Gloria Dei Lutheran Church of Escondido

During this Advent season, Pastor Horn is preaching on the prophecy of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Isaiah 9:1-7. This sermon is from the evening of Wednesday, December 5, 2018.

Pastor Horn preaches on 1 Thessalonians 5.

Pastor Horn preaches on Mark 13:24-36 and Jude 20-25, reminding us that to be ready, means relying on Jesus Christ's strength and goodness, not our own.

“Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or in the morning—lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake.” (Mark 13:35-36)

"Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen." (Jude 24-25)

Pastor Horn preaches on the hope fulfilled in Jesus Christ (from Wednesday, November 14, 2018, with readings from Psalm 126, Isaiah 51:9-16 and Matthew 9:18-26).

“I, I am he who comforts you… “(Isaiah 51:12)

Pastor Horn preaches on Revelation 7:2-17, the uncountable multitude of those marked with the seal of the living God (from Wednesday, November 7, 2018).

“…Behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes” (Revelation 7:9)

Pastor Horn preaches on the eternal gospel of salvation in Jesus Christ in Revelation 14:6-7 (from Wednesday, October 31, 2018).

“… an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth…” (Revelation 14:6)

Pastor Horn preaches on the ways that giving thanks is related to a living faith in our loving God (Deuteronomy 8:3 and Luther's explanation of the First Article of the Creed; from November 21, 2018).

“And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.” Deuteronomy 8:3

Pastor Horn preaches on Mark 13:1-13, reminding us to rely on the goodness and strength of Christ Jesus, who releases us from the bonds of our sin and weakness, the only way we will stand firm until He returns (from Sunday, November 18, 2018). “But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Mark 13:13)

“O Lord, by Your bountiful goodness release us from the bonds of our sins, which by reason of our weakness we have brought upon ourselves, that we may stand firm until the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.”

Pastor Horn preaches on Mark 12:41-44, where Jesus points out the faith shown by the poor widow as she put two coins in the temple offering--everything she had.

Pastor Horn preaches on 1 John 3:1-3 for All Saints’ Day. Other texts include Revelation 7:9-17 and Matthew 5:1-12.