Category: Sermons

God preserves your life through His rightly divided Word

Psalm 138 at stushieart.com

This is the theme the Holy Spirit, working through God’s Word, has provided us for this day in the life of this congregation:
Christians are freed to forgive those who sin against them;
for as they remain in Christ Christians are forgiven before God.

You who reviewed the Small Catechism lessons chosen to accompany today’s readings on our website have reviewed faithful teachings summed up under the header: Confession: How Christians Should be Taught to Confess. They remind us about part of that which pastors who hold to the good confession of the Faith are given by God, through His Church, to do among the people of God. …For more, click on the title above.

Teaching the Liturgy

The Parable of The Lost Sheep by Frans Smissaert

As you heard last week during the sermon, this Sunday is the teaching sermon service for this year. As you have heard many times before, this means that today’s sermon will be divided into four different parts that each that focuses and teaches a different division of the divine service. The first division of the service is “The Preparation.”…For more, click on the title above.

Got water? The Lord causes to deliver the brokenhearted

2026 Catalina Lutheran Church Vacation Bible School Logo

Today’s Psalm selection follows this congregation’s five evenings of emphasizing God’s work through Holy Baptism. Daily lessons taught the reality that God Himself has chosen to work His wonders through plain water and His Word. …For more, click on the title below.

God’s Word moves you to fear, love and trust in Him

Lazarus and the Rich Man by Gustave Dore

Today marks the beginning of the long green season of the Church Year, that which has long been called, “ordinary time.” he season’s shades will change as we, in the Word, travel through the Sundays of Trinity. Colorshifts will help mark the different emphases long given to the ancient divisions of the Trinity season. Each of our greens will provide visual reminders for us of the growth and new life that God continues to give us in Christ. As we receive Him, we learn to conduct our lives in Him, according to His Word….For more, click on the title above.

Might of the Voice of the Lord

Rose window at Holy Trinity Chapel; by Rottnest. Earley & Co.

Today our congregation observes the liturgical holiday of Holy Trinity Sunday. As such, our nave is adorned in white paraments. These paraments bring to mind the wonderful and pure white garments of Christ at the Transfiguration or Holy Baptism where we are clothed in Christ. …For more, click on the title above.

The gift of God’s steadfast love

Celtic Connection by Rev. John Stuart

The Psalm appointed for this Pentecost begins anew the revelation that God the Holy Spirit continues to reveal the gift of God’s steadfast love to the faithful through our hearing God’s Word. That may be remembered each year as we celebrate the fifth of the Great High Feasts of the Ancient Church. The Holy Spirit, working through God’s proclaimed and heard Word, brings forth from it all the meanings of His Name. This He does as the Word continues to be planted deep in people, like you, who hear it and believe it. …For more, click on the title above.

Do not be surprised at the trials

A Clean Heart by Jen Norton

Let’s face it, it seems a little strange for us in our country today to think about persecution, doesn’t it. It is something that happens overseas, but we say it can’t happen here. We live in a land that prides itself on religious liberty. America is different. We in this country are not burned at the stake or thrown to lions for being Christian, so that makes it tougher to wrap our minds around today’s epistle text….For more, click on the title above.

Cast me not away

A Clean Heart by Jen Norton

I ask you to join with me in prayer….Really, actually Please, I want you to join me as we pray together the words of the antiphon. (You can find that on inside of your bulletin.) These words also serve as the theme of our worship service:
O Lord God heavenly Father – (together) Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Amen. …For more, click on the title above.