The Audio Sermon for All Saints Sunday was posted on FaithCarthage.org

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Isaiah 65:17-25

Faith Carthage Sermon for Reformation Day

The Audio Sermon for Reformation Day was posted on FaithCarthage.org

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John 8:30-36

Faith Carthage Sermon for Pentecost 22

The Audio Sermon for Pentecost 21 was posted on FaithCarthage.org

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2 Timothy 3:14-4:5

Faith Carthage Sermon for Pentecost 21

The Audio Sermon for Pentecost 21 was posted on FaithCarthage.org

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2 Timothy 2:8-13

Faith Carthage Sermon for Pentecost 20

The Audio Sermon for Pentecost 20 was posted on FaithCarthage.org

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2 Timothy 1:3-14

Faith Carthage Sermon for Pentecost 18

Faith Lutheran of Carthage has posted it's audio sermon recording of Pastor Buelow's Sermon on the ILCW C Gospel for Pentecost 18. The Text is Luke 16:1-13, and the Theme is

Be Faithful with the 'Little' You Have.

Sermon for Pentecost 17

Faith Carthage has posted Pastor Buelow's Sermon for Pentecost 17 on Exodus 32 titled

"May the Lord Continue to Relent."

Faith Carthage Sermon, Pentecost 17

Sermon for Pentecost 16 finally posted!

This is a slightly longer file as it includes both the readings and sermon for the day.

True Wisdom Begins at the Cross of Jesus Christ

Sermon for Pentecost 15

Pastor Buelow has uploaded his printed and recorded sermons on www.FaithCarthage.org

The Pentecost 15 Sermon is based on the Gospel lesson, Luke 14:1,7-14 and is titled

"Fit for Humble Service"

God bless your week as you grow in his Word!

Faith Carthage has uploaded Pastor Buelow's sermon for Pentecost 14, August 29, 2010 on Isaiah 66:18-24, preached under the theme: "You Are Part of God's Eternal Mission Plan."

Sermon for Pentecost 12

The Sermon has been posted for Pentecost 12 by Rev. Timothy H. Buelow. The Text is Luke 12:23-42. Preached under the Theme: "Live as Heirs of the Kingdom." As a Lutheran Liturgical Sermon, it also incorporates the message of the Old Testament Lesson, Genesis 15:1-6, and the Epistle Lesson from Hebrews 11. That may well make it a "homily" depending on the definition of the word.

Sermon for Pentecost 11 is now available, based on Ecclesiastes 1:2, 2:18-26. The Them for the sermon is "All Depends on Our Possessing God's Abundant Grace and Blessing."

Sermon for Pentecost 10

"Lord, Teach Us to Pray" - Sermon on Luke 11:1-13

Pentecost 10, August 1, 2010

Faith Carthage Sermon for Pentecost 3

Remember, that even if a link is not posted here each week, sermons are faithfully posted each week in both printed and audio formats at www.faithcarthage.org

June 13th's sermon on the raising of the young man at Nain is available in audio format here:

Sermon,6-13-10.mp3

Sermon for Easter 6

Audio Sermon for Easter 6 posted at FaithCarthage.org

Faith Carthage Sermon for Easter 5

Well, we've been more efficient than last week, especially since the recording equipment all functioned perfectly today. On the 5th Sunday of Easter, we continued our series of sermons on the ILCW Series C Epistle Lessons from Revelation, today 21:1-6, where we focused on the last verses (since New Jerusalem is the subject of next week's text and sermon). Our Theme is "Behold! I Make All Things New."

God bless you with strengthened faith as the gift of the Holy Spirit through your hearing God's Word. (That's God's own promise of course: "Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it."

Sermon for Easter 5 at Faith, Carthage.

Faith Carthage Sermon for Easter 4

Well, it took a few days to post this week's audio. Sorry for the delay and the temporarily non-functioning link on www.FaithCarthage.org. There was a glitch with the recording and we had to use our backup cassette recording to make a new CD recording, from which to make our mp3 recording! All our ducks are now in a row, and so the continuation of our series on the readings from Revelation is now on Faith's web site. This week's sermon is titled "God's People in Glory" based upon Revelation 7:9-17.

