Sermons – Morrison Zion Lutheran Church

December 10, 2023

Comfort and Construction (Dec. 10, 2023)

Topic: Chaos, Comfort, Construction, Destruction, Difficulty, Good news, Heart, Peace, Repentance, Suffering

Scriptures teach that King Jesus is the Son of God in flesh and the only hope for salvation. Jesus himself claimed that He is the only way into the glorious kingdom of heaven. You do not approach meeting someone like that casually or carelessly. You prepare meticulously. What does that mean? What does a life of readiness—ready to meet such a King—look like? In one word: repentance. If we insist on hanging onto our sins, how can we receive the One who came for the very purpose of taking those sins away?

Throughout history, God has raised up called servants—like John the Baptist—to preach a message of repentance. This repentance is central to our preparation for the Lord’s coming. Without repentance, the King’s coming only terrifies. But all those who believe and repent look forward to the coming of the King and the consummation of his everlasting kingdom.

Isaiah 40:1-11

June 25, 2023

Series: Sundays after Pentecost, The Holy Ministry...

The Holy Ministry is Given Out of Compassion (June 25, 2023)

Speaker: Pastor Randy Ott

Topic: compassion, Faith, Ministry, Suffering, Witness

Over the next three Sundays we hear Jesus’ Missionary Discourse (Matthew 10:5-42). Last Sunday we saw the unworthiness of the servants God calls by mercy. Today the emphasis is still on the Ministry of the Word, but the focus shifts from the servants to the people they serve. We see the compassion and love of God for this world, love so great that he called ministers of the Word to share His grace and mercy and foretell of the coming kingdom of heaven. The Holy Ministry is given by God out of compassion for his people.

Numbers 27:15-23

May 23, 2023

Series: Sundays of Easter, The Redeemer Lives

A Prayer for Now and in the Future (May 21, 2023)

Speaker: Pastor James Enderle

Topic: Confidence, Forgiven, Glory, Protected, Suffering

Live in eager expectation of glory! That glory is not dimmed by earthly suffering; rather, such suffering reminds us of the glory that awaits us. First the cross; then the crown. Our light and momentary troubles cannot mute the joy of living in eager expectation of glory.

John 17:1-11a

March 26, 2023

Series: Islands in The Son, Sundays in Lent