Sermons from January 2026
January 24, 2026: Called to Serve on HIs Team
A sermon based on Matthew 4:12-25 and 1 Corinthians 1:10–18 Rev. J. Orlando Flahn INTRO: As a young man, my love for soccer grew into a dream of making the county and national teams. However, when I didn’t make the cut, I felt rejected and nearly fell into depression. At that difficult moment, a friend helped me see that it wasn’t the end of the world. This turning point led me, though I had never had a relationship with God…
January 18, 2025: Mission Eyes
A sermon based on John 1:29-42, Rev. Dr. Jon Diefenthaler, Sr Pastor Emeritus, Our Savior Lutheran Church. For the last five years, I have devoted the winter months of January and February to teaching a course online (zoom) for our Southeastern District’s lay deacon training program. The title of the course, “The Christian Faith: Doctrine,” sounds like a fairly typical study. But the approach I have been asked to use in teaching it is not. Students in my class are…
January 11, 2025: Our True Identity in Holy Baptism
A sermon based on Matthew 3:13-17, Rev. J. Orlando Flahn Today, we will learn that John had just told the crowds he was baptizing with water, but that another would soon appear who’d baptize with fire and the Holy Spirit. And there, Jesus walks from the region of Galilee to the banks of the Jordan River, where He asks John to baptize Him. How can this be? You see, John’s baptism was for those who had to repent of their…