Sermons

John 1:29-34 (Second Sunday after the Epiphany—Series A) “How We Know the Lamb of God” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 18, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is from today’s Gospel Reading from John 1: 29 On the next day [John] saw Jesus coming toward him and he said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 30 He is the One of whom I said, ‘After me com

Isaiah 42:1-9 (The Baptism of Our Lord—Series A) “The Servant Brings the Verdict” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 11, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Old Testament reading from Isaiah 42: 1 Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One in whom I delight. I have put My Spirit upon Him. He will bring forth the verdict to the nations. 2 He will not cry out and He

Luke 2:40-52 (Second Sunday after Christmas—Series A) “Obedient . . . for Us” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT January 4, 2026   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Luke 2: 40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.  42 And whe

Matthew 2:13-23 (First Sunday after Christmas—Series A) “The King, Our Substitute, Who Fulfills God’s Word” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 28, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Matthew 2: 13 And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up and take the child and His mother and flee

John 1:6-14 (The Nativity of Our Lord—Christmas Day) “Jesus, the True Light and Life for the World” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 25, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is from the Christmas Gospel recorded in John 1: 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came for a witness, so that he might bear witness concerning the Light, so that everyone might

1 John 4:7-16 (The Nativity of Our Lord—Christmas Eve) “Love Came Down at Christmas” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 24, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Epistle Reading recorded in 1 John 4: 7 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 The one who does not love does not know God because God is

Romans 1:1-7 (Fourth Sunday in Advent—Series A) “Jesus—True God, True Man—Truly Immanuel” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 21, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Epistle Reading recorded in Romans 1: 1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, 2 which He promised beforehand through His prophets in the holy Scriptures

Advent Midweek 3 (Our Coming King) “He Shall Come to Judge” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 17, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.             Our Advent series based on the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed comes to a close today as we consider that Jesus Christ, our Lord, will come to judge the living and the dead.           In 1522, Martin Luther wrote a Personal Prayer Book

Matthew 11:2-15 (Third Sunday in Advent—Series A) “Do you See It? Really? ” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 14, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Matthew 11: 2 Now John, when he had heard in prison the works of the Christ, sent through his disciples 3 and said to Him, “Are you the Coming One or should we look for another?” 4 And Jesus an

Advent Midweek 2 (Our Coming King) “True God and True Man” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 10, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.             Our Advent series this year is based on the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed. Over these Advent Wednesdays, we are looking at various aspects of Jesus, Our Coming King. Today we consider that Jesus is “True God and True Man.”           We

Matthew 3:1-12 (Second Sunday in Advent—Series A) “A Day of Infamy?” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 7, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Matthew 3: 1 And in those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea, 2 saying, “Repent, for the reign of heaven stands near.” 3 For this is what was spoken of through Isaiah the

Advent Midweek 1 (Our Coming King) “My Lord Who Has Redeemed Me” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT December 3, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.             Our Advent series this year is based on the Second Article of the Apostles’ Creed. Over these next three Wednesdays, we will look at various aspects of Jesus, Our Coming King. Today we consider “My Lord Who Has Redeemed Me.” Next week, “T

Isaiah 2:1-5 (First Sunday in Advent—Series A) “Beginning at the End ” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 30, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Old Testament Reading recorded in Isaiah, chapter 2: 1 The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz visioned concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 And it will be in the latter days that the mountain of the house of Yahweh will be establ

Psalm 104:24-31 (Introit—Thanksgiving Eve) “Giving Thanks All Year Long” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield CT November 26, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   The text for Thanksgiving Eve is the Introit from Psalm 104:24-31.   24 How many are your works, O Yahweh; in wisdom you have made all of them. The earth is full of your creatures. 25 This sea there, great and broad, teems with innumerable

Colossians 1:13-20 (Last Sunday in the Church Year/Proper 29—Series C) “Centered in Christ All Year Long” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield CT November 23, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Epistle reading from Colossians 1:   13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, 14  in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness o

Luke 21:25-28 (Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 28—Series C) “A Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 16, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text today is from the Holy Gospel recorded in Luke 21, verses 25-28:   [Jesus said,] 25 And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the s

Luke 20:27-40 (Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 28—Series C) “In the Lord, the God of the Living, We Have Life Forever ” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 9, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text today is the Holy Gospel recorded in Luke 20:   27 And some of the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came and asked [Jesus], 28 saying, “Teacher, Moses wrot

Psalm 149 (All Saints’ Day—Observed) “The Blessings of the Saints” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT November 2, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Psalm appointed for All Saints’, Psalm 149.   1 Praise Yahweh! Sing to Yahweh a new song, His praise in the assembly of the godly. 2 Let Israel be glad in His Maker; let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King. 3 Let them praise Hi

Revelation 14:6-7 (Reformation Day—Observed) “An Eternal Gospel is Still Proclaimed” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT October 26, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.             Durning my formative ministry years of Pre-Seminary and Seminary, the lectionary (the series of readings for the Church Year) used an Old Testament Scripture for the Reformation observance. It was Jeremiah 31:31-34, “B

Luke 18:1-8 (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 24—Series C) “While We Wait, We Pray” Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Enfield, CT October 19, 2025   Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.   Our text is the Gospel Reading recorded in Luke 18:   1 And [Jesus] told a parable to them to show that they must always pray and not give up, 2 saying, “There was a certain judge in a certain city who did not fear God an