St. Timothy Lutheran Church » Grace http://www.sainttimothy.org Sharing the Joy! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:56:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ©2011 St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Lombard IL hiddenvorlon@msn.com (St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church) hiddenvorlon@msn.com (St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church) 1440 http://www.sainttimothy.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg St. Timothy Lutheran Church http://www.sainttimothy.org 144 144 St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church: Sharing the Joy! A member of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod. St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lombard Illinois Podcast. This podcast contains sermons from our worship services. Religion, Jesus, Life, church, Christianity, Spirituality, Christ, God St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church hiddenvorlon@msn.com no no Never Despise the Grace That Will Keep You Until Christ’s Coming http://www.sainttimothy.org/2011/11/30/never-despise-the-grace-that-will-keep-you-until-christs-coming/ http://www.sainttimothy.org/2011/11/30/never-despise-the-grace-that-will-keep-you-until-christs-coming/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 03:12:10 +0000 HiddenVorlon http://www.sainttimothy.org/?p=679 Never Despise the Grace That Will Keep You Until Christ’s Coming

I.  We Are Speeding Toward Our End / His Coming
II.  We Lack Nothing for that Day
III.  We Can Depend Upon His Promises

based on 1 Corinthians 1:3-9

First Sunday Of Advent

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I. Not to the Learned, but to Children
II. Not to the "Insiders" but to Christ's Chosen
III. To the Weary

Matthew 11:25-30.

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Listen

I. The Eternal Word became Flesh
II. Of Infinite Grace and Infinite Blessing
III. Grace and Truth through Jesus Christ

 

]]> http://www.sainttimothy.org/2011/01/03/one-blessing-after-another/feed/ 0 0:22:42 ONE BLESSING AFTER ANOTHER Listen I. The Eternal Word became Flesh II. Of Infinite Grace and Infinite Blessing III. Grace and Truth through Jesus Christ   Share on Facebook ONE BLESSING AFTER ANOTHER Listen I. The Eternal Word became Flesh II. Of Infinite Grace and Infinite Blessing III. Grace and Truth through Jesus Christ   Share on Facebook Podcast St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church no no The Grace of God Confounds Human Expectations http://www.sainttimothy.org/2010/12/31/the-grace-of-god-confounds-human-expectations/ http://www.sainttimothy.org/2010/12/31/the-grace-of-god-confounds-human-expectations/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:32:44 +0000 HiddenVorlon http://www.sainttimothy.org/?p=454 THE GRACE OF GOD CONFOUNDS HUMAN EXPECTATIONS

I. It Puts Grace before Judgment
II. It Offends Worldly Sensibilities
III. It Exalts the Lowly

 

]]> http://www.sainttimothy.org/2010/12/31/the-grace-of-god-confounds-human-expectations/feed/ 0 0:24:29 THE GRACE OF GOD CONFOUNDS HUMAN EXPECTATIONS I. It Puts Grace before Judgment II. It Offends Worldly Sensibilities III. It Exalts the Lowly   Share on Facebook THE GRACE OF GOD CONFOUNDS HUMAN EXPECTATIONS I. It Puts Grace before Judgment II. It Offends Worldly Sensibilities III. It Exalts the Lowly   Share on Facebook Podcast St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church no no A Powerful Reformation http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/10/22/a-powerful-reformation/ http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/10/22/a-powerful-reformation/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:07:47 +0000 HiddenVorlon http://www.sainttimothy.org/?p=301 read more...]]> Today we remember the reformation of the church under Martin Luther.  On October 31, 1517, Luther posted 95 statements for debate on the church door in Wittenberg.  Within weeks the document was distributed throughout Europe.  In that document Luther questioned the teaching that forgiveness of sins came only through the Pope based upon one’s own faith and works.

In the years following, Luther was led by the Word of God in the Bible to rediscover the pure teachings of Christ, apart from the opinions of mere men.  He taught the good news that you and I are forgiven before God purely because of the undeserved love of God, because of grace.  By grace Christ came to live out our righteousness and redeem us from sin.  From Him we have a perfect righteousness that becomes ours by faith.

The main way people depart from the Bible is by thinking that we can contribute to our salvation, so by rediscovering and by teaching Justification by Grace through Faith, Luther wasn’t creating a new church, but returning to the original Christian teaching.

