Category: Sermons

A sermon on Matthew 6:16-21 for Ash Wednesday. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. In the Gospel lesson for Ash Wednesday, Jesus talks about fasting. And this topic is maybe a little uncomfortable for us (especially since we just finished having a meal), because it’s something that Jesus takes for granted that isn’t really all that…

A sermon on Luke 18:31-43 for Quinquagesima. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. Once when I was a kid, I got lost in a WalMart. I was old enough to remember it but young enough to really freak out. I thought I was still in the same aisle as my mom but when I turned around…

A sermon on Psalm 119:11 for Sexagesima. Delivered by Pastor Mark Wold. No transcript is available for this recording.

A sermon on Matthew 20:1-16 for Septuagesima. Delivered by Pastor Nathan Strutz of Tree of Life Lutheran Church (WELS), Cary, NC. “It’s not fair.” It’s not fair. He got a bigger piece of pie than I did. It’s not his turn to be in front of the line. I’m going to be angry forever. It’s…

A sermon on Matthew 17:1-9 for the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. Celebrating the transfiguration of our Lord at the end of the Epiphany season is a uniquely Lutheran thing—no one else is going to be doing this today. But it’s incredibly appropriate as we see the fullest, clearest manifestation of…

A sermon on John 2:1-11 for the Second Sunday after Epiphany. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. As we continue on our Epiphany journey, the first three events we’ve come across this Epiphany season are all closely related. Some of our hymns last week and this week tied together and juxtaposed the visit of the magi,…

A sermon on Matthew 3:13-17 for the Baptism of Our Lord. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. Giving a baby a name is kind of a lot of work. First, you and your spouse have to agree on a name, which could potentially be a drawn-out process. But having a baby name written in your Notes…

A sermon on Luke 2:33-40 for the First Sunday after Christmas (postponed). Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. It seems like from the moment a baby is conceived, the parents are obsessed with predictions. Is it a boy or a girl? Will baby look more like mom or dad? How big is baby going to be?…

A sermon on Luke 2:21 for the Circumcision of Our Lord / New Year’s Eve. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. So if you haven’t been able to tell already, I’ve tricked you. You’re here under false pretenses. This isn’t really a New Year’s service. Celebrating January 1 as the beginning of a new year is…

A sermon on Matthew 2:13-18 for Holy Innocents. Delivered by Pastor Caleb Strutz. One of the things my four-year-old daughter is really into right now is making plans. When she has a vision for the immediate future, she’ll say, “Okay, Dad, here’s the plan. I’ll eat my supper and then I can have cotton candy…