Sermons and Such at First Lutheran, Houston

Sermon for Easter Sunday 25.04.2025 11:45 ↓

He is Risen!

Sermon for Good Friday 25.04.2025 10:42 ↓

Sermon for Good Friday

Sermon for Maundy Thursday 18.04.2025 12:24 ↓

A look at the grace Jesus shows us by serving us, enabling a high-trust society.

Palm Sunday Sermon 14.04.2025 10:04 ↓

To accomplish anything of value, suffering is required. Jesus begins his suffering FOR us on Palm Sunday.

Sermon for Lent 4 03.04.2025 17:04 ↓

The parable of the Prodigal Son. When is it right to be wrong, and when is it wrong to be right?

Sermon for Lent 3, 2025 26.03.2025 1:14:35 ↓

A look at Isaiah 55 and God's promise that His Word will not return empty amid life's frustrations.

Sermon for Lent 2, 2025 26.03.2025 18:17 ↓

A look at Jesus mourning over Jerusalem while asking, "Who really killed Jesus?"

Sermon for Lent 1, 2025 26.03.2025 15:53 ↓

Our intern Nicholas DeMaio preaches on the temptation of Jesus by looking back at God making man in His image.

We Need More Transcendence in Our Lives 06.03.2025 16:25 ↓

Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday

The Upside of Dying 06.03.2025 13:29 ↓

Sermon for Ash Wednesday.

Sermon for Epiphany 7 28.02.2025 18:06 ↓

A look at Jesus' Sermon on the Plain and the "real-world" ethics he teaches.

Jesus and the Prosperity Gospel 27.02.2025 15:57 ↓

Nicholas DeMaio, our intern, gives his first sermon at First Lutheran.

Sermon for Epiphany 5 09.02.2025 15:46 ↓

What is it like to be in the presence of a holy God?

Presentation of Our Lord 08.02.2025 16:20 ↓

Jesus is blessed by his elders in the Temple at only 8 days old.

Jesus' Inaugural Address 27.01.2025 17:49 ↓

In his hometown synagogue, Jesus lays out the prophetic work of the messiah.

Sermon for Epiphany 2 23.01.2025 14:44 ↓

Three main takeaways from the story of Jesus turning water into wine.

Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord 22.01.2025 14:41 ↓

A look at Luke 3 and Jesus' baptism.

Sermon for Christmas 2 06.01.2025 15:08 ↓

Revisiting a theme from Christmas Eve...Jesus Christ as evidence that God is for the common man. What does that mean for the world?

Jesus is Left Alone in the Temple 29.12.2024 17:28 ↓

Sermon for Christmas 1, 2024. Jesus is left by his parents in Jerusalem. They find him in the Temple five days later.

Sermon for Christmas Eve 26.12.2024 11:39 ↓

God becoming flesh is the ultimate story about the value of the common man.

Sermon for Advent 4 24.12.2024 10:22 ↓

A look at the gratitude of Elizabeth even though she doesn't seem to have that much to be thankful for.

Sermon for Advent 3 2024 16.12.2024 16:54 ↓

When the Gospel is proclaimed, accountability is demanded. A look at Luke's recording of how those in John's orbit wondered how they would need to change in the light of the Gospel.

Sermon for Advent 2 09.12.2024 16:24 ↓

Walter Cronkite Meets John the Baptist.

Sermon for Advent 1 07.12.2024 14:51 ↓

On not being "weighed down" as we prepare for the coming of Christ.

Christ the King Sunday Sermon 26.11.2024 16:47 ↓

The myth of neutrality. Christ is King in all the earth.