The Heaven to Come
A vision of the new heaven and new earth
They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love
Sermon: They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love
Text: John 13:31-35
Focus: Christ Jesus demonstrated his love by dying for us on the cross.
Function: That they would love others in word and deed just as Christ loves them.
The Shepherd’s Voice
Sermon: The Shepherd’s Voice
Text: Psalm 23; Acts 20:17-35; John 10:22-30
Focus: We recognize Jesus’ voice in his Word.
Function: That they would follow the Shepherd’s voice and not be deceived by false teachers.
Come and Get It!
Sermon: Come and Get It!
Text: John 21:1-19
Focus: Jesus forgives our failures and calls us to kingdom service.
Function: That they would receive God’s grace in Word and Sacrament and gladly serve him.
Seeing Is Not Believing
Sermon: That You May Believe
Text: John 20:19-31
Focus: We have life in Jesus’ name.
Function: That their faith would be strengthened by reading and hearing the Word.
Don’t Seek the Living among the Dead
Sermon: Don’t Seek the Living among the Dead
Text: Luke 24:1-12; 1 Corinthians 15:19-26
Focus: Jesus Christ rose bodily from the grave to conquer death for us.
Function: That they would believe in the historical resurrection of the Son of God.
The Lord’s Prayer: Deliver Us from Evil
Sermon: Deliver Us from Evil (Seventh Petition)
Text: Matthew 6:13b
Focus: Jesus rescued us from sin, death, and the power of the devil by his death on the cross.
Function: That they would trust and follow Jesus to the cross of Calvary.
The Lord’s Prayer: Lead Us Not into Temptation
Focus Statement: God tempts no one.
Function Statement: That they would take courage by Jesus overcoming temptation for us.
Doctrinal Locus: “God tempts no one. We pray in this petition that God would guard and keep us so that the devil, the world, and our sinful nature may not deceive us or mislead us into false belief, despair, and other great shame and vice…” (SC, 6th Petition).
The Lord’s Prayer: Forgive Us Our Debts
Sermon: Forgive Us Our Debts (Fifth Petition)
Text: Matthew 6:12; Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:12-19
Focus Statement: God forgives our sins for Christ’s sake, even though we don’t deserve grace.
Function Statement: That they would forgive one another’s sins out of thanksgiving to Christ.
The Lord’s Prayer: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
Sermon: “Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread”
Text: Matthew 6:11
Focus: God provides for all needs of our physical bodies.
Function: That they would trust God’s generous, fatherly care.