From The Heart: Recent Episodes
Pr. Jesse Kueker
This is the last class of a seven-week class on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
In today's class, we examine Lutheran piety and practical things revolving around the Sacrament of Holy Baptism.
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
This is the sixth class of a seven-week class on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
In today's class, we take a look at a historical debate surrounding infant baptism from the pen of Tertullian (220 AD).
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
This is the fifth class of a seven-week class on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Question addressed: What is the Lutheran teaching concerning baptism?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
This is the fourth class of a seven-week class on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Question addressed: What is the Lutheran teaching concerning baptism?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
This is the third class of a seven-week class on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Question addressed: What is the Lutheran teaching concerning baptism?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
This is the second class of seven classes on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: What is the teaching of the Church regarding Baptism? What are the three different views of Baptism prevalent today? What is the Lutheran view of baptism and faith?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
This is a sermon on Luke 3:18 by LCMS Missouri District President Rev. Lee Hagan given to the saints at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, MO on Sunday, December 5, 2021.
A sermon from a Lutheran pastor on Matthew 5:1-2 preached at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, MO on November 7, 2021.
This is the first class of seven classes on God's Gift: The Sacrament of Holy Baptism which began on November 7, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: What is the spiritual life? What makes one a Christian?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of Baptism. Thank you for joining us!
A sermon on Psalm 46 on the Feast of the Reformation, October 31, 2021, by a Lutheran pastor.
A sermon on John 6:51-69 by a Lutheran pastor.
Sunday, August 15, 2021 Trinity Lutheran Church Clinton, Missouri
A sermon on John 6:35-51 from a Lutheran pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri on August 8, 2021.
A sermon on John 6:22-35 from a Lutheran pastor.
Trinity Lutheran Church Clinton, Missouri August 1, 2021
A sermon on Genesis 9:8-17 from a Lutheran pastor preached on July 25, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
A sermon on Luke 24:38 from a Lutheran pastor.
Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. Luke 24:38
This is the twelfth class of a 12-week class on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
The question addressed: What did the Church practice and believe from the 17th-21st century concerning the Eucharist?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 11 from a Lutheran pastor. We are currently taking a look at the unique gifts of the Lord's Supper. This week: proclamation.
This is the eleventh class of a 12-week class on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: What did the Church practice and believe from the 7th century - 16th century concerning the Eucharist?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
A sermon on Matthew 11 from a Lutheran pastor. This week, we take a look at another gift in Holy Communion: rest.
This is the tenth class of a 12-week class on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: What did the Church practice and believe from the 1st century - 6th century concerning the Eucharist?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
A sermon on Luke 2 from a Lutheran pastor. This week, we take a look at another gift in Holy Communion: peace with God
This is the ninth class of a 12-week class on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: Continued focus on what is the basis of the teaching of the Church on the Sacrament of the Altar?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
A sermon on Revelation 19 from a Lutheran pastor. This week, we take a look at another gift in Holy Communion: the communion of the saints.
This is the eighth class of a 12-week class on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: Continued focus on what is the basis of the teaching of the Church on the Sacrament of the Altar?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
For the Second Sunday in Lent, we continue our Lenten series on the Gifts of Holy Communion. This week: the gift of eternal life.
The text: John 6
This is the seventh class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: Continued focus on what is the basis of the teaching of the Church on the Sacrament of the Altar?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
For the First Sunday in Lent, we begin a Lenten series on the Gifts of Holy Communion. This week: the gift of forgiveness.
The text: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
This is the sixth class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: What is the basis of the teaching of the Church on the Sacrament of the Altar?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
This is the fifth class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: So what is the teaching of the Church when it comes to the Sacrament of the Altar?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
A sermon on Psalm 147 by a Lutheran pastor.
The Lord does not delight in the strength of horses, nor does He desire the legs of man. The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love.
This is the fourth class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: How does our Lutheran worship form our faith, in particular, concerning the service of the Sacrament?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
This is the third class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed: Is the Eucharist rest or our work? Who gathers with us around the table?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
This is the second class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed:
What is true worship? Where is Jesus found?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
This is the first class of twelve classes on a Lutheran Theology of Worship which began on January 10, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
Questions addressed:
What is worship? Why do we call our worship The Divine Service? Why is worship so different depending on which denomination you attend?
You may email me at revkueker@gmail.com if you have any questions you would like addressed in the weeks ahead regarding a Lutheran theology of worship, the Divine Service, or Holy Communion. Thank you for joining us!
Simeon shows us what worship in spirit and truth is, and how we as Christians show the world where heavenly peace is found. Luke 2:29-32.
A sermon on Luke 2:1-14 on Christmas Eve at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Missouri.
December 24, 2020
A sermon on Isaiah 40:1-2 given on the Second Sunday of Advent.
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.
How does one be on guard and stay awake in 2020? Listen to this latest sermon from Pr. Kueker on Mark 13:24-37.
