Palos Lutheran Church

There's a little part of every one of us that wants to be great, and not  only great, but greater than others, perhaps even the best. Pastor  Rieke in his sermon calls out this flawed view of greatness, and  encourages us to focus on the greatness that Jesus has in mind.  Greatness that he himself demonstrated for us. This sermon is based on  Mark 9:30-37.  

This sermon was recorded on Monday due to the technical difficulties Pastor Rieke mentioned at the beginning of the video.

Pastor Turriff guest preaches for our 75th Anniversary on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Sermon is based on Deuteronomy 11.

So easily we focus on the things of this world, thinking that if we  could satisfy our longings, then we would be content: “If only I had  more money in my retirement account, then I’d be happy.” “If only I had a  new/different job, then I’d be happy.” “If only I could get that new  car/house/dress/pair of shoes, then I’d be satisfied.”  It never works. For what we really need is food not for this world, but  food for our souls. We need to have an answer for our guilt. We need to  know that our sins are forgiven, that we’re at peace with God. We need  to know where we’re going when we leave this world.  And in Jesus we get all of those things.

So easily we focus on the things of this world, thinking that if we  could satisfy our longings, then we would be content: “If only I had  more money in my retirement account, then I’d be happy.” “If only I had a  new/different job, then I’d be happy.” “If only I could get that new  car/house/dress/pair of shoes, then I’d be satisfied.”  It never works. For what we really need is food not for this world, but  food for our souls. We need to have an answer for our guilt. We need to  know that our sins are forgiven, that we’re at peace with God. We need  to know where we’re going when we leave this world.  And in Jesus we get all of those things. In the month of August we will  hear about how Jesus satisfies every need as our Bread of Life.

So easily we focus on the things of this world, thinking that if we  could satisfy our longings, then we would be content: “If only I had  more money in my retirement account, then I’d be happy.” “If only I had a  new/different job, then I’d be happy.” “If only I could get that new  car/house/dress/pair of shoes, then I’d be satisfied.”  It never works. For what we really need is food not for this world, but  food for our souls. We need to have an answer for our guilt. We need to  know that our sins are forgiven, that we’re at peace with God. We need  to know where we’re going when we leave this world.  And in Jesus we get all of those things. In the month of August we will  hear about how Jesus satisfies every need as our Bread of Life.

So easily we focus on the things of this world, thinking that if we could satisfy our longings, then we would be content: “If only I had more money in my retirement account, then I’d be happy.” “If only I had a new/different job, then I’d be happy.” “If only I could get that new car/house/dress/pair of shoes, then I’d be satisfied.”  It never works. For what we really need is food not for this world, but food for our souls. 

We need to have an answer for our guilt. We need to  know that our sins are forgiven, that we’re at peace with God. We need to know where we’re going when we leave this world. In Jesus we get all of those things. 

In the month of August we will hear about how Jesus satisfies every need as our Bread of Life.

So easily we focus on the things of this world, thinking that if we could satisfy our longings, then we would be content: “If only I had more money in my retirement account, then I’d be happy.” “If only I had a new/different job, then I’d be happy.” “If only I could get that new car/house/dress/pair of shoes, then I’d be satisfied.” 

It never works. For what we really need is food not for this world, but food for our souls. We need to have an answer for our guilt. We need to know that our sins are forgiven, that we’re at peace with God. We need to know where we’re going when we leave this world. And in Jesus we get all of those things. In the month of August we will hear about how Jesus satisfies every need as our Bread of Life.

What would it be like to see God with your own eyes? We’re told in the  Bible, that as sinful people, we cannot look upon the face of the holy  God and live. But we are given several instances in the Bible of God  showing off a tiny bit of his glory. This is aptly called the glory of  God. Starting this weekend, we will look at five instances of God  showing us a tiny glimpse of who he is. Be sure to join us as we get a  glimpse at the face of God. Sermon is taken from Revelation 19:11-16

What would it be like to see God with your own eyes? We’re told in the  Bible, that as sinful people, we cannot look upon the face of the holy  God and live. But we are given several instances in the Bible of God  showing off a tiny bit of his glory. This is aptly called the glory of  God. Starting this weekend, we will look at five instances of God  showing us a tiny glimpse of who he is. Be sure to join us as we get a  glimpse at the face of God. Sermon is taken from Acts 2:1-12.

What would it be like to see God with your own eyes? We’re told in the  Bible, that as sinful people, we cannot look upon the face of the holy  God and live. But we are given several instances in the Bible of God  showing off a tiny bit of his glory. This is aptly called the glory of  God. Starting this weekend, we will look at five instances of God  showing us a tiny glimpse of who he is. Be sure to join us as we get a  glimpse at the face of God. Sermon is taken from 1 Kings 8:1-11.