Comfort in Crosses (Matthew 16:21-26)

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 3, 2023

The Church God Wants: A Church That Takes Up Its Crosses

First Reading: Jeremiah 15:15-21.

Second Reading: Romans 8:18-25.

Gospel and Sermon Text: Matthew 16:21-26. Comfort in Crosses

We find comfort in our crosses when we look to Jesus and his cross and remember what he did for us.

We can rely on God’s promises which remind us that he is with us and supporting us and that as his disciples we can be confident that after a lifetime of bearing crosses will come a crown—the crown of eternal life with our Savior.

Pastor Ron Koehler