Sermons – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

It is tempting when remodeling not to tear everything down to the studs. To leave a bit here and there. When it comes to repentance, however, everything has to go.

Even though we believe that our Savior Jesus Christ is always with us, and He is (!), we can begin to doubt that this is so when troubles arise.

We live in the stream of time that carries us through life toward our death. What can we do? We can't stop time...

The children of Israel could see the presence of God in the cloud and pillar of fire. With the disciples it was Jesus Himself. But what about us?

True encouragement, that is, support and approval, can be hard to find. With the world it is every man for himself. But not so with God. God encourages, supports and approves...But how?

God has promised to be with us and is! But how exactly is He? In the person of His Son Jesus Christ! But how does that work? We can't see Jesus...

Why is it that Jesus comes to us as our king? How does He do it? Where does He set up His kingdom? Why should we have a king at all?

God speaks, and we live. But how does that work? How can it work? And what if we don't know what God is saying?

Preparing for the return of Jesus Christ on the Last Day to judge the living and the dead is not a matter of knowing the day it will occur, but of the presence of faith.

There are all sorts of people in the world who can frightened us in any number of ways. But do we need to live in fear? Where can we find comfort?

It seems like we are always challenged by the world with one idea or another. But is the world the problem?

Nowadays it seems we sympathize more with the guy kicked out of the wedding banquet than the welcomed guests. Why's that?

Where is the gate of heaven? The place where we can leave this life and enter eternal life? The spot where we can easily move from earth to heaven?

Jesus was accused of abandoning the Law of God. He did just the opposite, fulfilling it perfectly. But to what end?

Where do we find ourselves sitting? In other words: How do we view ourselves? And what do we think about those around us? Does it matter?

We can be frightened to draw near to God, thinking that the end result for us will be disastrous! But it won't be!

We not only are to live by the Holy Spirit, but to walk by the Spirit. So what is the difference? Does it even matter?

Our inner conflict comes and goes. But why does it occur at all? Can anything be done about it? Should anything be done about it?

We can easily be driven by the idea of acquiring the things we want in life. But what about living by wanting what we already have?

The Holy Spirit uses the Gospel of Jesus Christ to create faith in a person's heart. Hearing the Gospel is therefore a must.

It is easy to treat God's Word to us like a fast-food menu, picking and choosing the items we like and leaving the rest. But should we do that?

We still find ourselves daily struggling with temptation, weakness and failure. How is it then that the Holy Spirit can declare that we are "Set Free From Sin!"?

The world denies its loneliness. Yet everyone continues to experience it. So what can be done about it? Anything?

There are all sorts of types of peace in the world that we are constantly trying to achieve. Sometimes even over against the peace of Jesus Christ...

The Bible describes many awe-filled encounters with God. So why not recreate those experiences with light and sound for people to get to know God today?

In that we cannot see Jesus with our eyes we tend to look for the Father in creation or the Holy Spirit in activities. Yet faith believes what it cannot see...

When events within the world seem to spin out of control we can forget that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is still in charge...

The leaders of the Jews said that they would believe in Jesus if He came down off the cross The world does the same yet today...

Christian faith passively receives the gifts Christ gives us: The forgiveness of sin! Life and salvation! But Christian faith always works actively...

The people in Jerusalem went out to see Jesus on Palm Sunday because He had raised Lazarus from the dead. So why do we go out to see Jesus?

We are called to return to the Kingdom of God. But where is it? How do we find it?

The world cannot understand the things of Christ. In fact, it cannot even bear to hear about Him. So why is that?

False witnesses helped to put Christ on the Cross. It is because of our false witness yet today that He had to be crucified.

In order to keep the strong man Satan out of our hearts, we need the Stronger Man, Jesus Christ, to dwell there.

It is easy to admit that we at one time or another have denied Christ like Peter. But betrayed Him? Like Judas? How?

When faced with our weakness over against the sinfulness of the world, we can become overwhelmed! But from Christ we receive the courage to live!

Lent is a season of repentance, a season in which we are urged to "Return to the Lord!" But what happens if we do?

The kingdom of Jesus is not of this world. That means that the believers in Jesus, Christians, are also not of this world. But how does that work?

The world is full of words. They are, so we think, just bits of sound. But in reality, they are much more. Especially the Words of God.

The Apostle Paul talks about keeping his body under control. What is he talking about? And why talk in that way at all?

The transfiguration of Christ not only demonstrated that He was the very Son of God, but foreshadowed the future reality of all those who believe in Him.

We are nourished and cherished by Christ, but not from a distance! For Christ dwells in the hearts of all who believe in Him.

When Jesus was baptized at the Jordan river by John the Baptist, He was anointed with the Holy Spirit of God. Does the same thing happen to us?

Often forgotten is the flight of Mary, Joseph and Jesus to Egypt. Forgotten as well is the murder of the male children of Bethlehem. What was that all about?

We judge matters we encounter every day by what we see and hear. Christ, however, uses a different method to do so.

We did not get to see the glory of the Lord that the shepherds saw. But we still experience the glory of God.

Worldly enlightenment is not enough. To overcome the darkness in which we all live the light of Christ is needed.

Do we have a reason to fear? Yes! But Christ our Savior has given us the reason not to! What is it?

The preaching of John the Baptist was not a historical oddity, a one-off, but remains definitive for Christmas!

If we hope only in the things of this world we will be repeatedly dissapointed. But if we hope in Christ, something different happens!