Here are several audio sermons which are posted to the right. These audio sermons are from the Gloria Dei Lutheran worship services. To enhance your listening experience we have also included: the scripture readings for the day and other pertinent historical or purposeful information regarding the scripture reading.
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Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost - August 31, 2008 The
prophet Jeremiah speaks of the incurable wound of his suffering yet
finds in God's words the delight of his heart. When Peter doesn't grasp
Jesus' words about suffering, Jesus tells the disciples they will find
their lives in losing them. Such sacrificial love is described by Paul
when he urges us to associate with the lowly and not repay evil with
evil. In worship we gather as a community that we might offer ourselves
for the sake of our suffering world.Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 15:15–21, Psalm 26:1–8, Romans 12:9–21, Matthew 16:21–28
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - August 24, 2008 In
Isaiah the people are bid to look to their spiritual ancestors as the
rock from which they were hewn. Jesus declares that the church will be
built on the rock of Peter's bold confession of faith. God's word of
reconciliation and mercy are keys to the church's mission. Paul urges
us to not be conformed to this world, but to offer our bodies as a
living sacrifice, using our individual gifts to build up the body of
Christ. From the table we go forth to offer our spiritual worship
through word and deed. Scripture Readings: Isaiah 51:1–6, Psalm 138), Romans 12:1–8, Matthew 16:13–20
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - August 17, 2008 In
Isaiah we hear that God's house shall be a house of prayer for all
people and that God will gather the outcasts of Israel. The Canaanite
woman in today's gospel is a Gentile, an outsider, who is unflinching
in her request that Jesus heal her daughter. As Jesus commends her bold
faith, how might our church extend its mission to those on the margins
of society? In our gathering around word and meal we receive strength
to be signs of comfort, healing, and justice for those in need. Scripture Readings: Isaiah 56:1, 6–8, Psalm 67, Romans 11:1–2a, 29–32, Matthew 15:[10–20] 21–28
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - August 10, 08 Elijah
finds the presence of God not in earthquake, wind, or fire, but in the
sound of sheer silence. When the disciples face a great storm on the
sea, they cry out with fear. Jesus says: "Take heart, it is I; do not
be afraid." Amid the storms of life, we gather to seek the calm
presence of Christ that soothes our fears. In comforting words of
scripture and in the refreshing bread and cup of the Eucharist, God
grants us peace and sends us forth to be a sign of God's presence to
others. Scripture Readings: 1 Kings 19:9–18, Psalm 85:8–13, Romans 10:5–15, Matthew 14:22–33
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - August 3, 08 In
today's first reading God invites all who are hungry or thirsty to
receive food and drink without cost. Jesus feeds the hungry multitude
and reveals the abundance of God. At the Eucharistic table we remember
all who are hungry or poor in our world today. As we share the bread of
life, we are sent forth to give ourselves away as bread for the hungry.
Scripture Readings: Isaiah 55:1–5, Psalm 145:8–9, 14–21, Romans 9:1–5, Matthew 14:13–21