From the very beginning, God’s plan was to forgive people their sins through faith in our Savior, Jesus.  He promised the Savior to Adam and Eve when they first sinned; and they believed the promise and were forgiven.  He repeated that promise over and over, at times making special agreements or covenants as He did with the children of Israel at the time of Moses.  The history of the world is the history of God reaching out to overcome the blindness, darkness and spiritual death that oppresses the world.

In our text, Jesus tells us how this good news of salvation overcomes the ignorance and indifference which leaves the human race lost in death, and how Christians work powerfully in the world when they proclaim the word of God to the lost.
 

]]> http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/10/22/a-powerful-reformation/feed/ 0 Sermon from 06-28-09 http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/06/30/sermon-06-28-09/ http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/06/30/sermon-06-28-09/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:12:20 +0000 HiddenVorlon http://www.sainttimothy.org/?p=256 Luke 15:1-10

THE VALUE OF WHAT WAS LOST

By guest preacher – Rev. Dr. A. Andrew Das.

 

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The most important thing about confirmation is not the ceremony, but the instruction in the Christian faith.  To prepare for confirmation, the students make a systematic study of the Bible, both subject-by-subject and historically.  By this time they should have compared the teaching of Lutheran Church to the Holy Scriptures and so be assured that the teaching of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the church defined by our confessions, is the teaching of the Bible.

Our Savior Jesus Christ is the heart of our faith.  The most important thing to know and believe is that He has had mercy on us poor sinners, that as a true man, born of a woman and under the law Himself, He has lived a perfect life in our place, has taken our sins upon Himself, suffered the wrath of God in death that we sinners deserve, and rose again from the dead to give us His innocence.  This, above all, every Christian must learn and believe.

This faith and confidence comes to us through the Means of Grace, the gospel in word and sacrament.  Without such means of grace, faith is not fed, but is lost.  So every confirmand knows the importance of the Christian life of regular repentance, assurance of forgiveness, and prayer. Likewise, every confirmand knows the cost of separating from regular hearing of the Word and neglecting the Lord’s Supper.  Those who neglect the gracious Word of God do so at their peril, and are without excuse.

Let us pray for our Confirmands, that they are faithful unto everlasting life.  Let us pray for ourselves that we also endure in saving faith until life’s end. 

]]> http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/06/04/confirmation/feed/ 0 Sermon from 03-08-09 http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/03/08/sermon-from-03-08-09/ http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/03/08/sermon-from-03-08-09/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:33:21 +0000 HiddenVorlon http://www.sainttimothy.org/?p=216 GOD HAS GRACE IN STOR FOR ANXIOUS SINNERS

I. Our Trials Humble Us
Il. Christ Exalts Us by His Grace

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I.  So that the First are Last (The Proud are Humbled)
II. So that the Last are First (The Lowly are Raised Up)
 

]]> http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/02/08/sermon-from-02-08-09/feed/ 0 0:22:39 WITH GOD IT’S A MATTER OF GRACE I.  So that the First are Last (The Proud are Humbled) II. So that the Last are First (The Lowly are Raised Up)   Share on Facebook WITH GOD IT’S A MATTER OF GRACE I.  So that the First are Last (The Proud are Humbled) II. So that the Last are First (The Lowly are Raised Up)   Share on Facebook Podcast St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church no no Sermon from 01-04-09 http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/01/04/sermon-from-01-04-09/ http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/01/04/sermon-from-01-04-09/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:48:29 +0000 HiddenVorlon http://www.sainttimothy.org/?p=192 THE STORY OF GRACE – GOD’S UNMERITED LOVE

I.  God Reaches Out to Redeem Mankind
II. Man’s Response:  Unbelief, Hatred, Murder
III. Yet Grace Endures
 

]]> http://www.sainttimothy.org/2009/01/04/sermon-from-01-04-09/feed/ 0 0:00:01 THE STORY OF GRACE – GOD’S UNMERITED LOVE I.  God Reaches Out to Redeem Mankind II. Man’s Response:  Unbelief, Hatred, Murder III. Yet Grace Endures   Share on Facebook THE STORY OF GRACE – GOD’S UNMERITED LOVE I.  God Reaches Out to Redeem Mankind II. Man’s Response:  Unbelief, Hatred, Murder III. Yet Grace Endures   Share on Facebook Podcast St. Timothy Evangelical Lutheran Church no no