St. Paul's Lockport Sermons

Rev. Christopher Antonetti
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Sermons from St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lockport, Illinois.

  1. 1d ago

    Sermon for the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    You have a Lord in Jesus Christ who knows and feels your sorrows. He has perfect compassion for you. Our Psalm today tells us that “weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” In Christ, weeping is only temporary, but His compassion never ceases. He proved this even going to His own death as an act of compassion for sinners. His life, the perfect life of love, was lived to save the lost and bring healing to those in need.

  2. Sep 13

    Sermon for Christian Education Sunday, September 13, AD 2026

    The book of Deuteronomy is Moses' final sermon to the Israelites before they cross over to the promised land. His message to them is DO NOT FORGET. If there is any point in confirmation, it is to remind us - do not forget!

  3. Sep 6

    Sermon for the Fourteenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    All of our lessons today point to the Christian life as a way. A way can be a road or a path. It is something that is continually traveled. Jesus calls himself the way, the truth, and the life. There is the true way of life in Jesus Christ, and there is the way of death. Solomon, in Proverbs, tells his son to walk in the way of wisdom, that he has been led in right paths. To walk in the way of wisdom is to “take firm hold of instruction and do not let go.” David in Psalm 119 today says “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.” To leave the way is to “wander from Your commandments.”

  4. Aug 30

    Sermon for the Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    How do I live a truly Christian life? For anyone who cares about Christ and what He teaches, this is the essential question.

  5. Aug 23

    Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    The day is finally here. Our organ has returned after many months in the shop. While it has been good to have the accompaniment of the piano, nothing assists the human voice like the organ. That is why we use it after all. The point of having an organ isn’t to have beautiful organ recitals. That’s fine of course, nothing against them. But the organ isn’t just here for you to listen to. We have the organ in the church so that the congregation can be encouraged to sing.

    Sermon for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

  6. Aug 16

    Sermon for the Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    To build ourselves up by our self-righteousness, we must push other people down. If we don’t murder them outright like Cain, then we sacrifice them in our hearts like the Pharisee. Christian humility looks like the tax collector. Though he is definitely a sinner and of no reputation, God hears his prayer “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”

  7. Aug 9

    Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    Jesus predicts the destruction of Jerusalem for this reason – “you did not know the time of your visitation.” Though Jerusalem means peace, the Jews there did not know the things which make for peace. They refused to know Jesus. Jesus had entered into Jerusalem that Palm Sunday, and the leaders of the Jews did not celebrate but told Jesus to rebuke His disciples. They could not stand Jesus being called the Son of David, the King.

    Sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

  8. Aug 2

    Sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Trinity, AD 2026

    A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs His steps. As James says, we should not say I go here or there, do this or that, without saying “God willing.” This “God willing” is not throwing up our hands to fate, or to an indifferent God who pulls strings like a puppet master. It is entrusting our life and our ways to our loving heavenly Father, our faithful creator. We do not know what will happen tomorrow. Commit your ways to the Lord, and your thoughts will be in the right place, your heart will be content, and your life will be at peace. This is a peace which was won for you on the cross by the atoning sacrifice of Jesus for the forgiveness of sins. Amen.

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Sermons from St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lockport, Illinois.

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  • Creator
    Rev. Christopher Antonetti
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    444
  • Rating
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    © 2026 St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church