Sermons

Today’s sermon on Numbers 21:4–9 explores the deep human struggle of weariness, disappointment, fear, and uncertainty in the wilderness of life. As Israel turns inward in bitterness and despair, God redirects their eyes outward - to the bronze serpent lifted up for their healing. In the same way, Christ crucified stands at the center of this sermon as the One who bears the poison of sin and death for us. Rather than offering self-help or easy answers, this sermon proclaims the distinctly Christian and confessional Lutheran comfort that salvation comes entirely from outside ourselves - through faith in the crucified and risen Christ who was lifted up for sinners.

What can’t we bear? In John 16, Jesus points not to hidden knowledge, but to the cross. This sermon, on Easter 5 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, explores how the Holy Spirit teaches, convicts, and comforts - always leading us not beyond Christ, but deeper into His saving work.