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Fortress Lutheran Church
Sermons and content from Fortress Lutheran Church, a community sharing in God's strength and comfort. Fortress is a congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod located in Harker Heights, TX.
Sermon on Romans 10:5-17 on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Romans 8:12-17 on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Acts 2:14a, 22-36 on the festival of The Holy Trinity | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Acts 1:1-11 on the feast of The Ascension of Our Lord (observed) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Acts 6:1-9; 7:2a, 51-60 on the Fifth Sunday of Easter | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 26:17-30 on Maundy Thursday | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Pastor's annotation: At 15:26 in the sermon I state, "When Jesus is dying on the cross, two times the soldiers dipped a sponge in sour wine, and Jesus would not drink it." This is not entirely accurate. According to Matthew's account, he refuses the first time (27:34), and the second time is left ambiguous (27:49), pointing to a future fulfillment of God's eschatological kingdom. In John's account, the evangelist notes that Jesus clearly receives the wine the second time (19:29-30) right before he announces "It is finished!" My apologies for the discrepancy. But the payoff from combining the two accounts highlights an amazing truth! The future of God's kingdom was already breaking in at Jesus' death on the cross.
Sermon on Hebrews 10:4-10 on the feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Peter 1:16-21 on the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Isaiah 58:3-9a on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Galatians 1:11-24 on the festival of The Conversion of St. Paul | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Peter 1:1-15 on the festival of The Confession of St. Peter | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Romans 6:1-11 on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ephesians 3:1-12 on the Epiphany of Our Lord (observed) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
From "All Things New": a Sermon series on Matthew 9 for Advent midweek | Seminarian John Hansen
From "All Things New": a Sermon series on Matthew 9 for Advent midweek | Pastor Ryan Pennington
From "All Things New": a Sermon series on Matthew 9 for Advent midweek | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Colossians 1:13-20 on the Last Sunday of the Church Year | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 21:5-28 on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 20:27-40 on the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 19:1-10 on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Revelation 14:6-7 on the festival of the Reformation (observed) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 18:9-17 on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 on the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 17:11-19 on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 17:1-10 on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 16:19-31 on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 9:9-13 on the festival of St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 14:25-35 on the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 13:22-30 on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Colossians 3:1-11 on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Colossians 2:6-19 on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Colossians 1:21-29 on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Colossians 1:1-14 on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Isaiah 66:10-14 on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Psalm 46 on the festival of St. Peter & St. Paul, Apostles | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 1:57-80 on the feast of The Nativity of St. John the Baptist | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 24:44-53 on the feast of The Ascension of Our Lord (observed) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon from Midweek Lenten series entitled "Jesus I Will Ponder Now" | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon from Midweek Lenten series entitled "Jesus I Will Ponder Now" | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon from Midweek Lenten series entitled "Jesus I Will Ponder Now" | Pastor Andrew Green
Sermon from Midweek Lenten series entitled "Jesus I Will Ponder Now" | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon from Midweek Lenten series entitled "Jesus I Will Ponder Now" | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Hebrews 3:1-6 on the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 6:27-38 on the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Hebrews 2:14-18 on the feast of the Purification of Mary & Presentation of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 3:15-22 on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ephesians 1:3-14 on the Second Sunday after Christmas | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Mark 13:1-13 on the Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Colossians 3:12-17 on the First Sunday after Christmas | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Advent; Seventh Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Advent; Sixth Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Advent; Fifth Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 on the First Sunday in Advent | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Mark 12:38-44 on the Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 John 3:1-3 on the Feast of All Saints' Day (observed) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Jeremiah 31:7-9 on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 on the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Genesis 2:18-25 on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Revelation 12:7-12 on the feast of St. Michael & All Angels | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Mark 9:30-37 on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Mark 9:14-29 on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Mark 7:24-37 on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Mark 7:1-13 on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on John 6:51-69 on the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ephesians 1:3-14 on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-15 on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 5:1-10 on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 on the Third Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 on the Second Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 on Easter Day (Sunrise Service) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Lent; Fourth Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Lent; Third Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Lent; Second Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Lent; First Petition of the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on The Lord's Prayer for mid-week in Lent; Introduction to the Lord's Prayer | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:6 on the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 9:16-27 on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 on the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Jonah 3:1-5, 10 on the Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Genesis 1:1-5 on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Isaiah 61:10-62:3 on the First Sunday after Christmas | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical sermon on Psalm 2:1-6 during Advent 3 mid-week service | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical sermon on Psalm 110:4 during Advent 2 mid-week service | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Catechetical sermon on Deuteronomy 18:15-20 during Advent 1 mid-week service | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 on the Last Sunday of the Church Year | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 19:1-10 on the fifth anniversary of Fortress Lutheran Church | Pastor Gerry Harrow
