Rev. Michael Holmen's Sermons
Sermons preached at Peace Lutheran Church, Oelwein, IA and Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Independence, IA. This is a dual parish of The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. We use the one year, historic lectionary.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
250418 Sermon on how our enemies of sin and death are defeated (Good Friday) April 18, 2025
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus said, “Whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will save it.” Back home on the farm it was not uncommon for kit…
Fri 18 Apr 2025
250413 Sermon on Jesus's Peace (Palm Sunday) April 13, 2025
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: When we use the word “peace” we often think of calmness, tranquility, the lack of fighting. There are different ways to achieve such a condition. For example, a gr…
Sun 13 Apr 2025
250223 Sermon on the goodness of God's commands leading us to repentance (Epiphany 7) February 23, 2025
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Our church is known for holding to certain standards that other churches may not emphasize as strongly. We take seriously the sixth commandment, “You shall not com…
Sun 23 Feb 2025
250209 Sermon on Peter becoming a disciple of Jesus (Epiphany 5) February 9, 2025
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus chose twelve men to be his apostles. With about half of those we hardly know anything more than their names. With the rest, we know a bit more, but not too m…
Sun 09 Feb 2025
250126 Sermon on Jesus being believed or rejected (Epiphany 3) January 26, 2025
Audio recording Sermon manuscript; I’d like to begin today by setting the scene for our Gospel reading. It is from Luke chapter 4, so this is towards the beginning of the story of Jesus. Not long be…
Sun 26 Jan 2025
250112 Sermon against cynicism for Christ's kingdom (The Baptism of our Lord) January 12, 2025
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Donald J. Trump will begin his term as president at noon, January 20th. Have you been planning for what will happen January 21st? Have you been making lists, getti…
Sun 12 Jan 2025
241231 Sermon for New Year's Eve
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: I have been a pastor for many years now, but this is the first New Year’s Eve service I have ever preached for. In Iowa neither of my congregations had services on…
Fri 03 Jan 2025
241225 Sermon on Jesus, the light, scattering the darkness (Christmas Day) December 25, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript:Jesus Christ is the light of the world, the light no darkness can overcome. In our reading John puts it this way: “In him was life, and the life was the light of men…
Wed 25 Dec 2024
241222 Sermon on why Elizabeth and Mary are happy (Advent 4) December 22, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Our Gospel reading is appropriate as we approach the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Our Gospel reading describes something that happened not long before Jesus …
Sun 22 Dec 2024
241215 Sermon on our reluctance to hate sin (Advent 3) December 15, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: I remember being very distressed by splinters when I was a kid. Splinters are not terribly serious. You won’t die from having a splinter. They do cause a bit of di…
Sun 15 Dec 2024
241208 Sermon on whether John the Baptist's preaching was "good news" (Advent 2) December 8, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Our Gospel reading today gives us a description of what John the Baptist preached. John preached repentance, which means, “Change your ways,” or “Change your mind.…
Sun 08 Dec 2024
241201 Sermon on Jesus's Advent as King on Palm Sunday (Advent 1) December 1, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” The Gospel reading today is when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. There are some unusual aspects to…
Sun 01 Dec 2024
241110 Sermon on the extraordinary nature of faith (Pentecost 25) November 10, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: In our Gospel reading we meet a woman with whom we might think we have little in common. She’s old. She’s a widow. She’s extremely poor. The most unusual thing men…
Sun 10 Nov 2024
241103 Sermon on Matthew 5:1-12 (Observation of All Saints' Day) November 3, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: When we think about being blessed or being happy we usually think about wealth, abundance, security, contentment, and so on. Happiness goes together with strength,…
Sun 03 Nov 2024
241020 Sermon on Growing Up in the Love Christ Commands (Pentecost 22) October 20, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: On my day off last week I was at my dad’s farm near Albert Lea. I was there to help with the harvest, but in a different way. My sister and her family were visitin…
Tue 22 Oct 2024
241006 Sermon on Jesus's commands requiring faith (Pentecost 20) October 6, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus’s commands can seem unreasonable and unrealistic. Let me give you an example. In Luke chapter 6 Jesus commands that we give to those who ask of us, and if ou…
Sun 06 Oct 2024
240922 Sermon on being the greatest (Pentecost 18) September 22, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus said, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” Being recognized is a deep human need. Being recognized is when a person is acce…
Sun 22 Sep 2024
240908 Sermon on being "opened up" to God (Pentecost 16) September 8, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: If you can imagine what it would be like to be deaf and unable to speak, then you might understand why Jesus said “Ephphatha,” which means “be opened” in our Gospe…
Mon 09 Sep 2024
240901 Sermon on Jesus's teaching concerning clean and unclean food (Mark 7:14-23) Pentecost 15 September 1, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Let’s begin by defining a couple words: defilement and sanctification. These words are opposites. Defilement is when someone is made unclean and unholy. Sanctifica…
Sun 01 Sep 2024
240811 Sermon on how we must eat Jesus, the bread of life, to be saved (Pentecost 12) August 11, 2024
Audio recording Sermon manuscript: Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.” Our Gospel reading today is the middle of a conversation that tu…
Sun 11 Aug 2024
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