The Last Day quickly approaches, and, though no one knows when that day will come, we are to be mindful that many live without Christ. As redeemed children of God, we look at the world through Christ’s love, desiring urgently to share His precious grace through the Word and Sacraments.
Sermons from 2016 (Page 2)
We live in very uncertain times. There is truly nothing stable and lasting in this world. Sin and death mean that our certainty must come from outside this world. Our certainty is found only in the life, death and resurrection of Christ, our Savior, for only in Him do we have a righteousness before God.
In difficult times it is easy to lose heart and think prayer is useless, because it is not in our nature to believe in the true God. We would rather not think about the true God because of our sinfulness, but when we believe in gods of our own making, such inventions disappoint. The true God is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and He loves us so fervently that He gave His own Son to be the sacrifice for sin. Because He loves us and has promised to hear and answer our prayer in the best possible way, we do not lose heart.