Sermons - Calvary Lutheran Church and School Indianapolis (clcsindy)

Sometimes our faith is filled with more questions than answers. I imagined that must have been the case for the disciples after Jesus tasked them with continuing His ministry before He ascended back into heaven. In today’s sermon we use the disciple’s...

The question often goes like this, “What will it be like?” The promises of the new creation are far more “real” than we imagine. Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we get a glimpse of what awaits. God does not offer thin and wispy promises. He...

In a world of breakable plastic, don’t we yearn for something that will last? God's promises are certain. Today in Revelation 21, we hear that all who have faith in Christ have an unshakeable future, built on the rock-solid promises of God. These...

How do you feel about crowds? In Revelation 7, St. John captures a vision of a huge crowd that is at once both diverse and unified. It comes from every tribe, language, and people, and yet it is joined together in such picture perfect beauty. For this...

It is common to wonder what heaven will be like. Will it be anything like earth or will it be entirely different? In today’s sermon we use John’s Revelation to answer this question.

The book of Revelation invites us to look at things “differently.” Through its bold imagery it stops us in our tracks to wonder, “What does this mean?” In today’s sermon, we see a very different image of Jesus in stark contrast to the common mental...

Who are the people that you are most loyal to? And who are the people that are most loyal to you? In Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, we see loyalty in its purest form as He to His death. So if you have ever wondered what Jesus...

With the promise of mercy comes the warning of judgment. That is the message we have heard throughout the season of Lent. In the parable of the vineyard and the wicked servants, we see that the mercy of God is lavish and entirely too generous to be...

What does forgiveness look like?  Is it a list of attributes, attitudes, actions? Forgiveness is not simply an idea. It is an experience. The concept of forgiveness is a reality formed in our lives through the countless positive and negative...

Too often we seek to interpret God’s feelings towards us from our current life experiences. We convince ourselves that if things are going well, He must be looking with favor. If things aren’t going so well, we must have done something wrong. In the...