Matthew 25:1-13. “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3 For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 As the bridegroom was delayed, they all became drowsy and slept. 6 But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet him.’ 7 Then all those virgins rose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘Since there will not be enough for us and for you, go rather to the dealers and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they were going to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. 11 Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’ 12 But he answered, ‘Truly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Watch, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands...
God Is Our Fortress To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A Song.
46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. Selah
4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns. 6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. 10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” 11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.
Why do people return to their farms after being invited to a wedding feast thrown by God? Listen to find out!
“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 agreeing with the laborers for a denarius[a] a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ 8 And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ 9 And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. 11 And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, 12 saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius?14 Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’[b] 16 So the last will be first, and the first last.”
Romans 14:1-12
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. 2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. 6 The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. 7 For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. 8 For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; 11 for it is written,
“As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
A sermon on Matthew 15:22.
And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."
God finally speaks in Job 38, and it is the longest discourse we have of God in the entire Scriptures. But to whom does God speak - to Job or to the waters? And what is God's answer to the questions of Job?
This sermon is based on Isaiah 55:2 "Why do you spend your money on that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?"
A sermon on Romans 8:26 "Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words."
Jesus tells a parable of a sower who went out to sow. Listen to this parabolic sermon for a Christian approach to examining the soil around you. You may find that you have been looking in the wrong place for growth.
When is the last time you rested? Have we forgotten what rest is?
"Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28
A Lutheran pastor sits down with a senior administrative for a healthcare facility to discuss Psalm 145, the joys of fatherhood, and the all-encompassing love of God.
Jesus has not come to bring peace to earth, but a sword? That is a shocking statement! What does our Lord mean?
A sermon on Romans 5:7-8, "For one will scarcely die for a righteous person - though perhaps for a good person one would dare to die - but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. What makes this day so unique in the life of the Church?
A Lutheran pastor sits down with a newlywed couple and a new adult Lutheran convert to discuss Psalm 8, how historic and liturgical worship felt to a former pentecostal, and the majesty of God's holy name.
We hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God. - Acts 2:11
On the Day of Pentecost we see signs of blood, fire, and vapor of smoke... but what is the strangest sight of them all? This sermon unpacks the astonishing work God is doing on Pentecost Day.
And they prayed and said, "You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen to take the place in this ministry." Acts 1:24
Our Lord wants us to be certain. The devil wants us to be uncertain. So, what has the Lord given to us so that we may be certain, comforted, and truly rest?
Two Lutheran pastors sit down and discuss Psalm 68, Holy Baptism, the Reformation, and God arising and scattering his enemies.
What is our assurance that Christ will come again to judge the world in righteousness? Let Saint Paul proclaim to us as he did to the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers and the Jews of his day in Acts 17.
A Lutheran pastor sits down with a college student to discuss Psalm 66, the similarities between Muslim hijab and Lutheran liturgy, and the extra space God creates in distressing times.
Jesus said, "Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me." John 14:1
A sermon on the troubled heart and our Lord's Words of comfort.
A Lutheran pastor sits down with an attorney and basketball coach to discuss Palm 146, winning on and off the court, and the perishing plans of man.
Acts 2:42
And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42
What makes a church perfect? Where is the perfect church found?
A Lutheran pastor sits down with a bank president during COVID-19 to discuss Psalm 23, economics, and rest.
Psalm 23 English Standard Version (ESV) The Lord Is My Shepherd A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
A sermon on the third Sunday in Easter: April 26, 2020
How does Jesus come to me?
Then they told what had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of the bread. Luke 24:35
A devotion on Psalm 116 with a Lutheran pastor and a barber during COVID-19.
Psalm 116 English Standard Version (ESV) I Love the Lord
116 I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. 2 Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”
5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. 7 Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed, even when[a] I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; 11 I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.”
12 What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord, 14 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 16 O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, 19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
What is faith? What is life? A sermon on John 20:30-31
Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may life in his name.
A devotion on Psalm 16 with a Lutheran pastor and a licensed counselor.
Psalm 16
You Will Not Abandon My Soul A Miktam of David.
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.
2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”
3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
4 The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offerings of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips.
5 The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
6 The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let your holy one see corruption.
11 You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
John 12 English Standard Version (ESV) Mary Anoints Jesus at Bethany 12 Six days before the Passover, Jesus therefore came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they gave a dinner for him there. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him at table. 3 Mary therefore took a pound[a] of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples (he who was about to betray him), said, 5 “Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii[b] and given to the poor?” 6 He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. 7 Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it[c] for the day of my burial. 8 For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”
The Plot to Kill Lazarus 9 When the large crowd of the Jews learned that Jesus[d] was there, they came, not only on account of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to put Lazarus to death as well, 11 because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus.
The Triumphal Entry 12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” 14 And Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written,
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written about him and had been done to him.17 The crowd that had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to bear witness. 18 The reason why the crowd went to meet him was that they heard he had done this sign. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you are gaining nothing. Look, the world has gone after him.”