Category: Sermons

A Sermon on Luke 16:1-9 for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. A parable is a teaching tool that Jesus used a lot during His earthly ministry. The Sunday school definition of a parable is “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” Sometimes parables are used to extol the great virtue…

A Sermon on Matthew 7:15-23 for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. When I was in college, one of the gen ed courses I had to take was biology. Biology came in two parts. There was the classroom lecture in the morning and then bio lab in the afternoon. The lecture…

A Sermon on Mark 8:1-9 for the Seventh Sunday after Trinity. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. Did you get a sense of déjà vu after the Gospel reading? A feeling of, “Hey, I’ve seen that before?” I hope you did, because a few months ago, you did hear something incredibly similar. The Gospel reading for…

A 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…

A 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.…

A 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…

A 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…

A 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…

A 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…

A 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…