Sermon text: Matthew 22:1–14 Grace, mercy, and peace be yours from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. That used to be a troublesome Bible passage for me: "For many are called, but few are chosen."
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – The Love That Keeps Sending
Sermon text: Matthew 21:33–44 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Some have claimed that the definition of insanity is to repeat the same
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – The Mind of Christ
Sermon text: Philippians 2 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. In 1 Corinthians 4:15, Paul wrote the following: “For if you were to
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Progress and Joy in the Faith
Sermon text: Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Philippi was a city in Macedonia — we know the area as
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – The Who, the How, and the What
Sermon text: Matthew 16:21-28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Amen. Last week’s gospel was Matthew 16:13–20. Today’s gospel lesson and the sermon picks
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Upon This Rock
Sermon text: Matthew 16:13-20 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Amen. The gospel lesson assigned for this 13th Sunday in Pentecost is one that
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Persevering Faith in a Merciful Lord
Sermon text: Matthew 15:21-28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. What kind of faith do you have? And what kind of God do you
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Take Heart, It Is I
Sermon text: Matthew 14:22-33 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. If the feeding of the 5000 invites an emphasis on Jesus’s compassion, this
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Faith Is Not in the Genes
Sermon text: Romans 9:1-13 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Amen. Tracing one’s ancestry through genetic analysis is a popular thing to do
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Nothing Can Separate Us
Sermon text: Romans 8:28-39 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Amen. In Romans 8:32 of the epistle lesson this morning, Paul wrote that God