Pastor Houser's sermon. Because we are earthly and temporal, we apply worldly things to the Kingdom of God. Therefore, we tend to view law and gospel as opposites. We can't keep God's law, but the gospel can't be applied without the law. Christ has paid the debt for us. Come to Him.

Pastor Houser's sermon: Sands through the hourglass. Everything before Christ is the top of the glass. The middle is Jesus incarnate. We are in the bottom of the glass. The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Christ is with us through the Sacraments and the Word.

Pastor Houser's Sermon: Big Shoes to Fill. 1 Kings 3. Solomon, Son of David, becomes king as a child and prays for wisdom. True wisdom is synonymous with Jesus Christ and is the wisdom of God in the flesh. It turns the wisdom of the world on its head.

Pastor Houser's sermon: Christmas is work release day on account of Christ. Instead of the work of the law, we celebrate God's mercy. Jesus Christ did the work, and we get the release. Merry Christmas indeed.

Pastor Houser's Sermon: In 2 Samuel, David wants to build a temple for God. God responds that He will build a temple for us: Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Mark's gospel begins by saying, "The gospel of Jesus Christ, the son of God"' and then quotes Isaiah foretelling the coming of Christ. Mark goes on to quote John the Baptist, "Behold the one who takes away the sin of the world," and then tells us Jesus will "baptize...with the Holy Spirit." Our sins are forgiven.

Pastor Houser's sermon. First Sunday of Advent. Isaiah wants God to come down and make Himself known. We are sinners and can't face God. Mercifully, God sent His Son to save us. He revealed Himself through elemental means.

Pastor Houser's Sermon: All we have is from God and is God's. We produce fruit through the means of God's grace and faith.