Faith Carthage Sermon for Easter 4

Sermon for Easter 3

Our series on the appointed Epistle Lessons from the Book of Revelation continues, as we examine Rev. 5:10-11 (plus the surrounding verses). The theme, "Worthy of Worship Is the Lamb" is drawn from the text. We consider what true worship is and its centrality in our lives as Christians.

Faith Carthage Sermon for Easter 3

Sermon for Easter 2

Last Sunday, we began a series of sermons on the readings from the Revelation of Jesus to St. John which are the epistle lessons for the entire Easter season in series C of ILCW.

Last week's sermon was from the first chapter, and serves as an intro for the upcoming readings. You can hear the sermon here:

Sermon at Faith, Carthage, April 11

Feast of the Resurrection at Faith Carthage

The recording posted is of the entire opening festival liturgy and sermon.

Easter Liturgy and Sermon from Faith Carthage

Good Friday - Meditations on the Seven Words from the Cross

Our entire Good Friday Tenebrae Service of Meditations on the Seven Words from the Cross was recorded in two different files, which have been posted. The service begins with a hymn and then the responsive ancient Litany of the Church, sung to the Lenten melody from the Altar Book of the Church of Sweden.

Good Friday Service, Part 1

Good Friday Service, Part 2

Maundy Thursday Sermon

Maundy Thursday Sermon

Sermon for Palm Sunday

Today we look at our epistle Lesson, Philippians 2:5-11. There we see Jesus truly deserves to be addressed with the liturgical cry: "Hosanna! Lord, Save Us!" As true God whom the Father exalted he is able to answer those pleas. As true man who humbled himself even to death on the cross, he is willing to hear our pleas.

Faith Carthage Palm Sunday Sermon

6th Midweek Lenten Sermon

Sermon for the Final Midweek Lenten Service at Faith, Carthage.

Meet Simon of Cyrene as he tells his grand-kids the story of how he met Jesus one day, as he was forced into carrying his cross the moment he arrived in Jerusalem from North Africa to celebrate the Passover.

Sermon for Lent 5

The 5th Sunday in Lent brings us one more call to repentant faith before we enter Holy Week on Palm Sunday. Jesus was preaching in the temple, calling people to faith while intentionally provoking the authorities on the Tuesday of Holy Week (after all, he WANTED them to sacrifice him on the Passover.) The text is Luke 20:9-19, where Jesus tells the parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard of the Lord. "Give Jesus His Fruit" is our theme as we are reminded not only of the unfaithfulness of Jerusalem, but of Jesus' expectations of US, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

Faith Carthage Sermon for the 5th Sunday in Lent

5th Midweek Lenten Sermon

The text is Matthew 27:27-31,39-44. We hear of the opportunity the Soldiers had to meet Jesus, and how they wasted the opportunity through their dullness, just as so many do today, who know of the cross, but take no time and make no effort to investigate.

Faith Carthage Sermon, 5th Lenten Wednesday

Sermon for Lent 4

In Swedish this 4th Sunday in Lent is called midfastosöndagen, or Mid-Fast-Sunday. Today we heard the parable of the Prodigal Son and his Prodigal Brother. The Father was filled with mercy toward both of them. Since the older brother never left home, he had a harder time appreciating the grace and love of his father. He thought he "deserved" better. In God's economy, the only place the word "deserved" comes in is in discussing death and hell, which we've all earned and deserved. Whatever has to do with forgiveness and eternal life fits under the designation "UNdeserved gift" or "GRACE."

Today's sermon, on Luke 15:1-3,11-32 is titled "The Prodigal SonS"

Sermon for the 4th Wednesday of Lent

In this sermon, based on Mark 15:1-15, we examine the Verdict of Pilate on Jesus, and Jesus' Verdict on Pilate and Us. Pilate releases a murderer and sentences Jesus to death, even though he knows he's innocent. God sentenced Jesus to death, knowing his innocence and lets us, like Barabbas go free.

