Category: Sermons
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Remember Your Baptism
Read More: Remember Your BaptismA Sermon on Romans 6:3-11 for the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. “Remember the Alamo.” I’m sure that’s a phrase you’ve heard before, whether from history class or Johnny Cash or Peewee Hermann, but what does it actually mean? “Remember the Alamo.” Are you supposed to remember the mission-turned-fort in San…
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The Sinner Confronted with Christ
Read More: The Sinner Confronted with ChristA Sermon on Luke 5:1-11 for the Fifth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. When I was growing up, my family took a vacation to Nevada and one day we drove out to see the Grand Canyon. I hope that you’ve had the chance to do that, too, because it really is incredible.…
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What God Wants
Read More: What God WantsA Sermon on Isaiah 58:6-12 for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. It’s not uncommon that Brianna will ask me to do something for her. It’s usually something small and something reasonable. “Can you get me a glass of water while I’m with the baby,” or something like that. I would…
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How Christ Views His Flock
Read More: How Christ Views His FlockA Sermon on Luke 15:1-10 for the Third Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. A little over three weeks ago, I realized that I didn’t know where my passport was. And I was in full panic mode. I needed my passport to fly to Minnesota for Synod Convention. I hadn’t bothered with Real…
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Unity in the Faith
Read More: Unity in the FaithA Sermon on Galatians 2:11-21 for the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. Today’s feast of saints Peter and Paul is one of the earliest saint’s days on our calendar, we can trace its observance back to the early 300s. It’s possible that Peter and Paul were both martyred in…
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There Can Be Only One
Read More: There Can Be Only OneA Sermon on Deuteronomy 4-13 for the First Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. In the 1986 film Highlander, there’s a race of immortals who can only die by being decapitated. It is their destiny to wage war against each other across history. When only a few remain, they are drawn to a…
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Oh, the Depth of God
Read More: Oh, the Depth of GodA Sermon on Romans 11:33-36 for Trinity Sunday. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. We are in a period of transition. Of course, I’m the new pastor and this is my first Sunday. I’m still getting used to everything and learning the ropes, so I apologize if I’m doing something wrong, please let me know. But…
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Advent Video Update
It’s Advent! Pastor Strutz from Our Savior Lutheran Church in Lakeland explains some of the concrete ways that is reflected in our services. Join us this Sunday at 9 as we continue in this season of preparation!
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What Kind of King is This?
If Sunday’s Gospel seemed a little out of place, this one is, at first glance, even more bewildering. We started Advent with Palm Sunday and now we’re continuing on to Good Friday. What’s the deal? This feels a little messed up. For our Advent midweek services these next three weeks, we’ll be looking at the…
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The Lord Comes in Humility
A sermon on Matthew 21:1-9 for the First Sunday in Advent. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. We just started Advent, so why are we reading about Palm Sunday? It doesn’t make any sense. And chronologically, it doesn’t. We also see this text the Sunday before Easter as Jesus rides into Jerusalem to die and rise…