In this sermon from August 16th, 2026 (12th Sunday after Pentecost, year A), Rev. Ben preaches on this troublesome passage of Jesus’ encounter with the Canaanite woman. As this desperate woman comes in faith, Jesus’ seeming rejection is actually an invitation to show the deeper grounds of faith–humble, persistent trust in Him. Matthew 15:21-28
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
To Glorify Jesus Christ as a Community of Disciples on Mission
Sermons on Jesus
In this sermon from August 9th, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on Jesus walking on the water. The Lord of the waters reveals Himself to us as an act of grace, and invites us to a step of faith on the water with Him. And even when our faith fails, He is there to pick us up. This dynamic of grace and faith…
In this sermon from the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, Rev. Ben draws on the question asked in Psalm 78–Can God Prepare a Table in the Wilderness?–to show how Jesus does do just that with the feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew 14:13-21. Jesus shows the character of God to give, and give abundantly, even when we are skeptical or anxious. If He…
In this sermon from the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Pete Matthews takes another look at Matthew 13 and Romans 8. Jesus‘ parable of the hidden treasure illustrates that there is nothing more valuable than Jesus (and, after the Father, there is nothing more valuable to Jesus than us). Matthew 13:31-33,44-50Romans 8:26-34
In this sermon from the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost in 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on the third section of Jesus’ “Missionary Discourse” in Matthew 10, where the Lord states that He comes not to bring peace to the earth, but a sword. His ministry is divisive because of the all-encompassing demands He places on His followers, demands which we cannot be worthy…
In this sermon on the Sunday after the Ascension in 2026, Deacon Ryan speaks on the Ascension of Jesus and how it corrects our common confusions about Him, ourselves, and our world. Acts 1:6-14
In this sermon on the 3rd Sunday of Easter, 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on the road to Emmaus event in Luke 24, on why Jesus sometimes hides Himself, and how He makes Himself known through Word and Sacrament. Luke 24:13-35
In this sermon from Easter 2026, Rev. Ben preaches on why the stone was rolled away–not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in, so that we might see, and believe, and enter into eternal life. Matthew 28:1-10
In this sermon from Good Friday, 2026, Sid Johnson preaches on the centrality of the cross for our faith. Hebrews 10:1-25 John 19:1-37
In this sermon from Maundy Thursday of 2026, Rev. Ben speaks on the mandate (mandatum) we have been given on this night, when Jesus humbled himself to serve His disciples, and commanded us to do the same. John 13:1-15