Mt Olive Lincoln: Lutheran Sermons and Teaching in the Christian Faith

Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on July 27, 2025 for Trinity 6. More info at mtolivelincoln.org

Theme: Baptism Gives You a Fresh Start

Text: Romans 6:3-13

3Or do you not know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4We were therefore buried with him by this baptism into his death, so that just as he was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too would also walk in a new life. 5For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united with him in the likeness of his resurrection. 6We know that our old self was crucified with him, to make our sinful body powerless, so that we would not continue to serve sin. 7For the person who has died has been declared free from sin. 8And since we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9We know that since Christ has been raised from the dead, he will never die again. Death no longer has control over him. 10For the death he died, he died to sin once and for all, but the life he lives, he lives to God. 11In the same way also consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires. 13Do not offer the members of your body to sin as tools of unrighteousness. Instead, offer yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead, and offer the members of your body to God as tools of righteousness.

Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019), Ro 6:3–13.

Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on July 20, 2025 for Trinity 5. More info at mtolivelincoln.org

Theme: At Your Word

"I will drop everything"

"I will do anything"

"I will not be afraid"

Text: Luke 5:1-11

One time, while the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2He saw two boats there along the lakeshore. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3Jesus got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat. 4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a catch.”

5Simon answered him, “Master, we worked hard all through the night and caught nothing. But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were about to tear apart. 7They signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord.” 9For Peter and all those with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught, 10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.

Jesus said to Simon, “Have no fear. From now on you will be catching people.”

11After they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.

Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019), Lk 5:1–11.

Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on July 13, 2025 for Trinity 4. More info at mtolivelincoln.org

Theme: Be Merciful and Merciless

Text: Luke 5:1-11

One time, while the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2He saw two boats there along the lakeshore. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. 3Jesus got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. He sat down and began teaching the crowds from the boat. 4When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a catch.”

5Simon answered him, “Master, we worked hard all through the night and caught nothing. But at your word I will let down the nets.” 6When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their nets were about to tear apart. 7They signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. 8When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, because I am a sinful man, Lord.” 9For Peter and all those with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught, 10and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon.

Jesus said to Simon, “Have no fear. From now on you will be catching people.”

11After they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him.

Holy Bible: Evangelical Heritage Version (Milwaukee, WI: Northwestern Publishing House, 2019), Lk 5:1–11.

Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on July 6, 2025 for Trinity 3. More info at mtolivelincoln.org

Theme: This Jesus Welcomes Sinners!

1) Something to Complain About

2) Something to Rejoice Over

Text: Luke 15:1-10

All the tax collectors and sinners were coming to Jesus to hear him. 2 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.”

3 He told them this parable: 4 “Which one of you, if you had one hundred sheep and lost one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that was lost until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls together his friends and his neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my lost sheep!’ 7 I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who do not need to repent.

8 “Or what woman who has ten silver coins,[a] if she loses one coin, would not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found the lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Lost Coin

Sermon preached by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE on June 15, 2025 for Trinity Sunday.

Theme: Triads of the Trinity

1) Riches, Wisdom and Knowledge

2) 3 Questions and Answers

3) From Him, Through Him, and To Him

Text: Romans 11:33-36

"33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how untraceable his ways! 34“For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his adviser?” 35“Or who has first given to God that he will be repaid?” 36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. " (EHV)

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Sermon preached for Pentecost on 6/8/25 by Matt Vogt at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE.

Theme: So You Don't Think You Have What It Takes to Be a Missionary

Text: 2 Kings 5:1-5, 14-15

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"Now Naaman was commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.

2 Now bands of raiders from Aram had gone out and had taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. 3 She said to her mistress, “If only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.”

4 Naaman went to his master and told him what the girl from Israel had said. 5 “By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.”

14 So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.

15 Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God. He stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the world except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

"Six Godly Habits" is a course recorded to continue learning for students who completed our Bible Basics Class at Mt Olive. This is Godly Habit #4: Confession and Absolution

These videos/recordings are Pastor Buelow's summaries and thoughts based on the book "Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey" by William Weedon. It can be found here: https://www.cph.org/thank-praise-serve-and-obey-recover-the-joys-of-piety?srsltid=AfmBOopaLJkXIdUgz21x1TycN6pvxcB01T3SHFX5U5fqvBc-J-WVOe9k

Concordia Publishing House and Pastor Weedon have also produced a high quality online Bible study based on his book, available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOkt9R5uUwg

Sermon preached for Ascension on 6/1/25 by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE.

Theme: Shout "Long Live the King!"

Text: Psalm 47

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Psalm 47

The King’s Empire

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For the choir director. By the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

1 All you peoples, clap your hands!
Shout to God! Sing a loud song!

2 Yes, the Lord Most High is awesome.
He is the great King over all the earth!
3 He subdues peoples under us
and nations under our feet.
4 He chooses our inheritance for us.
It is the pride of Jacob, whom he loves. Interlude
5 God has ascended with a joyful shout.
The Lord goes up with the sound of the ram’s horn.

6 Make music for God! Make music!
Make music for our King! Make music!
7 For God is the King of all the earth.
Make music for him with a wise song.

8 God reigns as king over the nations.
God is seated on his holy throne.
9 The nobles of the peoples come together
    as the people of the God of Abraham.
Yes, the shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted. (EHV)

Sermon preached for Easter 6 on May 25, 2025, by Pastor Julius Buelow at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Lincoln, NE. (mtolivelincoln.org.)

Theme: We Need the Perspective of Prayer

Text: Numbers 21:4-9

4 They set out from Mount Hor along the road to the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, but the people became very impatient along the way. 5 The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? Look, there is no food! There is no water! And we are disgusted by this worthless food!”[a]

6 The Lord sent venomous[b] snakes among the people, and the snakes bit the people. As a result many people from Israel died. 7 The people went to Moses and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord to take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed on behalf of the people.

8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake and put it on a pole. If anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.” 9 Moses made a bronze snake and put it on the pole. If a snake had bitten anyone, if that person looked at the bronze snake, he lived.

"Six Godly Habits" is a course recorded to continue learning for students who completed our Bible Basics Class at Mt Olive. This is Godly Habit #3: Faithful and Frequent Reception of the Lord's Supper

These videos/recordings are Pastor Buelow's summaries and thoughts based on the book "Thank, Praise, Serve, and Obey" by William Weedon. It can be found here: https://www.cph.org/thank-praise-serve-and-obey-recover-the-joys-of-piety?srsltid=AfmBOopaLJkXIdUgz21x1TycN6pvxcB01T3SHFX5U5fqvBc-J-WVOe9k

Concordia Publishing House and Pastor Weedon have also produced a high quality online Bible study based on his book, available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOkt9R5uUwg