16 Sermons Tagged "Israel"

Without God's intervention we would most certainly serve false gods and idols. This is because our sinful nature causes us to not fear and love God above all things. However, when we struggle against our sinful nature and trust in Jesus for forgiveness and salvation, we are serving God.

Jesus used the object lesson of Moses and the bronze serpent to teach Nicodemus that faith is obedience to God. Three years later after Jesus' death on the cross, Nicodemus clung in faith to Jesus as his savior.

God has commissioned you to bear fruit, just like he commissioned Moses. He makes his grace clearly visible through his word and sacraments. He clearly states his commission: he's given you faith, and he wants it to be seen. He's also promised you his absolute faithfulness; he's always with us, and he will remain faithful to us.