FAITH LUTHERAN ALIEN RIGHTEOUSNESS SERMONS

The Anointed One: From Shame to Sovereignty

This sermon examines Psalm 2 and Luke 14 to show how the Bible’s vision of the Messiah frames all Scripture: Jesus is the humble servant who is vindicated, exalted, and given all authority.It connects Proverbs and the Gospel to the cross as Christ’s victory, invites believers to baptism and communion as participation in his status, and calls Christians to suffer now while anticipating their future co‑rule with him.

When Death Meets the Author of Life: The Widow of Nain

In Luke 7 a widow mourns as her only son is carried out in a public funeral procession. Jesus meets her grief with compassion, touches the bier, and commands the young man to rise.
The sermon explains that death comes through sin, yet Christ willingly takes on humanity's guilt, dies, and rises to break death’s power. His holiness overcomes the impurity of death, and He shares His righteousness with us.
For those who trust Christ, death no longer has the final word. The message offers comfort in loss, assurance of forgiveness through baptism and Communion, and the hope of resurrection and eternal life.

Signs and Wonders: From Elijah to Jesus' Synagogue Claim

This sermon explores readings from 1 Kings and Luke 4 to explain why signs and wonders were given in Scripture, how Israel's rejection led God to show His works to Gentiles, and how Jesus fulfills Isaiah's promises by bringing salvation, sight, and the sacraments to the church.It challenges modern believers to treasure the Word and sacraments, recognize Christ as the true Israel, and live out their vocation in the new creation while awaiting the final revelation of God's wondrous salvation.

When the Visible Church Fails: A Wake-Up Call from Ezekiel

Using Ezekiel's vivid image of eating a scroll, this sermon challenges believers to recognize that institutional decline often reflects spiritual failure. It urges a return to the full gospel—the active and passive obedience of Christ—through Word and Sacrament, so congregations become visible beacons of the eternal, invisible church.

The Good Samaritan: Christ Fulfills the Law and Gives Life

This sermon explores Luke 10 and the story of the Good Samaritan to show that we are the wounded man in need of rescue, not the rescuer. Christ alone fulfilled the law and provided eternal life by his obedience, sacrifice, and compassion.Having received life through Christ, we are called to follow his example: love as he loved, confront evil when needed, and be willing to suffer for the sake of others, living out the law now that Christ has fulfilled it for us.

Carried by the Good Shepherd

This sermon explains that believers are the wandering sheep rescued and carried by the Good Shepherd, Jesus, who takes God’s wrath and gives overflowing blessing in his place.
It urges listeners to receive Christ’s work through Word and sacraments, then go serve others faithfully in their daily vocations while waiting for his return.

When God Opens Ears: The Miracle That Makes Faith Possible

This sermon explores Mark 7 and Paul’s call to "confess with your mouth and believe in your heart," showing how human sin leaves us spiritually deaf, mute, and unable to save ourselves.Using the healing of the deaf and mute man as a picture of our need, it explains how Christ—through his body, word, baptism, and supper—does for us what we cannot do, gives faith, and credits his righteousness so we are justified.

When Works Fail: The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

This sermon unpacks Luke 18’s parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, showing that both men are ritually present in the temple but differ in whom they trust: the Pharisee trusts his works, while the tax collector trusts God’s promise in the Messiah.
The preacher calls Christians to reject prideful self-righteousness, even that from modern religious righteousness of 'getting along', but rather cling only to Christ’s merits, and live out humble vocations empowered by grace, not by confidence in their own deeds.

We Are a Band of Robbers: A Gospel Confrontation

Drawing on Luke 19 and Jeremiah 7, this sermon calls out humanity's rebellion as theft against God's sovereignty and traces Israel's judgment for turning God's house into a den of robbers.
It proclaims Jesus as the true Adam who does not rob God but instead renders to Him all that is due.  He takes our place, opens the gate for repentance, and grafts believers into his righteousness so they may live as co‑rulers with him, serving their neighbors in daily vocations.

Even a Shady Steward 'Trusts' & Binds: Luke 16 Explained

This sermon unpacks Luke 16 by connecting the parable of the dishonest manager to the prodigal son, showing Jesus’ shocking critique of the Pharisees and his invitation to trust God’s character. Rather than a moral license to lie, the story urges sinners to bind God to His promises and receive mercy through Christ’s merits.
It calls believers to rely on God’s promises in baptism and the sacraments, to live sacrificially for others, and to hold Jesus to his word as the source of eternal hope.