St Marcus MKE Sermons

Today, we continue to celebrate the Christmas season with Pastor Jeske's bible study, "Christmas Changed the World Invisibly". Diving into Luke 2:36 -38, Luke continues the themes of expectation we've read so far. Anna the prophetess, was, like Simeon, a member of the faithful remnant of Israel who was waiting for the advent of the Messiah. Anna thanks God and speaks to all the faithful people of...

This week we'll be studying Mark 1:1-8. In this text, we encounter John the Baptist, the prophet that was testified to at the end of the Old Testament. John the Baptist's ministry lays the foundation for Jesus, points to Jesus, and demonstrates how the true God is typically encountered in the wilderness of life. Consequently, those who currently find themselves in the wilderness, if they humble th...

Based on Revelation 21:1-7.  I. A Yet Unquenched Thirst (vs.4-6) II. A Gospel of Inheritance (vs.5-7) III. The Transformation of the Earth (vs.1-3)

On the first Sunday of the Christmas season, our them for worship is "A Substitute for Christmas".  Pastor Leyrer's bible study "Behold Your Bethlehem Brother!" dives into Hebrews 2:10-18 focusing on two points:  I. His Cradle Led to the Cross  II. His Cross Helps Us Overcome Our Crosses.  Christ’s incarnation aimed at founding a new priesthood; as a priest of this priesthood, Jesus could forever...

Based on Luke 2: 8-20. Everyone is afraid. For all the excitement that surrounds Christmas, we humans tend to use the time around the holiday as a distraction from our daily fears. The First Christmas was also surrounded in terror. However, take comfort because we are told to "not be afraid." We need to listen and trust what we have been told by God through His Word. On this Christmas Eve, we pond...

Pastor Jeske concludes his Advent series "What Magnificent Advent Plan!" with his Bible study on Galatians 3:26 - 4:7 - "Perfect Timing". Paul gives his final contrast between God's people before Christ's coming and the position they enjoy now.   Paul has been stressing the temporal nature of the change. At this point he dwells on their status, moving from being slaves to becoming sons and daughte...

This week we'll be studying Judges 16:23 - 31 under the theme  "The Weakness of Samson."  Samson is famous for his feats of strength, but is was actually spiritual weakness that characterized most of his life. Disobedience to God, breaking his vows, and serving other gods are what ultimately led to his death. But in that rock bottom moment, in repentance, he returned to the One who'd given him eve...

Pastor Leyrer concludes his Advent Series "To Us a Child Is Born!" reflecting on Isaiah 9:6 "He Will Be Called...Prince of Peace."

Pastor Jeske' continues his advent series "What a Magnificent Advent Plan!" discussing the "retroactive benefits"  in Hebrews 11:8-19.  These verses highlight the glorious outcome of a lifetime of faith. The author reminds his readers that people like Abraham did not, in this life, receive all that they had been promised. God promised Abraham a nation as numerous as the stars. But all that Abraham...

This week we'll be studying  Judges  11:29 - 40 under the theme  "The Recklessness of Jephthah."  Like all of us, Jephthah is a bit of a product of his environment. He was raised in a highly dysfunctional environment, became a violent gang leader, but was tremendously gifted in leadership and battle. Unfortunately, though he knew who the true God was, Jephthah approached the Lord God not similar t...

In week two of Pastor Leyrer's advent series, we look at Isaiah 9:6 with the focus on "He Will Be Called...Everlasting Father".  The prophet gives four throne names for Jesus in this verse - one being "Everlasting Father".  He will be an enduring, compassionate provider and protector.

This morning, pastor Jeske brings part 2 of his Advent Series:  WHAT A MAGNIFICENT ADVENT PLAN! Diving into Jeremiah 30:4-10, we learn God will do far more than bring the Jewish exiles back to rebuild Jerusalem. He will give them the new covenant, enable them to live with him forever and without sin, and provide a new David—the Messiah—to be their king. This implies that the return from exile is o...

