Grace Free Lutheran Church Sermons (AFLC)

• ‘The Wonderful Hand of God’ • Psalm 139 • Pastor Peter Franz • Have you ever looked at your hands and considered all that you can do with them? Know and consider the wonderful hands of God and all that He has done for us - more than we can imagine. Psalm 139 tells of how wonderfully God has created us and that He knows all about us.

• The Response to Grace • Romans 12:1-5 • Chad Friestad • God does so much for us on a daily basis. As believers, are we responding to His will by the grace that He has given us? This grace allows us to use the talents God has richly blessed us with. In this sermon we see how Paul responds to the grace he is given to preach the gospel to all.

• Romans 15:14-33 • Pastor Peter Franz • Looking back - were you ever challenged as to what you would do when you got older and how you would attain your goal? In this sermon we see how Paul’s life changed as God calls him to serve to a special ministry. Are we up to the special challenge of what God wants us to be through His grace.

• ‘A Song of Salvation’ • Luke 1:67-80 • Pastor Gary Jorgenson • Have you ever found yourself speechless, not knowing what to say in a joy filled moment? In this sermon we hear Zacharias song of praise after his son John the Baptist is born able to speak with a song of praise and salvation.

• ‘Greater Still’ • Luke 1:26-56 • Pastor Peter Franz • When married adults have children they wonder what to name the child. In this sermon we hear of the announcement of the greatest name given to a child and the reactions to it...

• ‘Great in the Sight of the Lord’ • Luke 1:5-25 • Pastor Peter Franz • We are created by God in His Image for His purpose. In this sermon we read of the miraculous conception and birth of John the Baptist who was to be a forerunner of Jesus. John sought the Lord to understand his calling. Are we seeking the Lord and His plan for our lives?

• Luke 4:14-30 • Pastor Peter Franz • When we witness to family and friends about Jesus are we welcomed or ridiculed about our beliefs? In this sermon we see Jesus returning to Nazareth, where He was brought up. He is in the the synagogue on the Sabbath reading and preaching from Isaiah 61:1-2. See how the people respond to His message about the work that He is doing and how it convicts those in a...

• Psalm 126 • Pastor Peter Franz • Oh how wonderful is the freedom we have in the Lord. Freedom from condemnation, from death. Freedom to serve our God when we are in Jesus. In our sermon we hear what it means to be rescued from the captivity of the evil one and set free to serve our Savior.

• Exodus 13:17-14:4 • Pastor Lyndon Korhonen • As we navigate our daily lives do we get the feeling that we are off course? When we dabble in sin we are heading down the wrong road. Or when we feel off course God could be doing some peculiar leading to guide us the way He needs us to go. In this sermon we see how God leads His people out of Egypt for his purpose with His methods that display how g...

• ‘Open Our Eyes, Lord’ • 2 Kings 6:8-23 • Pastor Peter Franz • In our world today there are things that we cannot see unless God opens our eyes to see them. By nature we are blinded and only God can open our eyes. In 2 Kings chapter 6, we see how God opened the eyes of Elisha’s servant to see what God was doing around them. Pray that our eyes may be open to see the power of God around us.

• 2 Chronicles 20 • Pastor Peter Franz • Do you know Jesus? We all face not just physical death but eternal death and knowing Jesus saves us. We can praise Him today for the victory He has won over death on the cross through His resurrection. In our sermon we see how the people of Judah were saved by God through the actions of Jehoshaphat calling upon God to use His mighty weapons of warfare to de...

• ‘When the Battle Gets Personal’ • 1 Samuel 24 • Pastor Peter Franz • Do we ever want to take things into our own and hands and not consider the consequences? In this sermon we see how David allows God to control his mind and heart in the affairs between him and king Saul. Saul is jealous of David 's victory over Goliath. We see David leaves his concern with God and allows Him to guide.

• 1 Samuel 17 • Pastor Peter Franz • We may face situations that we can not overcome on our own. Jesus is the one to call on for victory. Jesus is the great giant killer because he defeated the grave, sin, and Satan through his suffering and death. In this sermon we see how God used David to defeat Goliath. David experienced little encouragement from those around him but he still won victories aga...

• Joshua 7 • Pastor Peter Franz • We all face various battles and there some important things we need to know in order to prepare us. In this sermon we see how Joshua faces the problem of conquering Ai after the defeat of Jericho and the sin of Achan.

• Joshua 6 • Pastor Peter Franz • Our daily battles even when small, can overwhelm us. God has control over all of these and more. We just need to bring them before Him for he has a plan for us in every situation and will give us the victory. In this sermon Joshua, after getting a report from the spies about Jericho, seeks God's plan; God gives Jericho to the Israelite's when they follow His plan.

• Exodus 14 • Pastor Peter Franz • Do we find ourselves in situations with no hope for escape? We must turn to God who is Mighty to Save us from hopeless situations. He alone can rescue us from a powerful enemy through His son Jesus Christ's work on the cross. In this sermon we see how God saved the Israelite's from Pharaohs army. The Red Sea seemed like a hopeless obstacle, but God saved them!

• ‘Thus Far the Lord Has Helped Me’ • 1 Samuel 7:3-12 • Pastor James Molstre • As we go through life we may encounter situations where we must trust in Gods power alone. In today's sermon we are reminded to trust in the ever presence of God almighty and not false gods and symbols of power.

• 2 Chronicles 16:1-14 • Pastor Peter Franz • Paul describes our journey through life as a race in which we are running. Some days are good and some not so good. In our sermon we see how king Asa of Judah started his life journey very well seeking the Lord and doing His will. In his later years he turned from seeking the Lord and did what pleased himself. He did not finish his life well. Are you s...

• I Peter 1:22 – 2:3 • Chad Friestad • God’s word has great power which can affect our daily lives and those of others. In this sermon we see some how it can change our attitude, transform us and lead us to salvation through the work of Jesus. Come with an open heart to hear His word and accept the gift of salvation.

• II Corinthians 1:3-11 • Pastor Peter Franz • Can you praise the Lord and thank Him for all the situations that you are facing? In this sermon on Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, we see how he is able to praise and thank the Lord in all his circumstance. Can you say ‘Praise the Lord Anyhow’?

• Exodus 36:1-7 • Pastor Peter Franz • In scripture we read that “God will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil 4:19). In our sermon we find how we are to be good stewards of these God given gifts and be used of God to glorify Him in all that He has given us. Jesus is the most precious gift given to us. Accept Him as your savior to have eternal life.

• Matthew 7:24-29 • Pastor Peter Franz • Have you heard the words of Jesus? Have you responded to His call? In our sermon we hear the last portion of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount concerning the wise and foolish builders. Will hear Him call you today, draw near to Him and respond accordingly? You never know when He will call you home to judgment.

• “Beware!” • Matthew 7:15-23 • Pastor Peter Franz • In our lives we are confronted by those that would try to lead us astray in word and deed. In this sermon Jesus tells us to BEWARE of those which would deceive us and how we are to continue in the scriptures testing the teaching of false prophets.

• Matthew 7:13-14 • Pastor Peter Franz • In our life time we travel many roads to get to our destinations. In this sermon we hear about which roads to take and the trust we must have in our Lord as we travel to our eternal destination.

• Luke 15:11-32 • Pastor Peter Franz • We rejoice in the fact that God sent His Son Jesus to earth to die on the cross so our sins would be forgiven. We rejoice that God is calling us to a personal relationship with Him because of what Jesus did on the cross for us. We rejoice for all God does in our lives. In this sermon we see how Jesus is calling sinners and tax collectors to Him and how rebuke...