4th Wednesday of Lent, Service

Sermon for the 3rd Suday in Lent

The readings for the 3rd Sunday in Lent (ILCW series C) remind us that we may die at any time and that we should therefore always be prepared to meet our Judge, by living in repentant faith. That means we should recognize each day our many sins and ask Jesus for forgiveness, trusting that he always answers such a sincere prayer with a yes, since he paid for ALL our sins by his death on the cross for us. Living in repentant faith also means always seriously striving to put my saving faith into action: striving to remain faithful, to grow in faith and to love God and my neighbor in thought, word and action.

The sermon text is the appointed Gospel, Luke 13:1-9, which we consider under the theme "Two Tragedies and a Tree"

Sermon for the 3rd Wednesday in Lent

Here we meet Peter in the courtyard, warming himself at the fire, losing all courage and completely failing to fight fear and temptation. Here we see our Lord look at Jesus, calling him back to repentance and faith. Here we see ourselves, failing and falling, but being called back by Jesus.

Lenten Sermon on John 18:1-18,25-27

Lent 2, February 28th

One word, "weep" ties together the readings this Sunday. Jesus wept over Jerusalem's refusal to repent and recognize "the day of God's favor" in the coming to them of the Messiah. St. Paul urges his fellow Christians "with tears" to keep striving to imitate the best examples among their fellow Christians, in response to God's mercy and forgiveness, as they stand firm in their hope of the resurrection of the body. The Faith sermon for Lent 2 is based on that epistle lesson, Philippians 3:17-4:1

Faith Carthage Sermon, Lent 2, February 28, 2010

New Recordings Posted at FaithCarthage.org

Well, good news! We've got the lens cleaned on our CD audio recorder at the church. The last couple of sermons have had to be rerecorded from the audio tape which we also make at each service. As of today, all our recordings are up-to-date and posted.

That includes the recording for the First Sunday in Lent, the Temptation of Jesus:

Faith Carthage Sermon for Lent 1, February 21

2nd Wednesday in Lent Recording available

This is a recording of our entire (47 min.)Lenten Service from Wednesday, February 24:

Faith Carthage Lenten Service, Wednesday February 24

2nd Wednesday in Lent

Once again tonight we will have the opportunity to share one another's fellowship as we gather at the foot of the cross to hear and meditate together on the word of God. We'll be focusing on the opportunity the disciples had to do just that in the Garden of Gethsemane, as Jesus spent time in intense prayer with his Father. Our text is Luke 22:39-47.

Sermon for the Transfiguration of Our Lord

For some time now, I've been posting audio of the sermons at Faith Lutheran in Carthage on our church website, www.faithcarthage.org.

Through this blog, I'm trying to make them available as podcasts.

The sermon for the last Sunday after the Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday reminds us that Jesus showed he really is God, before his disciples would see in gruesome fashion how truly human he is in the suffering that he would shortly undergo in Judea and Jerusalem as our Sacrifice of Atonement on the cross.

Here's the sermon audio.

What's with the name?

Carthage is named after the famous ancient north African city of Carthage, or Carthago. Carthage posed a very real threat to the city of Rome and its desire for world dominance. These two cities were therefore arch enemies. The Roman elder statesman Cato the Elder is said to have ended all his speeches in the senate with the phrase "Carthago delenda est" which means "Carthage must be destroyed."
Thus the title of this blog means "Carthage must NOT be destroyed!" Of course, nobody would want his own city destroyed, but my fuller meaning, being a Lutheran Pastor, is a prayer that God would continue to bless the spiritual life in this city through the preaching of the pure Gospel and the correct administration of the sacraments. It is a prayer that God would let Faith Lutheran Church of Carthage continue to be the salt of the earth preservative in our community!