The Lutheran Church of the Messiah Sermons

Genesis 24:34-67 34  So he said, “I am Abraham’s servant.   35  The  Lord  has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.   36  And Sarah my master’s wife bore a son to my master when she was old, and to him he has given all that he has.   37  My master made me swear, say...

Genesis 22:1-14 22  After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”   2  He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.”   3  So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with hi...

Genesis 21:8-21 8  And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.   9  But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing. 10  So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.”   11  And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham...

Genesis 1:1-2:4a 1  In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2  The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.  3  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4  And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. 5  God called the light Day...

Genesis 2:7, 18-24 7 Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” 19 Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them...

Acts 2:1:-21 2  When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. 2  And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3  And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. 4  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit...

Acts 1:1-11 1  In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, 2  until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. 3  He presented himself alive to them after his suffering by many proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.  4  And while stayin...

Acts 17:22-31 22  So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23  For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24  The God who made the world and everything in it, being L...

Acts 7:55-60 55   But filled with the Holy Spirit, he gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56   “Look,” he said, “I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”   57   But they covered their ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him.   58   Then they dragged him out of the...

Acts 2:42-47 42  And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43  And awe [ a ] came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44  And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45  And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceed...

Preacher: Pastor Martin Erhardt

Acts 2:14a, 36-41 2:14a: But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, 2:36 “Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.” 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”...

Acts 2:14a, 22-32 14   But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them, “Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to what I say. 22   “You that are Israelites, listen to what I have to say: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yo...

Acts 10:34-43 34   Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality,   35   but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.   36   You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all.   37   That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism t...

Exodus 12:1-14, 20-33 12 The  Lord  said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt:  2  This month shall mark for you the beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year for you.  3  Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth of this month they are to take a lamb for each family, a lamb for each household.  4  If a household is too small for a whole lamb, it shall join its...

Matthew 21:1-11 1   When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,  2   saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.  3   If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them...

First Reading:  Matthew 26:36-46 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”  And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.  Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.”  And going a little farther he fell on h...

Ezekiel 37:1-14 1   The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones.   2   He led me all around them; there were very many lying in the valley, and they were very dry.   3   He said to me, “Mortal, can these bones live?” I answered, “O Lord God, you know.”   4   Then he said t...

1 Samuel 1:1-20;  2:1-8 1:1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.  He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to...

1 Samuel 16:1-13 1   The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.”   2   Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a hei...

Judges 6:1-6, 11-16 1  The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2  And the hand of Midian overpowered Israel, and because of Midian the people of Israel made for themselves the dens that are in the mountains and the caves and the strongholds. 3  For whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites and the Amal...

Exodus 17:1-7 1   From the wilderness of Sin the whole congregation of the Israelites journeyed by stages, as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.   2   The people quarreled with Moses, and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord?”   3   But the people t...

Numbers 13:1-3, 17-33;  14:1-19 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,  “Send men to spy out the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the people of Israel. From each tribe of their fathers you shall send a man, every one a chief among them.”  So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, according to the command of the Lord, all of them men who were heads of the people of Israel. Moses sent them to s...

Genesis 12:1-9 1 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2  And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3  I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be bles...

Genesis 21:9-20 9 Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing.   10  So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.”   11  And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son.   12  But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of...