Sermons from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church

Sermon for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 27 September A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 21:23–27 23When [Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if yo...

Sermon for the Funeral of Courtney Eileen Bourassa Saturday, 26 September A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Philippians 4:4–13 4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the pe...

Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 20 September A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Philippians 1:12–14, 19–30 12I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. 14And most of the brothers, having becom...

Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 13 September A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 18:21–35 21Peter came up and said to [Jesus], “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. 23“Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who w...

Sermon for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 6 September A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 18:1–20 1At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven....

Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 30 August A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 16:21–28 21From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. 22And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you,...

Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 23 August A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 16:13–20 13Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15He said to them, “But who do you say...

Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 16 August A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 15:21–28 21Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon.” 23But he did not answer her a word. And hi...

Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 9 August A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Job 38:4–18 4[The Lord said to Job:] “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. 5Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? 6On what were its bases sunk, or who laid its cornerstone, 7when the morning stars...

Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 2 August A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 26 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 13:44–52 44[Jesus said:] “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, 46who, on finding one pearl...

Sermon for the Midweek of Pentecost 8 Wednesday, 22 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Romans 8:18–27 18For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God. 20For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who s...

Sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 19 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch   Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43 24[Jesus] put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26So when the plants came up and bore grain, th...

Sermon for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 12 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Midweek of Pentecost VI Wednesday, 8 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 5 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Midweek of Pentecost V Wednesday, 1 July A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 28 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 21 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Midweek of Pentecost III Wednesday, 17 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Third Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 14 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Midweek of Pentecost II Wednesday, 10 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost (A) Sunday, 7 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for the Midweek of Trinity Wednesday, 3 June A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch

Sermon for The Holy Trinity (A) Sunday, 31 May A+D 2026 Rev. Matthew D. Ruesch