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Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger 1 Kings 19:11–21 / 1 Peter 3:8–15a* / Luke 5:1–11 Jesus Makes Fishers of Men The Lord called fishermen to be fishers of men (Luke 5:1–11). The net they would use is the message of the cross, which is foolishness and a stumbling block to the world (1 Cor. 1:18–25). The power of God to save is not in spectacular signs like wind and fir...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Isaiah 58:6–12 / Romans 8:18–23 / Luke 6:36–42 Christ’s Mercy Is Ours to Show to Others “Be merciful, even as your Father also is merciful” (Luke 6:36–42). The old Adam in us wants to condemn and seek vengeance. But the Lord says, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay” (Rom. 12:14–21). To condemn, or avenge y...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Micah 7:18–20 / 1 Peter 5:6–11 / Luke 15:1–10 Jesus Receives Sinners “This man receives sinners and eats with them” (Luke 15:2). The Pharisees’ statement of judgment against Jesus is in fact a proclamation of Gospel truth. For our God is one who delights in mercy, who casts all our sins into the depths of the sea through the cr...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Proverbs 9:1–10 / 1 John 3:13–18 / Luke 14:16–24* The Gospel Call Goes Out to All, But Some Refuse Wisdom has issued an invitation to the divine feast: “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Leave your simple ways, and live, and walk in the way of insight” (Prov. 9:5–6). This is the call of the Spirit of Chr...

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Deuteronomy 6:4–13* / 1 John 4:8b–21* / Luke 16:19–31 Faith Trusts in Christ for Life Eternal Faith in Christ alone saves. When the beggar Lazarus died, he was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. He was Abraham’s seed, for he shared the faith of Abraham. The name Lazarus means “God is my help.” But the unnamed ric...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Song of Solomon 2:10–16; 8:6–7 / Ephesians 5:1–2, 22–33 / Matthew 19:4–6 Messiah Lutheran Church, Germantown, MD

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Isaiah 6:1–7 / Romans 11:33–36 / John 3:1–15 The Holy Triune God Reveals Himself to Sinners When Isaiah beheld the glory of the Lord, he cried out “Woe is me!” For the sinner cannot stand in the presence of a holy God and live (Is. 6:1–7). But God the Father lifted up His Son Jesus for us on the cross, that whoever believes i...

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Genesis 11:1–9 / Acts 2:1–11 / John 14:23–31a The Holy Spirit Gives Peace In Eden and at the “new creation” after the Flood, God blessed His people, instructing them to fill the earth. All people were to exercise faithful dominion over the world by God’s Word. But the people after the Flood exalted themselves with “one...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Ezekiel 36:23a, 23c–28* / 1 Peter 4:7b–11* / John 15:26–16:4a* The Spirit of Truth Bears Witness to Jesus The Spirit of Truth bears witness to Jesus, who is the truth. But the world does not receive the truth—indeed, it cannot, since the world loves its own and hates those who are of the truth. Jesus promises that just as He was scorned by...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Numbers 21:4–9 / James 1:22–27 / John 16:23b–30* The Father Answers Our Prayers Because of Jesus “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you” (John 16:23). To pray in Jesus’ name is to pray as one who has been baptized. For it is in the water that He put His name upon you, clai...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Isaiah 12:1–6 / James 1:17–21* / John 16:5–15 Jesus Promises to Send His Holy Spirit, the Paraclete Jesus departs visibly from us to the right hand of the Father who sent Him, but this is to our advantage. For Jesus is Lord over all creation; He intercedes for us before the Father; He is preparing a place for us in heaven. He sends the Paraclete...