Sermon on Amos 5:18-24 on the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Revelation 7:2-17 on the Feast of All Saints' Day (observed) | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Romans 3:19-28 on Reformation Day (observed) preached at St. Paul Lutheran Church, The Grove, TX | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18 on the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on John 15:17-21 on the festival of St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on James 1:1-12 on the festival of St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus & Martyr | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Isaiah 45:1-7 on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Isaiah 35:5-8 on the festival of St. Luke, Evangelist | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Philippians 4:4-13 on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Philippians 3:4b-14 on the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Philippians 2:1-18 on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Luke 10:17-20 on the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Ephesians 4:7-16 on the festival of St. Matthew, Apostle & Evangelist | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 18:21-35 on the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 18:1-20 on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Jeremiah 15:15-21 on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Romans 6:1-5 on the festival of The Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Isaiah 51:1-6 on the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on 2 Corinthians 4:7-10 on the festival of St. Bartholomew, Apostle | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 15:21-28 on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Luke 1:46-55 on the festival of St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 14:22-33 on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 14:13-21 on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 13:44-52 on the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Acts 11:27-12:5 on the festival of St. James the Elder, Apostle | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Acts 13:26-31 on the festival of St. Mary Magdalene | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 11:25-30 on the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 10:34-42 on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Galatians 2:1-10 on the festival of St. Peter & St. Paul, Apostles | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 10:5a, 21-33 on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Luke 1:57-80 on the feast of The Nativity of St. John the Baptist | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 9:35-10:8 on the Third Sunday after Pentecost | Pastor Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Mark 6:7-13 on the festival of St. Barnabas, Apostle | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Luke 1:39-45 on the feast of The Visitation | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ephesians 1:15-23 on the festival of The Ascension of Our Lord | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Ephesians 2:19-22 on the feast of St. Philip & St. James, Apostles | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Mark 16:14-20 on the feast of St. Mark, Evangelist | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 on Easter Day (Sunrise Service) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week in Lent; The Close of the Commandments (Job 42:10-17) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Luke 1:26-38 on the feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week in Lent; The Ninth & Tenth Commandments (1 Kings 21:1-16) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23 on the festival of St. Joseph, Guardian of Jesus | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week in Lent; The Eighth Commandment (2 Samuel 15:1-12) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week in Lent; The Seventh Commandment (Joshua 7) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week in Lent; The Sixth Commandment (Genesis 39) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Isaiah 66:1-2 on the festival of St. Matthias, Apostle | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 17:1-9 on the feast of The Transfiguration of Our Lord | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 5:21-37 on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 5:13-20 on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Luke 2:22-32 on the festival of The Purification of Mary & the Presentation of Our Lord | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 5:1-12 on the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Titus 1:1-9 on the festival of St. Titus, Pastor & Confessor | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Acts 9:1-22 on the festival of The Conversion of St. Paul | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on 1 Timothy 6:11-16 on the festival of St. Timothy, Pastor & Confessor | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 4:12-25 on the Third Sunday after the Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Mark 8:27-35 on the festival of The Confession of St. Peter | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on John 1:29-42a on the Second Sunday after the Epiphany | Chaplain Matthew Mortenson
Sermon on Matthew 3:13-17 on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 2:1-12 on the feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 2:21 on the feast of the Circumcision and Name of Jesus | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Matthew 2:13-18 on the festival of The Holy Innocents, Martyrs | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on John 21:20-25 on the festival of St. John, Apostle & Evangelist | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Devotional homily on Acts 6:8-7:2a, 51-60 on the festival of St. Stephen, Martyr | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Judges 6:36-40 on the festival of St. Thomas, Apostle | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical sermon on John 20:19-23 during Advent 3 mid-week service | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical sermon on 2 Samuel 12:1-13 during Advent 2 mid-week service | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ezekiel 3:16-21 on the Festival of St. Andrew, Apostle | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Luke 23:27-43 on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-13 on the Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-8, 13-17 on the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on John 8:31-36 on the Reformation Day (observed) preached at Trinity Lutheran Church in Copperas Cove, TX | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12 on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Matthew 13:54-58 on the festival of St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus & Martyr | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Genesis 32:22- 30 on the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 on the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ezekiel 34:11-24 on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Proverbs 25:2-10 on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Isaiah 66:18-23 on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Jeremiah 23:16-29 on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-26 on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Genesis 18:17-33 on the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 on the Sixth Sunday of Easter | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:51-57 on Easter Sunday (Sunrise Service) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week during Lent; The Fifth Commandment (Genesis 4:1-16) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week during Lent; The Fourth Commandment (Genesis 9:18-29) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week during Lent; The Third Commandment (Exodus 31:12-18) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week during Lent; The Second Commandment (1 Samuel 28) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Catechetical Series on the 10 Commandments for mid-week during Lent; The First Commandment (Exodus 32) | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:21-26, 30-42 on the Seventh Sunday after Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 on the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 14:12b-20 on the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13 on the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a on the Third Sunday after Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington
Sermon on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 on the Second Sunday after Epiphany | Vicar Ryan Pennington