Sermon- “Rejoice, the Lord is Near,” Pastor Joe Asher, Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church, Germany, Office of International Mission- LCMS, (10/11/20) *IN NOMINE JESU* Philippians 4:4-13 4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. 5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with … [Read more…]
Sermon- Two Images: Vineyard and Cornerstone! Pastor Joe Asher, Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church, Germany, Office of International Mission, LCMS, 10/4/20- Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, *IN NOMINE JESU* Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Tenants 33 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress … [Read more…]
Sermon- “Instructions to the Church,” Pentecost 17, Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church, Pastor Joe Asher, LCMS, Germany, September 27th, 2020, *IN NOMINE JESU* Philippians 2:1-4, 14-18 2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being … [Read more…]
Sermon- Pentecost 16- “What’s in it for us?” Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church- Pastor Joe Asher, LCMS, Office of International Mission- Eurasia/ Germany- *IN NOMINE JESU* Matthew 20:1-16 Laborers in the Vineyard 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After … [Read more…]
Forgiveness and Mercy- Sermon, Pentecost 15, September 13th, 2020, Matthew 18:21-35, Pastor Joe Asher, Kaiserslautern, Germany, LCMS, *IN NOMINE JESU* Matthew 18:21-35 The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant 21 Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “I do … [Read more…]
Pentecost 14- Sermon: “Pastors are Watchmen,” Pastor Joe Asher, Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church, Germany, 9/6/20, *IN NOMINE JESU* Ezekiel 33:7-9 7 “So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 If I say to the wicked, O wicked … [Read more…]
Sermon- Pentecost 13- “The Apostle Peter- Scene 2.” Pastor Joe Asher, Kaiserslautern Evangelical Lutheran Church, Germany. Office of International Mission, LCMS. *IN NOMINE JESU* Matthew 16:21-28 Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection 21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and … [Read more…]
*IN NOMINE JESU* Pentecost 12, Peter’s Confession, Kaiserslautern EV. Lutheran Church, Pastor Joe Asher, Germany… Matthew 16:13-20 English Standard Version Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ 13 Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, … [Read more…]
Sermon- “All Who Love the Lord,” Isa. 56- Pentecost 11, Pastor Joe Asher- Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church, Germany- LCMS- *IN NOMINE JESU* Isaiah 1, 6-8 Thus says the Lord:“Keep justice, and do righteousness,for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed… 6 “And the foreigners who join themselves to the Lord, to minister to him, to love the name … [Read more…]
Sermon- Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, Pastor Joe Asher, Kaiserslautern Ev. Lutheran Church- Germany- LCMS- 8/9/20, *IN NOMINE JESU* Romans 10:5-17 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them. 6 But the righteousness based on faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into … [Read more…]