Sermon Texts: John 2:13-25 & 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Today's Gospel text tells the story of Jesus taking on the greedy moneychangers & the corrupt temple elite. Needless to say, neither of those groups were well liked by the Jewish people. In that regard, what Jesus did was very popular. In fact, Jesus was so popular… Continue reading Jesus’ Cross Upends the World’s Wisdom to Save You – Sermon for the 3rd Sunday in Lent
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us….” - John 1:14 We begin the reading for today with the famous Old Testament story of God telling Abraham to sacrifice his Son Isaac. Just like with Ash Wednesday, if we draw the wrong conclusions from this first lesson, we can drive the season of Lent… Continue reading Lent’s Focus is Jesus Because Jesus’ Focus is Your Salvation – Sermon for the 1st Sunday in Lent
Sermon Text: Mark 1:4-11 Well, it's the new year so we all know its the time of resolutions. And we all know too that by that we mean there's a whole bunch of people out there looking to fix things that they think are broke in their lives. Usually, it's stuff like losing a few… Continue reading Jesus’ Baptism Sanctifies Your Baptism – Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord Sunday
Bethany Lutheran Church, Covington MI 