Recent Sermons
Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum: “The Word of the Lord Endures Forever” (1 Peter 1:25). That’s the motto of the Reformation, and it’s the soul of the preaching ministry at St. John’s. With every sermon, we strive for a faithful and engaging proclamation of God’s Word that’s neither shallow nor beholden to cultural whims but instead holds fast to the timeless message of salvation through Christ alone.
Third Sunday After Pentecost
June 26, 2022
Pastor Dan Galchutt
Second Sunday After Pentecost
June 19, 2022
Pastor Kurt Cockran,
Risen Savior, Basehor, KS
Feast of the Holy Trinity
Farewell to Pastor Bruss
June 12, 2022
Pastor Jon Bruss
“A God according to the flesh rewards righteousness and strength and heredity and breeding according to the flesh. But that is not the God of Israel. Never was. Never will be. Instead, the God of Israel does for you what’s entirely out of your control. He saves you.”
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Feast of Pentecost
June 5, 2022
Pastor Dan Galchutt
“God’s Word talks about the Spirit as a deposit, as a guarantee, on the promises that the Lord has made. Promises like: the promise of the resurrection; the promise of a relationship completely restored with God our Father; the promise of a Grand Reunion in heaven with all of God’s people. This is all yours because of Christ. And you can be certain of this because you have the Holy Spirit.”
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Exaudi Sunday
May 29, 2022
Pastor Jon Bruss
“The ‘game’ you’re in—this ‘game’ of life and eternal life—it has already been won. Christ’s grave is empty for a reason. That’s what we celebrate during Easter. And because Christ’s grave is empty, so will yours be. Your death has been vanquished because sin has been vanquished in Christ’s death. By Holy Baptism, the dead old heart of stone has been ripped out, and the throbbing, pumping heart of flesh has been put in in its place.”
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The Ascension of Our Lord
May 26, 2022
Pastor Jon Bruss
Partnership
(Easter 6, Rogate)
May 22, 2022
Pastor Jon Bruss
“If you live your life without prayer, you live the life of that dysfunctional child, and your life is no reflection of your doctrine. Luther on this passage even goes so far as to say that the Christian who lives without prayer is no Christian at all and no member of God’s kingdom. There’s a profession with the lips there, but no faith in the heart.”
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Cantate
(Easter 5)
May 15, 2022
Pastor Justin Panzer
Kansas LCMS District President
“Dear friends, the promised coming of the Holy Spirit then is a great comfort to us. Without the Holy Spirit we would be disconnected from Christ. But the Holy Spirit will be sent when Jesus is glorified in order to keep us connected to Christ who reconciles us to the Father. The unity of the Trinity means we never get part of God. We get all of Him!”
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Jubilate
(Easter 4)
May 8, 2022
Pastor Bruss
“The Lord wants to make a theologian out of all His baptized children. And He will. No matter today if you’re young or old; rich or poor; well-adjusted or awkward; strong or weak; in control or out of control—no matter what, the Lord desires and wants to make a theologian out of every one of you. And He will. And thanks be to God for that. Because that’s exactly what you need to be—a theologian, a true theologian, who takes God at His Word and promise.”
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Misericordias Domini
(Easter 3)
May 1, 2022
Pastor Bruss
“One flock. One Shepherd. You don’t get there by doing more. Christ has already done it all for you. You don’t get there by doing better. Christ has done far more excellently than 10,000 saints could do…. You get there through the voice of the Good Shepherd who has already laid down His life for the flock.”
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Wednesday Before Easter 3
Apr 27, 2022
Pastor Ben Micheel
Christ Lutheran, Topeka
Quasimodo Geniti and
175th Anniversary of the LCMS
Apr 24, 2022
Pastor Bruss
Wednesday Before Easter 2
Apr 20, 2022
Pastor Bruss
The Resurrection of Our Lord
Apr 17, 2022
Pastor Bruss
Service of Light - Vigil
Apr 16, 2022
Pastor Bruss, St. John's, Topeka
Pastor Galchutt, KS LCMS District
Pastor Heine, Faith, Topeka
Pastor Woelmer, Zion, Vassar
Good Friday - Tenebrae
Apr 15, 2022
Pastor Bruss
“When it’s all done, He speaks words over what He has done, words that echo what His Father had said in the beginning. τετέλεσται. “It is finished.” “It is complete. It is good. It is very good. Because I have redeemed my creatures from their sin, their death, and their hell. I have sprung the cursèd from the curse. I have given life by My death.”
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Holy Thursday
Apr 14, 2022
Pastor Galchutt,
Kansas District Office
“Most in our culture either think, or at least question, whether church is essential. What happens here today declares otherwise. Because today the God who took on our flesh, gives His flesh and blood for us Christians to eat and to drink in order to give us exactly what we need: forgiveness, life and salvation.”
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