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Glory Be
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioMay 10, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Easter 6Glory Be In that day you will know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you. John 14:20 (DKV) There is more to the ocean than meets the eye. The surface with its many colors and changing moods is…
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Jesus Priceless Treasure
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioMay 3, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Easter 5AJesus Priceless Treasure Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, and believe in me also. In my Father’s house there are many rooms; if it were not so would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?…
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The Good Shepherd Comes From God And Leads Us Back To God
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioApril 26, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Easter 4A The Good Shepherd Comes FromGod And Leads Us Back To God So Jesus said again: Amen! Amen! I say to you that I am the door for the sheep. All those who came before me are thieves and thugs. But the sheep did not…
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Instruction For The Baptized
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioApril 19, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Easter 3AInstruction For The Baptized And if ye call him “Father,” the one who judges impartially according the each man’s work, then conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile; because you know that you were not ransomed by perishable things like silver or…
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Like Newborn Infants
Immanuel (Augsburg) Lutheran ChurchShobonier, IllinoisEaster 2AApril 12, 20261 Peter 1:3-9; 2:2-3 Like Newborn Infants Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up to salvation- 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. (1 Peter 2:2-3 ESV) Dearly Beloved in Christ, the only Savior of the…
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Woship Eat And Drink
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioApril 5, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Easter SundayWorship Eat and Drink Moreover we are witnesses of all that he performed in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging him on a tree. But God raised him on the third day and allowed him to be seen…
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Incarnational Faith
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioApril 12, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Easter 2A Incarnational Faith Today let us learn something from Thomas, who despite his temporary doubt, is still known as Saint Thomas among us. If Thomas was at first a doubter he did not remain so for long. But he who first questioned the Lord’s resurrection…
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Passion Sunday
Today’s gospel (Matthew 26:1 – 27:66 DKV) serves also as our sermon. It is the divinely inspired account of our Lord’s suffering, death and burial. That said it is more than reportage. Because this is God’s Word, that carry’s the H.S. with it, it makes us more devoted to our Christ who was fully devoted…
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Jesus Redeems His Creation
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioMarch 19, 2023by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Lent 4Jesus Redeems His Creation For a long time I have held my peace; I have kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up…
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Worship In Spirit And Truth
Christ Lutheran ChurchCleveland, OhioMarch 8, 2026by: Rev. Dean Kavouras Lent 3AWorship God But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and Truth. For the Father seeks just such worshipers to worship him. God is Spirit and those who worship him must worship him in…