Mt. Olive Lincoln: Lutheran Sermons and Teaching in the Christian Faith

Whose Side Are You On In This War? Sermon preached for St. Michael and All Angels on October 4, 2026 at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE. Sermon text: Matthew 18:1-10 At that time the disciples approached Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2Jesus called a little child, had him stand in the middle of them, 3and said, “Amen I tell you: Unless you are turned and become like...

Unity Takes Effort Sermon preached for Trinity 17 at Mt Olive Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE by Pastor Julius Buelow. Sermon text: Ephesians 4:1-6 As a prisoner in the Lord, therefore, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called. 2Live with all humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another in love. 3Make every effort to maintain t...

Don't Give the Stones a Chance Sermon preached on the occasion of the dedication of Mt Olive's organ, on Sept 20th, 2026. Sermon text: Luke 19:37-40. 37As he was approaching the slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began to praise God joyfully, with a loud voice, for all the miracles they had seen, 38saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in hea...

Leave the Cult of Mammon! Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive Lutheran in Lincoln, NE for Trinity 15 on September 13, 2026. Sermon text: Matthew 6:24-35 24“No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and mammon. 25“For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your l...

Don't Spoil the Gift Sermon preached for Trinity 14 at Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on September 6th, 2026. Sermon text: Luke 17:11-19 11On another occasion, as Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he was passing along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12When he entered a certain village, ten men with leprosy met him. Standing at a distance, 13they called out loudly, “Jesus, Master,...

The Holiness Is in the Details Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln NE for Trinity 13 on August 30th, 2026. Sermon text: Leviticus 19:9-18 9When you reap the harvest from your land, you are not to finish reaping all the way to the edge of the field. Do not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. 10Do not strip your vineyard clean, and do not pick up the f...

God Can Teach the Worst Students Sermon preached for Trinity 12 at Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on August 23, 2026. Sermon text: Isaiah 29:11-13, 17-19, 24 11For you this whole vision has become like the words of a sealed scroll. If you give it to someone who can read, and you say, “Read this, please,” he will say, “I can’t. It is sealed.” 12And if you give it to someone who cannot read...

Pick the SInner Out of the Lineup Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for Trinity 11 at Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on August 16th 2026. Sermon text: Luke 18:9-14 9Jesus told this parable to certain people who trusted in themselves (that they were righteous) and looked down on others: 10“Two men went up to the temple courts to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax coll...

Plan Your Life God's Way Sermon preached at Mt Olive Lutheran in Lincoln, NE by Pastor Julius Buelow for Trinity 9 on August 2, 2026. Sermon text: Proverbs 16:1-6 1A person may have thought things through in his heart, but an apt answer from his tongue comes from the LORD. 2All of a person’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs motives. 3Commit what you do to the LORD, and your plans...

God's Word Brings the Hammer Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for Trinity 8 at Mt Olive Lutheran in Lincoln, NE on July 26, 2026. Sermon text, Jeremiah 23:16-29: 16This is what the LORD of Armies says. Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are giving you false hope. They proclaim visions that come from their own hearts and not from the mouth of the LORD. 17The...

The Tension Between the Physical and Spiritual Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for Trinity 7 at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE on 7/19/2026. Sermon text: Mark 8:1-9a In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples and said to them, 2“I feel compassion for the crowd because they have already stayed with me three days and do not have anythin...

What the World Needs Now is God's Love Sermon preached on Exodus 20:1-17 for Trinity 6 at Mt Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on July 12, 2026. Exodus 20:1-17 Then God spoke all these words: 2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, where you were slaves. 3You shall have no other gods beside me. 4You shall not make any carved image for yourself or a likeness of anyth...

Be Realistic... and Sing! Sermon on 1 Peter 3:8-16, preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for Trinity 6 on July 5, 2026. mtolivelincoln.org Sermon text: 8Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another. Show sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. Instead, speak a blessing, because you were called for the purpose of inheriting a bles...

How can a Loving God Send People to Hell? Sermon preached for Trinity 1 on June 14, 2026 by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive Lutheran in Lincoln, NE. mtolivelincoln.org Sermon text, Luke 16:19-31: 19“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. 20A beggar named Lazarus had been laid at his gate. Lazarus was covered with sores and 21longed to be fed wit...

The Attitude the Triune God Gives Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for Holy Trinity Sunday at Mt Olive in Lincon, NE on 5/31/26. NOTE--the first bit of the sermon did not record properly, so this one starts about 5 minutes in. Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2Above him st...

Man's Potential and God's Potential Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE for Pentecost on May 24th, 2026. Sermon Text: Genesis 11:1-9 The whole earth had one language and a single vocabulary. 2As people traveled in the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they settled there. 3They said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.”...

The Vast Ascension Day Conspiracy Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive Lutheran Church on May 17, 2026 for Ascension. Sermon text: Ephesians 1:16-23

You're Not Dreaming - God Answers Prayer! Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow for the Sixth Sunday of Easter on May 10, 2026 at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE. mtolivelincoln.org Sermon text: Acts 12:1-16 At about that time, King Herod laid violent hands on some who belonged to the church, in order to mistreat them. 2He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. 3When he saw that th...

How did the early church grow? Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2026. Sermon text: Acts 16:11-34 11After we put out to sea from Troas, we sailed straight to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis. 12From there we went to Philippi, which is a leading city in that part of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We stayed in this city f...

The Power of the Resurrection in Life and Death Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow on April 26, 2026 at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE for Easter 4. mtolivelincoln.org Sermon text, Acts 9:36-42: 36In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was always doing good deeds and acts of charity. 37At that time she became sick and died. After they had washed her, they laid her...

If This Were Our Last Class, I'd Say... Sermon preached for Youth Confirmation on April 19, 2026 at Mt Olive by Pastor Julius Buelow. Sermon text: Acts 20:28-32 28  Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. 29  I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you an...

Is This the Life You Want? Sermon preached on April 12,2026 for Easter 2 at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE by Pastor Julius Buelow. mtolivelincoln.org Acts 26 selected verses: Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense. 2“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am going to make my defense before you today concern...

How Should We Celebrate Easter? Sermon preached for the festival of the Resurrection on April 5, 2026 by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE. Sermon text: 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8: Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? 7Purge out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, just as you are unleavened. For our Passover lamb has been sacrificed, namely, Chris...

In a Single Day Sermon preached on Good Friday, April 3, 2026 by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE. Sermon text: Zechariah 3:1-10 Then he showed me Joshua, the high priest, standing before the Angel of the LORD, and Satan was standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2The Lord said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Isn’t this man a...

A Cleaning Fountain Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt Olive in Lincoln, NE for Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026. Sermon Text: Zechariah 13:1-3 On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness. 2In that day, declares the LORD of Armies, I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer b...