Sermon Archives

"Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God". Rom 10:17. The main gift that our Saviour has to offer us is the oral proclamation of His Holy Word. For it is by His voice that we come to faith and are kept in the faith. Martin Luther once preached that, "The Church is a mouth-house, not a pen-house for since Christ's advent that Gospel is preached orally which before was hidden in written books. It is the way of the Gospel and of the New Testament that it is to be preached and discussed orally with a living voice" (Church Postille, vol. I, p. 44).

Nevertheless, we do recognize that there is some benefit to be had from the written word--for learning and studying; for remembering and rehearsing what you have heard in the Gospel. It is in this spirit that we open up this page of sermons and Bible studies. Not as a substitute for the hearing of faith, but as a suppliment and reminder of it.

The sermon notes below are just that--notes. Please forgive any misspellings, incomplete sentances or other grammatical errors that you may come across. The final version was delivered orally and is no longer existent except in the minds and hearts of those who heard it. But if you are interested in reading the notes that I preach from, here they are in unedited form.

Advent


Advent 1 - Dec. 2, 2007
Advent 2 - Dec. 9, 2007
Advent 3 - Dec. 16, 2007
Advent 4 - Dec. 23, 2007
Advent Midweek Series:
The Lord Comes to His Temple

The Dwelling of God's Glory - Dec. 5/6
Of Canvas and Stone - Dec. 12/13
Mary as God's Temple - Dec. 19/20

Christmas


Christmas Program - Dec. 23, 2007
Christmas Midnight - Dec. 24, 2007
Sunday after Christmas - Dec. 30
Circumcision of Our Lord - Jan. 1, 2008

Epiphany


Epiphany - Jan. 6, 2008
Transfiguration - Jan. 13, 2008

Pre-Lent


Septuagesima - Jan. 20, 2008
Sexagesima - Jan. 27, 2008
Quinquagesima - Feb. 3, 2008

Lent


Ash Wednesday - Feb. 6, 2008
Invocavit - Feb. 10, 2008
Reminiscere - Feb. 17, 2008
Oculi - Feb. 24, 2008
Laetare - Mar. 2, 2008
Judica - Mar. 9, 2008
Lent Midweek Series:
In the Cross of Christ I Glory

The Shape of the Cross - Feb. 14/15
The Glory of the Cross - Feb. 21/22
The Cross and the Son - Feb. 27/28
The Cross and the Father - Mar. 5/6
The Cross and the Christian - Mar. 12/13

Holy Week


Palm Sunday - Apr. 1, 2007
Maundy Thursday - Apr. 5, 2007
Good Friday - Apr. 6, 2007

Easter


Resurrection of Our Lord - Apr. 8
Quasimodo Geniti - Apr. 15, 2007
Miseracordias Domine - Apr. 22
Jubilate - April 29, 2007
Cantate - May 6, 2007
Rogate - May 13, 2007
Ascension Sunday - May 20, 2007
Pentecost - May 27, 2007

St. John's Tide


Trinity Sunday - June 3, 2007
Trinity I - June 10, 2007
Trinity II - June 17, 2007
Trinity III - June 24, 2007
Trinity IV - July 1, 2007
Trinity V - July 8, 2007
Trinity VI - July 15, 2007

St. Lawrence' Tide


Trinity VII - July 22, 2007
Trinity VIII - July 29, 2007
Trinity IX - August 5, 2007
Trinity X - August 12, 2007
Trinity XI - August 19, 2007
Trinity XII - August 26, 2007
Trinity XIII - September 2, 2007
Trinity XIV - September 9, 2007
Trinity XV - September 16, 2007
Trinity XVI - September 23, 2007

St. Michael's Tide


Trinity XVII - September 30, 2007
Trinity XVIII - October 7, 2007
Trinity XIX - October 14, 2007
Trinity XX - October 21, 2007
Reformation - October 28, 2007
All Saints - November 4, 2007
Trinity XXII - November 11, 2007
Trinity XXVI - November 18, 2007
Trinity XXVII - November 25, 2007