Three trees are mention in Genesis 2:9. The Tree of Life. The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The trees of the world whose fruit is good. Those three trees also match up with the three crosses on which Jesus and the two thieves died. This sermon follows the trees to Christ and His atonement for your sin. and was preached on the Second Wednesday in Lent at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Muscatine, Iowa.
The Temptation of Christ
The temptation of Christ takes place in the wilderness after receiving baptism and forty days and nights of fasting. What is the unexpected gift from Jesus for us? This sermon was preached on the First Sunday in Lent, also known as Invocabit Sunday, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Muscatine, Iowa.
Follow the Blood
The classic text for Ash Wednesday is “From dust you came and to dust you will return” (Genesis 3). And then the Lord sacrificed an animal so that he could cloth them and cover their shame. Why did He do that? It was the first sacrifice. The text for tonight is Hebrews 9:22, “Without blood there is no forgiveness of sins”. Let us follow the blood and receive the forgiveness of our sins.
The Seed Is The Word of God
The Parable of the Sower is both told and explained by Jesus. The seed is the Word of God. This seed is a working Word. It is powerful to do what is was sown to do. The Law of God digs up the hardened path. Baptism waters the new ground. Absolution keeps the ground moist. The Seed is sown. The soil is made rich with Holy Communion. Let us remain having the Word of God sown into our hearts and become mature Christians.
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