"Christ" Tagged Sermons
How to Move Mountains
How to Move Mountains – Luke 6:20-31 What is strong and what is weak? The early church faced a dilemma. In the time of Jesus, the common expectation was that the messiah would be a hero. He would be a victorious fighter who defeats the Romans and restores Israel as a free and independent country. Jesus did not really do that. He died painfully on the cross and the Romans were as powerful as they were before. But when we…
Grace Alone
Grace Alone We are saved by God’s grace alone. by doing good works, believing the right things of behaving in a certain way. Humans cannot save themselves. Indeed we are not even able to to participate in our salvation, because humans are and will always be sinful. Sinfulness is part of the human condition we cannot escape. We completely rely on God in Christ to be graceful and save us even though we do not deserve it. God’s grace is a free…
Scripture Alone
Scripture Alone Lutherans follow a man, Jesus Christ, not a book. The Holy Scriptures testify to the Word Of God becoming flesh in Jesus Christ. The authority of the Lutheran church is rooted in the testimony of scripture. The Lutheran church reads that testimony through the eyes of the gospel, which is the good news of Jesus Christ who defeated death and bridged the gap between humans and God. Rev. Kristin Luana Baumann, sermon, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Port Angeles…