The Word Goes On 2nd Ed

Sermons by Dr. Siegbert W. Becker

Siegbert W Becker, James P. Becker

• Publisher: Northwestern Publishing House
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9780810029262
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

What makes a good sermon?

Arguments can be made for how it is delivered—how dynamic the preacher is—and how relatable the sermon is to the Christians in the pews, but neither of those makes a sermon "good." Neither of those makes a sermon "great."

What makes a good sermon is what it's all about—God's Word. More specifically, a good sermon contains both law and gospel in a way that convicts and then comforts believers with the assurance that God forgives them and loves them—all because of Jesus and what he's done for them.

The Word Goes On contains powerful sermons for every Sunday of the church year and many church festivals. The themes encourage you to have a closer relationship with Jesus, making it valuable for personal devotional reading.

Read The Word Goes On today to see the motivational and practical power of God's saving message for you!

This book contains important Bible concepts like law and gospel, making it a valuable resource and inspirational reference book for pastors and theological writers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• First Sunday in Advent: “The New Church Year as an Opportunity for a Foretaste of Heaven” (Revelation 5:6-14)
• Second Sunday in Advent: “How John the Baptist Prepared Men for the Coming of the Savior” (Matthew 3:1-12)
• Third Sunday in Advent: “The Riches Offered to the World in the Christ-child” (Romans 10:11-18)
• Fourth Sunday in Advent: “The Firm Foundation of Our Christmas Joy” (1 John 1:1-4)
• Christmas Eve: “The Wonderful Names Given to the Son of Mary by the Angel of Bethlehem” (Luke 2:11)
• Christmas Day—The Nativity of Our Lord: “The Promised Ruler of Israel” (Micah 5:1-7)
• First Sunday after Christmas: “The Joy That Ought to fill Our Hearts Because of the Birth of Our Savior” (Luke 1:46-56)
• New Year’s Day: “A Man Facing the Future Without God” (1 Samuel 28:3-25)
• Second Sunday after Christmas: “Our Savior’s Flight Into Egypt” (Matthew 2:13-23)
• Epiphany of Our Lord: “The Glory and Majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ” (Psalm 45:1-7)
• First Sunday after Epiphany: “A Claim to Divine Glory” (Matthew 11:25-30)
• Second Sunday after Epiphany: “The Presentation of Our Lord as a Foreshadowing of His Redeeming Work” (Luke 2:22,23)
• Third Sunday after Epiphany: “What the Eyes of Faith See in the Baby Jesus” (Luke 2:25-32)
• Fourth Sunday after Epiphany: “Only Sick People Need a Doctor” (Matthew 9:9-13)
• Fifth Sunday after Epiphany: “God’s Eternal Election” (Ephesians 1:3-14)
• Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: “A Proper View of Christ” (Mark 8:27-38)
• Seventh Sunday after Epiphany: “The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 16:19)
• Eighth Sunday after Epiphany: “The Temptation of Our Lord” (Luke 4:1-13)
• Transfiguration—Last Sunday after Epiphany: “The Transfiguration of the Savior” (Luke 9:28-36)
• Ash Wednesday: “The Lenten Call to Holiness” (1 Thessalonians 4:1-7)
• First Sunday in Lent: “The Way to True Greatness Is Through Service” (Mark 10:32-45)
• Second Sunday in Lent: “The Decision of Judas Iscariot” (Matthew 26:14-16; 27:3-5)
• Third Sunday in Lent: “Why It Is Important to Teach the Doctrine of Eternal Damnation” (Hebrews 10:28-31)
• Fourth Sunday in Lent: “The Precious Blood of Christ” (1 Peter 1:17-25)
• Fifth Sunday in Lent: “It Is Expedient That One Man Should Die for the People That the Whole Nation Perish Not” (John 11:47-57)
• Palm Sunday: “How We Should Receive Jesus When He Comes” (John 12:1-19)
• Maundy Thursday: “Communion” (1 Corinthians 10:16,17)
• Good Friday: “If They Do These Things in a Green Tree, What Shall be Done in the Dry?” (Luke 23:27-31)
• Easter—Resurrection of Our Lord: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” (Job 12:25)
• Second Sunday of Easter: “If Our Heart Condemn Us, God Is Greater Than Our Heart and Knows All Things” (1 John 3:20)
• Third Sunday of Easter: “Can We be Sure of This—That This Hope Will be Fulfilled, That This Prayer Will be Answered?” (1 Corinthians 10:12; John 10:27,28)
