The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. This morning’s text is the Gospel lesson, Matthew 22:15–22. The passage contains the famous saying, “Render unto
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – The Wedding Feast of the Lamb
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
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – Forgiveness Doesn’t Count
Sermon text: Matthew 18:21–35 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you. Amen. Forgiveness doesn’t count. Now, don’t get me wrong — I don’t mean that it
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2026 – The Greatest Are the Least
Sermon text: Matthew 18:1–20 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. Countries and kingdoms in this world are built, kept, and defended by sheer
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