Sermon: Jesus Makes Believers Out of Us

The disciples were scared. They didn’t know what to think or what to do. The women, Peter, and John had all seen the empty tomb. Yet, if Jesus had risen from the dead then where was He? The Jews were definitely out there, and they would be coming after them next. In addition, their sin in abandoning Jesus had caused their conscience to weigh heavy on them, and it condemned them. 

They had been robbed of their peace, but not by anything outside or inside of them as you might think. Peace isn’t taken from us by troubles nor is it given to us by a lack of troubles. What robs us of peace is unbelief. It’s a lack of faith. It’s the thought that the bad things that are happening around us and in us are more powerful than God. It’s the thought that God cannot or will not protect us from troubles, deliver us from them, or use them for His good, and ours. Unbelief robbed the disciples of peace. 

Jesus knew it, and that’s why He went to them. He went there to make believers out of them. Likewise, unbelief robs us of peace. It’s why He comes here, too, by His Spirit at work through His word. Jesus is here to make believers out of us.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, School and Child Care have been "Making Known the Love of Christ" in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and throughout the world since 1853 as a congregation gathering around God's Word and Sacraments to receive forgiveness and life everlasting. Trinity is located in downtown Sheboygan, only one block from the Mead Public Library and the Weill Center for the Performing Arts. We invite you to visit us in person!

Trinity Lutheran Sheboygan is a proud member of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Visit their website: https://www.lcms.org/​​​​

Music for this production was obtained through a licensing agreement with One License, LLC. The copyright permission to reprint, podcast, and record hymns and songs is acquired through ID Number: 730195-A

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