• Fourth Sunday of Easter: “The Sure Victory of God’s People Even in Total Outward Defeat” (Revelation 20:4-6)
• Fifth Sunday of Easter: “Christians as Strangers and Pilgrims in This World” (1 Peter 2:11-20)
• Sixth Sunday of Easter: “Why Children of God Can Pray with Confidence” (Jeremiah 29:11-14)
• Ascension of Our Lord: “The Significance of Christ’s Sitting at the Right Hand of God” (Ephesians 1:20-23)
• Seventh Sunday of Easter: “The Debt We Owe to the Holy Ghost” (1 Corinthians 2:1-16)
• Pentecost: “We Are His Through the Spirit” (Romans 8:6-11)
• Holy Trinity—First Sunday after Pentecost: “The Blessing of the Triune God” (Numbers 6:22-27)
• Second Sunday after Pentecost: “How Good Is Good Enough” (Matthew 19:16-26)
• Third Sunday after Pentecost: “The Nature and the Necessity of the Sorrow That We Should Feel for Our Sins” (Matthew 9:10-13)
• Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Liberation of All Creation” (Romans 8:18-23)
• Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Command of Jesus Not to Judge” (Luke 6:36-42)
• Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Faithfulness of God” (Romans 3:1-4)
• Seventh Sunday after Pentecost: “Our Members as Tools of Righteousness” (Romans 6:12-15)
• Eighth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Pearl of Great Price” (Matthew 13:44-46)
• Ninth Sunday after Pentecost: “Whom Do You Say That I Am?” (Mark 8:27-33)
• Tenth Sunday after Pentecost: “Profit or Loss” (Mark 8:34-38)
• Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost: “If We Can Say That Jesus Christ Is Our Lord, We Owe It to the Holy Ghost” (1 Corinthians 12:3)
• Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost: “Nothing Can Separate Us from God’s Love” (Romans 8:33-39)
• Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost: “Overcoming Our Fear in Times of Trouble” (Matthew 14:22-34)
• Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Duty of the Christian Toward the World in Which He Lives” (Matthew 5:13-19)
• Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Reliability of the Gospel” (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
• Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Protection of the Good Angels” (Genesis 19:1-23)
• Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost: “The Yea and Amen of God’s Promises” (2 Corinthians 1:15-20)
• Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: “God Has Forgiven the Sins of All Men” (2 Corinthians 5:19-21)
• Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost: “What the Conversion of Every Sinner Really Is” (Acts 9:1-9)
• Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: “By the Obedience of One Shall Many be Made Righteous” (Romans 5:10)
• Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost: “Three Reasons Why Christians Ought to Pray” (James 5:13-18)
• Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost: “When Jesus Comes” (Luke 9:51-62)
• Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost: “One Thing Is Needful” (Luke 10:38-42)
• Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost: “Faith Is the Conviction That What God Has Promised, He Will Do” (Romans 4:19-21)
• Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost: “An Example of a Truly Christian Life— The Noble Bereans” (Acts 17:10-12)
• Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost: “Our Life in the Light of the Last Day” (2 Peter 3:11-13)
• Twenty-seventh Sunday after Pentecost: “The End of the World Will Certainly Come Very Soon” (2 Peter 3:3-15)
• Last Sunday after Pentecost: “A New Heaven and a New Earth” (Revelation 21:1-8)
• Reformation Festival: “A Clear Trumpet Blast” (1 Corinthians 14:8)
• Reformation Day: “The Glory of the Lutheran Reformation—A Reaffirmation of the Priority of the Gospel” (2 Corinthians 3:6-10)
• Festival of Harvest: “The Spiritual Harvest” (Galatians 5:25—6:10)
• Mission Festival: “The Debt That Every Christian Owes” (Romans 1:13-16)
• Thanksgiving Day: “Thank God Always for All Things” (Ephesians 5:20)
• Sanctity of Human Life: “The Attitude of Jesus Toward Little Children” (Mark 10:13-16)
• Stewardship: “Christian Stewardship in Macedonia as an Example for Us” (2 Corinthians 8:1-9)
• Index of Scripture Texts
• Back Cover