Hope is not waiting for God to fix things—it’sstepping in. In Jesus’ baptism, we see a Savior who refuses distance, wading into dangerous waters with the condemned. This sermon on Matthew 3:13-17, calls the Church to a hope rooted in solidarity, action, and love that refuses to stay dry.

Luke 21:5–19 isn’t about the end of the world; it’s about the end of illusion. The temple glows with power and permanence — until Jesus names its truth: all of this will fall. But beneath the rubble, something unshakable remains. This sermon calls us to faith that outlives our temples — a defiant hope in the God who still stands amid the ruins.

Luke 17:11–19 is more than a healing story; it’s a border story. Ten outcasts cry for mercy, and Jesus crosses every line — between clean and unclean, insider and outsider — until grace stands where exclusion used to be. One turns back, a foreigner who should never have belonged. In this sermon, we find the Christ who keeps breaking barriers and healing what exclusion has wounded.

Luke 17:5–10 begins with a desperate plea: “Increase ourfaith!” But Jesus reminds us that faith isn’t something to grow—it’s something to live. Faith is trusting that Jesus keeps following us, even when we stumble. It’s taking the next small step, and the next, believing that what God has already planted in us is enough.

Luke 16:19–31 tells of a rich man feasting behind his gate while Lazarus starves outside. In death, the gate becomes a chasm too wide to cross. In this sermon, we face the danger of indifference and the gospel that calls us to crumble gates, widen tables, and discover that the kingdom of God is already breaking through in love.

Luke 14:25–33 is one of Jesus’ hardest teachings: discipleship has a cost. But what if the cost isn’t about giving up everything we love — but about letting go of ego, advantage, and comfort so that real love can take root? This sermon explores what costly love looks in practice — from Paul’s letter to Philemon, to our own choices today. Following Jesus isn’t cheap or easy, but it isn’t joyless either. It is grace that redefines us, frees us, and calls us to choose life again and again — for ourselves and for the world.

Luke 14:1, 7–14 finds Jesus at a dinner party, watching guests scramble for the best seats. Instead of competing for honor, he calls us to humility, generosity, and hospitality that can’t be repaid. In this sermon, we hear the good news of God’s abundance: a table so wide that every seat is first-class, every place is holy, and no one is left out.

Luke 13:10–17 tells of a woman bent over for eighteen years, weighed down by pain and invisibility. She doesn’t even ask to be healed—but Jesus sees her, calls her forward, and sets her free. In this sermon, we hear the good news that Christ meets us in our weariness, lifts us when we cannot lift ourselves, and restores us to dignity and praise.