This week we'll be studying Judges 7:1-25 - under the theme  "The Unlikely Leadership of Gideon."  Gideon didn't actually have a lot going for him...from a worldly perspective. He's relatively poor, timid, and has no real connections. But when God flexes his muscles, he often uses such individuals, so that the glory is obviously his. We're going to see how, despite Gideon's constant need for reass...

Pastor Leyrer's 3 week Advent series "To Us a Child Is Born!" starts by looking at Isaiah 9:2-7.  Focusing on verse 6 - He Will Be Called ... Wonderful.  As Wonderful Counselor, the coming Son of David will carry out a royal program that will cause all the world to marvel.

Pastor Jeske's Advent series, "What a Magnificent Plan", kicks off with a study on the "Meticulous Genealogy" in Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-37.  Jews kept extensive genealogies as records of family descendants to establish a person’s heritage, inheritance, legitimacy, and rights. Matthew gives Jesus’ ancestry through Joseph’s line to demonstrate that Jesus is the legal heir to the covenant promi...

We're taking a 1-week break from our Judges series, and this week we'll be meditating on our aim as grateful pilgrims in this world as we study from 1 Peter 1:3-8.

On this  Thanksgiving  Day worship, pastor Jeske's bible study, SAY YOUR THANKS NOT ONLY AT MEALTIMES, dives into the verses of Psalm 136.  This psalm records a worship leader tracing God’s covenant love through the high points, verses that are devoted to the creation story, verses that retell the exodus, and a call to grateful worship.

Christ is Your King! Christ is Your Friend! This week's message is based on Colossians 1:15-23. 

This week we'll be studying Judges 4:1-24 - under the theme  "The Bravery of Deborah."  God, who designed humans as male and female, has always had a better way of perceiving gender and sexuality than the fallen world. Cultures tend to vacillate between overly restrictive traditionalist viewpoints to progressive viewpoints that contain no guidance or parameters. But everything that is created has...

Based on Daniel 12:1-3.    REMEMBER YOUR RESURRECTION!  I.   When Trouble II.  Gives Way to Triumph   Saints Triumphant Sunday points us to believers in heaven. The older we get, the more we look forward to living in glory. We peek into heaven through God’s Word and see Christian loved ones who have already been transferred from the church militant to the church triumphant. As much as we might mis...

Today's theme focuses on the Last Judgment with Pastor Jeske's bible study on Revelation 6:9-17 - What Will You Be Doing on Judgment Day?  At the end of the world, Jesus will come back in glory to judge both the living and the dead. Those who believe in him receive a verdict of “not-guilty.” Those who do not believe stand condemned to the eternal suffering of hell.    How wonderful it is to know o...

SERIES SUMMARY: The Book of  Judges  bridges the period between the exodus of the Israelites in Egypt and wandering in the wilderness, to the time of the Kingdom of Israel. God's people have settled in Canaan, but they didn't drive out all the people's God commanded them to. As a result, they continually fell into worshipping foreign gods (i.e. idols). To chastise them, God would allow one of thes...

Today, we celebrate The Festival of the Lutheran Reformation looking at the question, "How Can I Be Sure about My Salvation?".  Pastor Jeske's bible study dives into II Peter 1:12-21. The Festival of the Lutheran Reformation of the Church emphasizes the true Church’s unfailing reliance on the Word of God and unflinching testimony to it in the face of persecution. Jesus promised to pour out his Spi...

In this, our final week of the series, we'll be studying 1 Peter 5:5-7 -  under the theme  "HUMILITY (in Conversation) - RULE 9 -  "Assume the person you're listening to might know  something   you  don't. "   Jordan Peterson, as a clinical psychologist, knows that psychotherapy is more than just giving professional advice. It's engaged conversation, with an emphasis on listening. Humans need to b...

This morning, Pastor Jeske finishes his bible study on "All You Need Is Love" by diving into the concept of "Love Your Church" as laid out in 1 Peter 2:17 - Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.