I. What kind of follower am I?II. What kind of Savior is Jesus? Sermon Text: Luke 9:51-62 51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a Samaritan village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not…
Download Life Guides > Sermon text: Acts 14:8-22 8 In Lystra there sat a man who was lame. He had been that way from birth and had never walked. 9 He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed 10 and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that,…
Download Life Guides > (Revelation 7:9-17) 9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:…
Download Life Guides > See, Your King Comes to YouI. Being in very nature GodII. He humbled himself (Luke 19:28-40) 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the…
Reflections on RepentanceGod Reveals our Sinful Nature (Psalm 51:5)5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Tell me, have you ever heard someone make a statement like, “He’s really not a bad person. He’s just made some bad choices.” In fact, maybe you’ve had that same thought about yourself. “I’m…
“The Battle is the LORD’s!”I. What that meant for JesusII. What that means for you and me today (Hebrews 4:14-16)14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with…
Jesus Calls Fishermen to be Fishers of MenI. With a Display of PowerII. With a Word of Grace (Luke 5:1-11)1One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret,[a] the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God. 2 He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who…
You can also listen to this sermon and more from Mount Olive Lutheran Church on Spotify. Christian, God has Given You a New IdentityI. When? II. What?III. Why?IV. How? V. What for? (Titus 3:4-7)4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us…
You can also listen to this sermon and more from Mount Olive Lutheran Church on Spotify. Sermon Text: Luke 2:11 The Christmas Gospel “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” Tell me, is there any event in the history of the world that is more…
You can also listen to this sermon and more from Mount Olive Lutheran Church on Spotify. The Tree of Promise 1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and…