on Matthew 6:24-34 for the Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. “But Dad, I need it!” How often have you witnessed or, unfortunately, been involved in this conversation in public? You can already envision it now, right? The toddler clutching on to the object of his life’s desire, knuckles turning…

A sermon on Luke 17:11-19 for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lakeland, Florida. I spent the first half of my childhood outside of La Crosse, right on the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. Things kind of break down along the border, there were people…

A sermon on Luke 10:23-37 for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. On the first day of fourth grade, when my teacher was setting the rules for the classroom, one of the things she said was that there’s no such thing as a stupid question. Maybe you’ve heard that before. As…

A sermon on Mark 7:31-37 for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. My favorite restaurant experience has been at a place called the Safehouse in Milwaukee. It’s a spy-themed restaurant and everything is meticulously put together from the moment you step in. There’s no signs, the entrance is hidden in an…

A sermon on Luke 18:9-14 for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. One cultural quirk that I’ve noticed and that you’re probably familiar with as well is that Midwesterners can never take a compliment. If you tell someone, “Hey, I like your shirt,” the normal response is, “Thank you.” The Midwesterner…

A sermon on Luke 19:41-48 for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz.  People can cry for any number of seemingly contradictory reasons. Usually we associate crying with being sad but that’s not necessarily the case. People can cry tears of joy, you might cry when you’re really passionate about something, you…

A sermon on Luke 16:1-9 for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. One common movie trope is the need to obtain a large sum of money in a short amount of time. This can be found across genres and the rating of the movie will determine the rest of the details…

A sermon on Matthew 7:15-23 for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. A couple weeks ago, on the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, we looked at Jesus’ instruction, “Judge not” (Lk 6:37) and distinguished between the kind of judging He wants us to do and the kind of judging He doesn’t want…