Sermons from September 2025
September 28, 2025: The Rich Man’s Poverty
A sermon based on Luke 16:19-31, Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler, Sr Pastor Emeritus, Our Savior Lutheran Church. While wealth and poverty have been present in every age, the gap between these two groups of people seems to have widened in recent years. One percent of us are millionaires and billionaires. But at the same time, an increasing number of us, who are fully employed or retired, are finding ourselves more hard pressed to make ends meet. In our land of…
September 21, 2025: The Sick Need A doctor
A sermon based on Matthew 9:9-13, Rev. J. Orlando Flahn Have you thought about God calling you? Why would a holy God choose sinners like you and me? In this Sunday’s Gospel lesson, we see that Jesus calls Matthew, a tax collector, to be one of His disciples. The problem is, tax collectors were often considered traitors and cheats, despised by everyone else. So why did Jesus choose a tax collector like Matthew to follow Him? And why did Jesus…
September 14, 2025: God relentlessly Seeks to Save
A sermon based on Luke 15:1-10, Rev. J. Orlando Flahn are broken people, lost in sin, but God pursues us daily with His eternal love. He desires to make each of us His own, and He is relentless in His pursuit. The Bible can be summarized in two key concepts: Revelation and Relationship. It reveals a holy God who unveils Himself to rescue us from the power of sin and establish an eternal relationship with us. Has God found you?…
September 7, 2025: Walking with the lord who loves us
A sermon based on Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Guest Pastor Rudy Kampia Have you seen people walking and holding hands? A child may hold a parent’s hand depending on being guided in a crowd. Friends may hold hands trusting each other as they negotiate a narrow path at the edge of a cliff. Couples in love hold hands. God wants us to hold on to Him, loving Him and trusting and depending on Him in the challenges of life. Come…
August 31, 2025: Kingdom Etiquette!
A sermon based on Luke 14:1-14, Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler, Sr Pastor Emeritus, Our Savior Lutheran Church Do you like to party? I certainly do. The occasion may be somebody’s birthday. The family and some friends gather. Food and drink are served up. The cake is brought out. The candles are lit. “Happy Birthday” is sung. The room is filled with warm and spirited feelings, and good wishes are expressed by everybody present. Or this Labor Day weekend for you…