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Isaiah 40:25–31 / 1 Peter 2:11–20 / John 16:16–22 Those Who Wait on the Lord Shall Rejoice The people of God are pilgrims and sojourners in this world, looking ahead to a destination yet to come (1 Peter 2:11–20). Though we are now children of God, the fullness of what we shall be has not yet been revealed (1 John 3:1–3). We are th...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Ezekiel 34:11–16 / 1 Peter 2:21b–25* / John 10:11–16 The Good Shepherd Cares for His Sheep Our Lord Jesus is the Good Shepherd (John 10:11–16). He is not like the hireling, who cares nothing for the sheep and only for himself, who flees when he sees the wolf coming. Rather, Jesus is the Good Shepherd who seeks out His scattered sheep to de...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Ezekiel 37:1–14 / 1 John 5:4–10a* / John 20:19–31 The Wounds of Christ Give Us Life “For there are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood” (1 John 5:7). These three point to Christ and flow from Christ. Jesus shows His disciples His hands side, from which blood and water flowed, saying “Peace be with you.&rd...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Job 19:23–27 / 1 Corinthians 5:7–8* / Mark 16:1–8 Christ’s Resurrection Means That We Will One Day Be Raised “Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed” (1 Cor. 5:7). By the shed blood of Christ, the Lamb of God, eternal death has passed over us. Now we pass with Christ through death into life everlasting. For Christ the c...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Prophecies - Major Office: Genesis 1:1–2:2* / Genesis 5:32–6:3, 5–7, 11–22; 7:6–7, 11–14a, 18b–22, 23b–8:3a, 6–11, 15–21a* / Genesis 22:1–19* / Exodus 14:24–15:1a* / Isaiah 54:17b–55:11* / Ba- ruch 3:9–37* / Ezekiel 37:1–14 / Isaiah 4:1–6* / Exodus 12:1–11 / Jona...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Hosea 5:15b–6:6* / Exodus 12:1–11* / John 18:1–19:42 Behold the Lamb of God, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World Jesus, the Lamb of God, is led to the slaughter of His cross as the sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the world. “Despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief” (Is. 53:3), He is the righte...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger [Exodus 24:3–11] / 1 Corinthians 11:20–32* / John 13:1–15 Let Us Love One Another, as Christ Jesus Has Loved Us “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes” (1 Cor. 11:26). By eating His body and drinking His blood, we proclaim to all the world that Jesus is, indeed, our P...

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Procession: Zechariah 2:10ff.* / Luke 19:29–40* Mass: Philippians 2:5–11 / Matthew 26:1–27:66   The Cross and Passion of Our Lord Are the Hour of His Glory “Behold, your King is coming to you . . . humble and mounted on a donkey” (Zech. 9:9–12; Mt. 21:1–9). Our Lord rides in this humble fashion because He is enteri...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Isaiah 7:10–15 / Hebrews 10:4-10 / Luke 1:26–38a Incarnate by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary, and Made Man “It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb. 10:4). But “nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37). He opens ears to hear and wombs to conceive. “Let it be to me accord...

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Genesis 22:1–19* / Hebrews 9:11–15 / John 8:46–59a* Jesus Is Our Redemption In the temple Jesus said, “If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death” (John 8:51). For Jesus came to taste death for us—to drink the cup of suffering to the dregs in order that we might be released from its power. Clinging to His life-giving word...

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Exodus 16 / John 6:1–14

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Exodus 16:2–21 / Galatians 4:22–5:1a* / John 6:1–15 The Lord Feeds His People The Lord provided bread from heaven for His people in the wilderness (Ex. 16:2–21). Now He who is Himself the living bread from heaven miraculously provides bread for the five thousand (John 6:1–15). This takes place near the time of the Passover, after a g...

Preacher: The Rev. R. Eric Malmstrom Daniel 4 / Matthew 26:36–46

Preacher: The Rev. Aaron E. Yaeger Exodus 8:16–24 / Ephesians 5:1–9 / Luke 11:14–28 Jesus Overcomes the Strong Man Jesus is accused of doing evil when in fact He is doing good. He casts out a demon from a mute man so that he is able to speak (Luke 11:14–28). But some said Jesus did this by the power of Beelzebub, Satan. Like Pharaoh of old, their hearts were hard (Ex. 8:16&...