You’ve felt it—that cold moment when fear whispers, “Maybe you don’t belong.”
Shame, exhaustion, or silence from heaven makes you wonder if Jesus has forgotten your name.

But into that fear, Jesus speaks: “I am the Good Shepherd.”

This sermon explores the comfort of knowing that you are not forgotten, not forsaken, and not alone. You belong to Jesus because He already claimed you before time began, laid down His life for you, and still calls you by name through His Word, Sacraments, and Church.
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Takeaways:

• Jesus dies for you not to possibly make you His own, but because you already belong to Him.
• Shame and doubt whisper “You don’t belong,” but Jesus answers, “You are Mine.”
• The Shepherd’s voice still speaks today through Word and Sacrament.
• You are kept by Christ’s mercy, not your performance.
• Belonging to Jesus means you always have a place to return to.

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Location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Gibbon (LCMS)
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What happens when fear locks the door — but Christ comes through anyway? In this sermon for Quasimodogeniti (the Second Sunday of Easter), we explore how Jesus still invades locked rooms and hidden fears with His wounds, His Word, and His Spirit. From the stunned disciples to the doubting Thomas, to us today, Christ meets fear with forgiveness, doubt with proof, and death with new life. Are you hiding behind locked doors of fear, guilt, or shame? Come and see the marks of His love, hear His living Word, and breathe in His Spirit anew.
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Takeaways:

• Christ’s peace is a legal declaration, not a fleeting emotion
• His wounds are proof, not shame, and remain visible by choice
• Faith grows not by staring at doubts, but by touching Christ’s gifts
• Forgiveness is the foundation of all true Christian ministry
• God's gifts nourish us even when we cannot fully understand them

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Location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Gibbon (LCMS)
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What if the resurrection isn't the ending you expected, but the beginning of something even bigger? This Easter message from Mark’s Gospel doesn’t tie everything up neatly. Instead, it leaves us breathless, summoned forward into a life reshaped by Jesus' living Word. The women at the tomb don’t meet Jesus face to face but are sent ahead with a promise: He’s alive, and He's already waiting for them. Our King is revealed in glory not just by leaving death behind, but by inviting broken, unready people like us to follow Him into a future full of resurrection hope. Will you trust His Word when you can't yet see the full picture?
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Takeaways:

• The resurrection calls us forward into a living faith, not a tidy ending.
• Jesus always keeps His promises, even when we can't see Him.
• Failure (like Peter’s) does not disqualify us from God’s grace.
• Our crosses are transformed by Christ’s resurrection into hope.
• Resurrection hope meets us in everyday life, not just church moments.
• Christ is already ahead of us in every tomorrow we face.

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Location: St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Gibbon (LCMS)
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