FAITH LUTHERAN ALIEN RIGHTEOUSNESS SERMONS

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| PREACHING CHRIST’S ’ALIEN’ RIGHTEOUSNESS CREDITED TO US | Justification is a two-fold declaration of God that we are both ”Not Guilty” and also ”Perfectly Worthy” on account of Christ’s substitutionary death and meritorious life. God not only sees you just as He sees Christ, but you are personally united with Christ and His merit imputed through Word & Sacrament. Be ”fed with your ears” [Martin Luther] by Law & Gospel Preaching proclaiming Christ’s Person & Work, His ’Alien’ Righteousness, in Forensic Justification. Rest in the renewing of your mind as Scripture interprets Scripture through Christ in His unfolding story. Hear like ancient believers as Christ, the Word, that is both ’Author’ and ’Actor’, explains all that Moses, the Prophets & all the Scriptures say concerning Him.

  1. 4D AGO

    When the Man Fails: Why the Serpent Remained

    This episode explains how humanity’s first failure—failing to expel the serpent—set the stage for exile from God, and how the Exodus pattern points to Jesus as the true, obedient man Who will wage war on the snakes and restore access to God. It links the burning bush, the Transfiguration, and the cross: Jesus is the promised new man who defeats sin and invites us back into Eden through baptism, suffering, and participation in his victory.

    19 min

  2. JAN 25

    From Eden to the Wedding Feast

    This episode explores the biblical story from Eden to the messianic wedding feast, tracing humanity's fall, Israel's history, and God's faithful promise culminating in Christ. Through imagery of gardens, temples, rivers, and feasts, the sermon connects the wedding at Cana and the cross to the ultimate restoration in Revelation—where water is replaced by wine, sin is atoned for, and God's presence is restored.

    20 min

  3. JAN 25

    When the Ark Meets the River: Baptism as Conquest and New Creation

    This episode traces the presence of the Lord from Joshua 3 to Matthew 3, showing how God's coming brings both conquest and recreation. Using the Ark crossing the Jordan and Jesus' baptism, the sermon connects the Old Testament deliverance with the New Testament work of Christ: the Spirit hovering, the division of waters, and the decisive overthrow of sin. It explains how baptism unites us with Christ—dying to the old self and rising as the new creation—offers assurance in the face of death, and invites believers to receive grace concretely in the sacraments: forgiveness, new life, and the promise of resurrection.

    22 min

  4. JAN 10

    Christ, the True Temple: David’s Covenant Fulfilled

    This sermon explores 2 Samuel 7 and Luke 2, tracing God’s covenant with David, the rise and fall of Israel’s temple, and the failure of David’s line to bring God’s light to the nations. It shows how Jesus, the Son of David, fulfills the covenant as the true temple—dying, rising, and uniting believers as living stones—so that God’s salvation and light reach all people.

    23 min

  5. JAN 10

    When Christ Marries His Bride: The Dragon Defeated

    This sermon traces the Bible's central conflict between the serpent and God, showing how humanity repeatedly fails to protect the woman yet God intervenes—through Abraham, Moses, and ultimately Jesus—to rescue and reunite his people. It highlights Christ's victory over the dragon, the meaning of baptism and communion that unites believers to Him, and calls Christians to live out their vocation to bless the nations.

    21 min

  6. JAN 10

    Emmanuel Dwelt Among Us: From Eden to the Tabernacle

    This Nativity sermon draws on Exodus 40 and John 1 to trace God’s presence from Eden to the tabernacle and, finally, into the person of Jesus: Emmanuel who dwells with his people. The tabernacle served as a miniature cosmic temple; in Christ the true temple is made flesh, restoring access to God through his life, death, and resurrection and making the gathered church the living temple. This Christmas message proclaims victory over death, the gift of baptism and grace upon grace, and calls us to rejoice: Emmanuel has come to dwell with us.

    18 min

  7. JAN 10

    When Light Slashes the Deep: The Cosmic War of Christmas

    This episode traces the biblical story from God’s creative light cutting through the dark waters, to humanity’s fall in Eden, and God’s promise to redeem creation by becoming man. It presents Christ’s birth not as a quiet baby scene but as a cosmic counter-invasion: the pre-incarnate Son fights the powers of darkness throughout history, culminating in his incarnation, atoning death, and resurrection to slay the dragon and reclaim creation. Listeners are invited to see Christmas as the victory of God’s glory, to join in the church’s suffering and witness, and to receive Christ’s redeeming gifts at the Lord’s table with hope for the final restoration of all things.

    24 min

  8. JAN 1

    From Eden to the Altar: Advent's Promise Restored

    This sermon for the fourth Sunday in Advent reads Deuteronomy 18 and traces the story from creation and the fall to Israel as the new Adam, showing humanity's need for a true mediator. It presents Jesus as the promised prophet like Moses who descends to bring us back into God's presence and restore what was lost. The message emphasizes the sacraments and the altar as the place where heaven meets earth, inviting listeners to come, feast, and be made whole in Christ.

    21 min
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| PREACHING CHRIST’S ’ALIEN’ RIGHTEOUSNESS CREDITED TO US | Justification is a two-fold declaration of God that we are both ”Not Guilty” and also ”Perfectly Worthy” on account of Christ’s substitutionary death and meritorious life. God not only sees you just as He sees Christ, but you are personally united with Christ and His merit imputed through Word & Sacrament. Be ”fed with your ears” [Martin Luther] by Law & Gospel Preaching proclaiming Christ’s Person & Work, His ’Alien’ Righteousness, in Forensic Justification. Rest in the renewing of your mind as Scripture interprets Scripture through Christ in His unfolding story. Hear like ancient believers as Christ, the Word, that is both ’Author’ and ’Actor’, explains all that Moses, the Prophets & all the Scriptures say concerning Him.

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