Sermons - Calvary Lutheran Church and School Indianapolis (clcsindy)

Sermon by Pastor Mark Schumm from our worship service on December 28th, 2025

Summary: The season of Christmas recalls and rejoices in the miracle of the incarnation. God sends his son into our world to redeem and restore his creation. We receive...

Sermon by Pastor Sam Troemel from our worship service on December 21th, 2025 Summary: The book of Hebrews begins with narration fit for the big screen - “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in...

There are some trips that we fantasize being able to take, and there are some trips that don’t quite go as we planned. One trip that we take far too often is a guilt trip. It is neither needed nor necessary, and yet we continue to pay the price for...

During this Advent season, we truly see that “God has planned something better for us!” (Hebrews 11:40). Repeatedly the author of Hebrews reminds us that in Christ, we have something better. Wouldn’t it be great if we had someone to fight all our...

In the season of Advent, we prepare to remember and celebrate that God has given us something better. In the past, he spoke to God’s people through prophets, but now He speaks (and continues to speak) through His Son.

What does it mean for us to pray for God’s kingdom to come among us, when we so often prefer our rule and reign over His? What do we do when our kingdom clashes so regularly with God’s kingdom? Paul invites us to consider how the kingship of Jesus...

What do you say to comfort someone as they stand at the graveside of someone they have loved and lost? Where do we turn when that kind of grief enters our own loss? What hope do we have for ourselves when this life is over? Questions abound in times...

It's a different side of Jesus than we are used to seeing. Healing? Yes. Miracles? Of course! But flipping tables? That is pretty outside of the what we are used to. But maybe He had good reason? And maybe Jesus still has tables to flip today.

Because of Jesus, we are blessed by our Heavenly Father. We are redeemed, restored and recreated to stand before his throne. In the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares with his disciples, what it means to be truly blessed.

The problems and struggles of life reveal much about who we are, what we value, and what we believe. The disciples and their faith in Jesus are tested this week by a life-threatening storm on the Sea of Galilee. In the midst of your hardships and...