Sermons — Pilgrim Lutheran Church

December 2020
Seeing Salvation and Departing in Peace
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFirst Sunday after Christmas, December 27, 2020
The gift of becoming children of God
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Nativity of Our Lord, December 25, 2020
Son of Joseph
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Advent IV, December 23, 2020
Calling things as they are
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 20, 2020
Son of Mary
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Advent 3, December 16, 2020
Witnessing about the Light
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThird Sunday in Advent, December 13, 2020
Son of Man
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Advent 2, December 9, 2020
Preparing the Lord’s Way
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSecond Sunday in Advent, December 6, 2020
Son of God
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Advent I, December 2, 2020
November 2020
The King Comes . . . How?
First Sunday in Advent, November 29, 2020
The Difference Maker
Last Sunday of the Church Year, November 22, 2020
The Coming Lord and His Faithful Servants
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 15, 2020
Ready and watching for the Bridegroom
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerTwenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, November 8, 2020
See the Love
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerAll Saints’ Day, November 1, 2020
October 2020
The Lord is with us; we will not fear!
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerReformation Day (Observed), October 25, 2020
God and Government
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 18, 2020
A Special Invitation
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 11, 2020
Under New Management
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, October 4, 2020
September 2020
God the Father’s authority and His children’s repentance and faith
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 27, 2020
The Lord was with Gwen and is with you
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerCommittal of Gwendolyn Lee (Wehrman) Heil, September 23, 2020
God’s unexpected generosity
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 20, 2020
Because God forgives us, we forgive one another
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 13, 2020
Hell, Earth, and Heaven
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 6, 2020
August 2020
Jesus sets our minds on the things of God
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 30, 2020
Nothing prevails against Christ’s Church
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 23, 2020
Great faith and Gospel crumbs
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 16, 2020
We cry out in fear, and immediately Jesus answers us
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 9, 2020
The Lord’s compassion on and supernatural power for you
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, August 2, 2020
July 2020
God loves you, despite any appearances to the contrary
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 26, 2020
Until the harvest
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSeventh Sunday after Pentecost, July 19, 2020
A sower goes out to sow
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, July 12, 2020
Jesus reveals rest to the repentant
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 2020
June 2020
Not Peace but a Sword
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFourth Sunday after Pentecost, June 28, 2020
The fruit of lips that confess God’s Name
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerPresentation of the Augsburg Confession, June 25, 2020
Wrong Fear and Right Fear
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThird Sunday after Pentecost, June 21, 2020
Jesus’s compassion on us leads to laborers
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSecond Sunday after Pentecost, June 14, 2020
Unity in Diversity
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Holy Trinity, June 7, 2020
May 2020
Coming and Drinking
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Day of Pentecost, May 31, 2020
God’s giving includes our eternal life
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSeventh Sunday of Easter, May 24, 2020
Times and Seasons
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Ascension of Our Lord, May 21, 2020
Not orphaned but indwelt
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSixth Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2020
Let not your hearts be troubled
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFifth Sunday of Easter, May 10, 2020
Jesus came that you might have life abundantly
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFourth Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2020
April 2020
Recognizing the Resurrected Jesus
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThird Sunday of Easter, April 26, 2020
Jesus at the center
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSecond Sunday of Easter, April 19, 2020
Fear and Great Joy
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Resurrection of Our Lord, Easter Day, April 12, 2020
Jesus was crucified for you!
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerGood Friday, April 10, 2020
The Lord gives His Supper
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMaundy Thursday, April 9, 2020
The Lifted-up Jesus draws us to Himself
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerPalm Sunday, April 5, 2020
Earth shook, rocks split, tombs opened, and bodies were raised, went, and appeared
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Lent V, April 1, 2020
March 2020
Whoever believes in Jesus lives
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFifth Sunday in Lent, March 29, 2020
Pilate washes his hands of Jesus’s blood, and the people take it on themselves
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Lent IV, March 25, 2020
Seeing the Son of Man
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFourth Sunday in Lent, March 22, 2020
The priests commit malpractice, and Judas commits suicide
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Lent III, March 18, 2020
Asking for and receiving water
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThird Sunday in Lent, March 15, 2020
Neither swords nor angels will prevent Scripture’s fulfillment
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Lent II, March 11, 2020
Sent to be a blessing
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSecond Sunday in Lent, March 8, 2020
Jesus tells Judas he will betray Him
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerMidweek Lent I, March 4, 2020
The Cosmic Struggle includes us
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFirst Sunday in Lent, March 1, 2020
February 2020
The ‘Reward’ of Ashes
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerAsh Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Our Face and Jesus’s Face
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Transfiguration of Our Lord, February 23, 2020
Iotas and Dots
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSixth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 16, 2020
God shines our light before others, so they glorify Him
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerFifth Sunday after the Epiphany of our Lord, February 9, 2020
Mary was purified and Jesus was presented for us
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Our Lord, February 2, 2020
January 2020
Jesus is the Light Who dawns for you in the Gospel’s preaching and healing
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThird Sunday after the Epiphany, January 26, 2020
Did God Really Say?
Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 19, 2020
Jesus is baptized to fulfill all righteousness for us
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Baptism of Our Lord, January 12, 2020
God leads us to worship Him
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerThe Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, 2020
God’s Son is of necessity in the things of His Father
Rev. Dr. Jayson S. GallerSecond Sunday after Christmas, January 5, 2020