Episodes

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Genesis 4:1-16, Matthew 22:34-46, 2 John 1-6 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/5xm7st9t Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 22:34-46 Love God and Your Neighbor 34 When they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees met together. 35 One of them who was an expert in the law asked him a question, trying to trap him. 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment of the Law?” 37 Jesus said to him, “‘Love the Lord your God ...

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Daniel 1:3–21, Matthew 22:15–22, Romans 13:1–7 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/y744pp36 Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 22:15-22 Paying Taxes to Caesar 15 Then the Pharisees went out and plotted together how to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in accord with the truth. You are not concerned about gai...

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Isaiah 25:6-9, Romans 1:16-17, Matthew 22:1-14 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/2k8zjdk3 Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Matthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet  22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables. He said, 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent out his servants to summon those who were invited to the wedding banquet, but they did not want to come. 4 “Then he...

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: Isaiah 5:1-7, Matthew 21:33-43, Philippians 3:12-21 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/5xm7st9t Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 21:33-43 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants 33 “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. He leased it out to some tenant farmers and went away on a journey. 34 When the time approached to harvest the fr...

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Ezekiel 18:1-4,25-32, Matthew 21:23-32, Philippians 2:1-11 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/3dj727wb Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 21:23–32 Jesus’ Authority Questioned 23 When Jesus went into the temple courts, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him while he was teaching and said, “By what authority are you doing these things?” and “Who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I will also ask you...

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: Jonah 3:10-4:11, Matthew 20:1–16, Romans 9:6–16 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/4eypes78 Pastor Jeff Grundmeier Sermon text: Matthew 20:1–16 The Workers in the Vineyard 20 “Indeed the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing to pay the workers a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 He also went out about the third hour and saw others st...

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Genesis 50:15-21, Matthew 18:21-35, Ephesians 4:29-5:2 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/cs97chp6 Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 18:21-35 The Unmerciful Servant 21 Then Peter came up and asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother when he sins against me? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but I tell you as many as seventy-seven times. 23 For this reason the kingdom of heaven is lik...

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Ezekiel 33:7–11, Matthew 18:15–20, Galatians 2:11–16 Worship Folder: https://tinyurl.com/mwbtr5y5 Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Galatians 2:11–16 Paul Opposed Cephas (Peter) 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly wrong. 12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when those people came, he drew back and separated himself, because he feared those from the circumcision...

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Jeremiah 15:15–21, Matthew 16:21–26, Romans 8:18–25 Worship Folder: https://rb.gy/3r57fm Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Jeremiah 15:15–21 Jeremiah Responds 15 O Lord, you understand. Remember me and care for me. Take vengeance for me on those who persecute me. You are slow to anger. Do not take me away. Keep in mind that for your sake I bear disgrace. 16 Your words came to me, and I devoured them. Your words became my joy, the del...

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Exodus 34:5-9, Matthew 16:13-20, Romans 10:5-13 Worship Folder: https://sl1nk.com/ozj4uqb Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Exodus 34:5-9 5 The Lord came down in the cloud. He took his stand there with Moses and proclaimed the name of the Lord. 6 The Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and overflowing with mercy and truth, 7 maintaining mercy for thousands, for...

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Isaiah 56:1,6-8, Matthew 15:21-28, Ephesians 2:13-22 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4gvj2f1 Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 15:21-28 The Faith of a Canaanite Woman 21 Jesus left that place and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 There a Canaanite woman from that territory came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! A demon is severely tormenting my daughter!” 23 But he did not answer her a word. His d...

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: 1 Kings 19:9-18, Matthew 14:22-33, Romans 8:28-39 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4xjLWV2 Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus Walks on Water 22 Immediately Jesus urged the disciples to get into the boat and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23 After he had dismissed the crowd, he went up onto the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone. 24 By then the boat was qui...

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: 1 Kings 17:1-6, Matthew 14:13-21, Ephesians 1:3-10 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4blp1Ap Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 14:13-21 Jesus Feeds More Than Five Thousand 13 When Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a deserted place to be alone. When the crowds heard this, they followed him on foot from the towns. 14 When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd. He had compassion on them and healed their sick. 1...

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: 1 Kings 3:5–12, Matthew 13:44-52, 1 Timothy 6:17-21 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4ftwhuW Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 13:44-52 The Treasure, the Pearl, and the Net 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid again. In his joy, he goes away and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls. 46 When he found one very...

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Isaiah 44:6-11, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, Romans 1:18-25 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4pnLuST Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the Weeds 24 He presented another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while people were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 When the plants sprouted and produced heads of grain, the w...

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Isaiah 55:6–11, Matthew 13:1–9,18–23, 1 Corinthians 3:5–11 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4vmLnbP Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Matthew 13:1–9,18–23 The Parable of the Sower 13 That same day Jesus left the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 A large crowd gathered around him. So he stepped into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 He told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen, a sower went out to sow. 4 As...

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: Matthew 22:15-22, Romans 13:1-7 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/44Jahaw Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Romans 13:1-7 Governments Are Established by God 13 Everyone must submit to the governing authorities. For no authority exists except by God, and the authorities that do exist have been established by God. 2 Therefore the one who rebels against the authority is opposing God’s institution, and those who oppose will bring judgment on themselves....

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: Exodus 32:15-29, Matthew 10:23-42, 1 Timothy 6:11-16 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4f7KsWL Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Exodus 32:15-29 15 Moses turned and went down the mountain, with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hand—tablets that were written on both sides, written on one side and on the other. 16 The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets. 17 When Joshua heard the noise ...

Third Sunday after Pentecost  Bible Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-12, Matthew 10:5a, 12-33, 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/3S9YfEi Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: 2 Timothy 4:1-8 Proclaim the Gospel 4 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom: 2 Preach the word. Be ready whether it is convenient or not. Correct, rebuke, and encourage, with all patience and teaching....

Third Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Numbers 27:15–23, Matthew 9:35—10:8, 1 Corinthians 4:1–7 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4eJcU0X Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Matthew 9:35-10:8 15 Moses spoke to the Lord, 16 “May the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the community, 17 who will go out before them and come in before them, who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the community of the Lord will not be like sheep without a shepherd.” 18 The Lord ...

Second Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 12:11-14 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4o6K66y Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Exodus 3:1-15 Moses and the Burning Bush3 Now Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, a priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 The Angel of the Lord appeared to him in blazing fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the b...

First Sunday after Pentecost - Holy Trinity Bible Readings: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 12:11-14 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4uBAJOP Pastor Paul Tullberg Sermon text: Genesis 1 The Creation of the World 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was undeveloped and empty. Darkness covered the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God...

Day of Pentecost Bible Readings: Acts 2:1-21, John 7:37-39, 1 Corinthians 12:3–11 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/3RRZOq4 Mr. Caleb Carlovsky Sermon text: Matthew 15:21–28 The Faith of a Canaanite Woman 21 Jesus left that place and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. 22 There a Canaanite woman from that territory came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! A demon is severely tormenting my daughter!” 23 But he did not answer her a word. His disciples came and p...

Ascension of our Lord Bible Readings: Acts 1:1–11, Luke 24:44–53, Ephesians 1:15-23 Worship Folder: https://bit.ly/4dbBiIP Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Ephesians 1:15-23 A Prayer for Knowledge and Strength 15 This is why, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 I never stop giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep praying that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, will give you the Spirit of wisdom ...