Redemption Lutheran Sermons

Easter Sunday 2021

Text: 1 Peter 1:3-9

Palm Sunday | God Has a Greater Plan

Theme: God’s Greater Plan

John 12:12-19 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Blessed is the king of Israel!" 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: 15 "Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt." 16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. 17 Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18 Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"  

Lent 5 | Hope in the Unknown

Theme: Hope for the Unknown

1. When my trust in God’s Word diminishes
2. When I wonder “When” and “Why”

Lent 4 | The Faithful Servant

Theme: Jesus Is Faithful in All Things

1. In His Commitment to God’s Will
2. In Strength and Gentleness to Sinners

Lent3 | Listening to the Good Shepherd

Theme: The Value of Listening to Jesus

1. Wisdom through His Simple Word

2. Eternal Life through His Gracious Love

Lent 2 | Jesus' Authority and Kingdom

Theme: Jesus Came to Achieve the Highest Authority  

• In complete humility
• To defeat death and Satan

Lent 1| Psalm 34:11-22

Theme: The LORD is active for you

• He sees to deliver (vv.15-17)
• He hears to answer prayer (vv.15-17)
• He is near to guard (vv.18-20)

The Real Jesus | Pre-Lent 3

Theme: Who is the Real Jesus?

• The Savior to suffer, die, and rise
• The Word Incarnate
  • Jesus is not separated from His message (v.35,38)
  • Jesus’ approval and rebuke of Peter were connected to Peter’s confession of the Word.
• The Eternal Judge who calls all to faithfulness

The LORD is our Stronghold | Pre-Lent 2

Theme: Jesus: Refuge of the Weary

1. From the elements that break down faith
2. By Spirit-led waiting upon Jesus

Preparation is Greater Than Power | John 7:14-18