Worship Anew

Sermon Text: Mark 4:26 The seed of the Word of Christ grows and produces fruit in being scattered, in being preached, proclaimed, and spoken. It’s scattered when pastors preach and missionaries go out in mission. It’s also scattered when you are scattered in the vocations of your daily lives, with seed bags full of ripe, fruitful seed and God’s benediction.  

Sermon Text: Mark 3:28 The Holy Spirit is still present, and the Holy Spirit is still active, and the place where the Holy Spirit works is in God’s Word, and the time when the Holy Spirit speaks is now. And so today, the Holy Spirit is here to save you in this Word of Christ: “Truly, I say to you, all sins will be forgiven...” (Mark 3:28).    

Sermon Text: Mark 2:26-28 The Sabbath was a day of rest. Jesus says that he is the Lord of the Sabbath, because as God he gave the Sabbath law, and he came to fulfill perfectly this law. In fact, Jesus fulfilled all the commandments perfectly for all people. Therefore, come to the Lord of the Sabbath in faith and find blessed rest.  

Sermon Text: Isaiah 6:1-8  Do you experience those dark times when God seemingly fails to show up in our lives? Understanding the true identity of our great Triune God will bless us with right understanding, attitudes, and actions when the darkness hides God. 

Sermon Text: Ezekiel 37:1-14    Ezekiel 37 describes the human reality of being dried up and worn out. We experience this as individuals and even as churches. In this text God declares, “I Will.” God’s explicit promise to us this Pentecost day: “I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live. 

Sermon Text: Luke 24:44-53  Ascension Day is an often forgotten church holiday. It really shouldn’t be. It is the culmination of all that our Lord Jesus came to earth to accomplish. Even though He is now ascended, He has not departed from us. In fact, He has given us a joy-filled mission to reach and share. 

Sermon Text: 1 John 5:1-8 All of us have been overwhelmed by life’s circumstances beyond our control. St. John reminds us that we have “the victory that has overcome the world – our faith.” Celebrate that victory with us on Worship Anew. 

Sermon Text: John 15:5 Jesus is the Vine, you are the branches, and the Father is the vinedresser. That is today’s picture of your union with Christ through faith from the Gospel according to St. John. Joined to Jesus in faith you are alive and fruitful, as living branches joined to a living vine. Apart from Jesus, you are dead and fruitless. 

Sermon Text: John 10: 14-15 Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd, came to call us by name. And He came to lay down His life for the sheep. And He came to seek and save the lost. And through the voice of our Good Shepherd we are brought back to the Father. 

Sermon Text: Luke 24: 36-48 Because Jesus arose from the dead we have the greatest, the most important, assurances. These assurances give us tremendous peace. 

Sermon Text: 1 John 1:1-4 If the description of a favorite food makes your mouth water or if you feel someone else’s joy as if it is your own, then you have lived vicariously. In a much, much, much greater way, the Christian life is Living Vicariously through the perfect life, death, and resurrection of our beautiful Savior, Jesus Christ! 

Easter Sunday is so filled with joy! The sudden turn of events in the life of Jesus and His disciples. Even though He had told the disciples about it ahead of time, no one remembered this would be. Death is swallowed up in victory. In the resurrection of Jesus, death is undone. The plug is pulled on death. And this brings us great joy!

Jesus took upon Himself the sins of all people for all time. On Calvary's cross He paid for those sins in full. His resurrection on Easter was God the Father's "Well done." He accomplished His task. His victory is complete.

Sermon Text: Mark 10:45 Jesus alone was qualified, there is no one on earth who can lift this miserable cup of death to his lips and drink it to the bottom. There is no one on earth who can be baptized into our death and rise up out of it to life. Only Jesus Christ, the Word made Flesh, can stand in our place and do for all what we can’t do for ourselves. 

Sermon Text: John 3:14-15 There is not a story or sign in the entire Old Testament that points more directly to the Cross than the serpent on the stake. Here a bronze serpent hangs from a cross, and it was put there by God precisely because of sin. The sign of our sin and the image of the death we deserve is suspended between heaven and earth and between God and man. And there, on the wooden pole,...

Sermon Text: John 2:13-16 Christ's cleansing of the temple was one incident in his fight against evil. His carrying on that fight is good news for us, and guides us as to how we believers are to live in today's world.

Summary: Can you answer Life’s Greatest Question? Your eternal destiny, as well as your approach to everyday life, rests upon your answer. What’s the question? How will you answer? Sermon Text: Mark 8:29-31 Readings: Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 5:1-11; Mark 8:27-38

Summary: Jesus transfigured Himself, revealing His glory to Peter, James, and John. He knew there would be significant days ahead, especially during Holy Week. By revealing His glory Jesus was sharing with His disciples what was in store for them in the glory of heaven. As we have significant days in our lives, we remember the transfiguration of Jesus to encourage us in our life’s journey. Sermon...

Summary: Think of every healing you experience, whether it be getting over a cold or the flu, or something even greater, as more than dodging the bullet or getting a little favor from God. Think of it as a little resurrection. A little instance of being lifted up by the hand of God. Think of it, not as an end, but as a little sneak preview of a greater coming attraction, the day that Jesus comes t...

Sermon Text: Mark 1:22 The Word of Jesus in synagogue wasn’t a new teaching; it was a retelling of a timeless promise from the mouth of God Himself. It is the teaching that man is not capable of keeping God’s Law. It is the teaching that Christianity is not about the work of the Christian, but about the work of Christ. My friends, today we have this very same Word of God…and this teaching is aston...

Sermon Text: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 What a life we have! We experience God’s blessings and joys. We also have sorrows. The Apostle Paul reminds us to keep this present life in proper perspective. What exactly is that perspective? 

Sermon Text: John 1:51 We SEE GREATER THINGS in daily living and eternity with Jesus in our lives. When Jesus entered a skeptical disciple’s life, Nathanael’s vision of God greatly increased. He promises and does the same in our lives! 

Sermon Text: Isaiah 60:1-6 The prophecy from the prophet is profound. Light in the darkness. Kings and nobility bear witness to the Light.  Rare gifts given from love. This is Epiphany and so much more! Come and worship. Bow down with the Magi and discover, along with a boy named Gunther, Epiphany Light. 

Sermon Text: Luke 2:22-40 Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple. Simeon and Anna greeted Him with joy. For many, being in church is a source of great joy. Worship Anew seeks to bring that joy to those who are unable to attend church.