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Ascension 2023
Hesham Shehab: Ascension 2023… Jesus Prays for Us
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, May 21, 2023 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. Burbank, IL Text: John 17:1-11 Jesus Prays for Us Christ has risen. He has risen indeed. Hallelujah. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, a few days ago, we celebrated the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, 40 days after His resurrection, when He ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father, where all kingdoms and powers and authorities are being placed under His feet, where He is rulingRead More
Easter 2023 Message for XPian News
Hesham Shehab: Special Easter 2023 Message… Jesus Christ, “My God and My Lord”
Editor is sorry for his delay in this posting. Jesus Christ, “My God and My Lord” The grace, mercy, and peace of Christ Jesus rest upon each and every one of you this day. “Do not disbelieve, but believe.” That’s pretty cut-and-dry, don’t you think? Now I know we can all pile on Thomas for doubting the Good News of the resurrection (and we often do). We hear the words of our Lord after He gave Thomas the proof he was demanding, “Blessed are they who don’t see, and yetRead More
Palm Sunday 2023
Hesham Shehab: Palm Sunday… Behold the Servant – King
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, April 2, 2023 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whiting, IN Text: John 12: 20- 43 Behold the Servant – King Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. In real estate, they say that there are three important words: Location, location, location. Also in studying the Bible, there are three important words: Context, context, context. In first century Holy Land, even though Jewish religious leaders despised the Romans who ruled over them, theRead More
We salt and light the world because we’re His disciples.
Hesham Shehab: Salt and Light
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, February 5, 2023 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whiting, IN Text: Matthew 5:13-20 Salt and Light Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Can you imagine living in a world that doesn’t have salt or light? Can you imagine French fries without salt! Would you like to live in Barrow, Alaska where the sun doesn’t shine for six months in the winter? Salt and light are natural in life; they’re needed and welcomed. But just like popcornRead More
Jesus as the
Hesham Shehab: WalCamp Presentation – Jan. 7, 2023
In the Old Testament, God revealed His name to Moses: “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you’” (Exodus 3:14). Thus, in Judaism, “I AM” is unquestionably understood as a name for God. Whenever Jesus made an “I am” statement in which He claimed attributes of deity, He was identifying Himself as God Then, centuries later, Jesus used the same name (I AM) in the Gospel of John to describe Himself when He said to theRead More
Epiphany Sunday
Hesham Shehab: Epiphany Sunday 2023… Dead to Sin, Alive to God
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, January 8, 2023 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whiting, IN Text: Romans 6: 1-11 Dead to Sin, Alive to God Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptizedRead More
Christmas Sunday
Hesham Shehab: Christmas Sunday 2022… What Are the Reasons for the Incarnation
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, December 25, 2022 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whiting, IN Texts: Old Testament Micah 5:1-4; Gospel Luke 2 What Are the Reasons for the Incarnation There are several reasons for the incarnation. The first one, or the central purpose of the incarnation of Jesus was the redemption of humanity. But in addition to this central purpose, there are other reasons for which Jesus was born. First: Jesus came in order to fulfil the promises of God. Several times in the Old Testament, throughRead More
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Hesham Shehab: 4th Sunday of Advent… Do Not Fear. God Is with us.
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, December 18, 2022 Resurrection Lutheran Church, Crown Point, IN Text: Matthew 1:18–25 Do Not Fear. God Is with us. An American writer once said, “Family love is messy and has an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.” I agree with him – family love is very messy. But quite honestly, life is very messy. And, the Bible is honest about this messiness as it contains stories of all kinds of people in the depth of messiness and dysfunction. One of the beautifulRead More
Second Sunday in Advent
Hesham Shehab: 2nd Sunday of Advent… A Sinner or a Brood of a Viper
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, December 4, 2022 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whiting, IN Text: Matthew 3:1-12 Grace to you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. On the second Sunday of Advent, we always meet up with John the Baptist to hear his passionate call for repentance. In the gospel reading from Matthew 3, John encounters two different and distinct groups of people. The first group is described simply as those who “were going out to him fromRead More
First Sunday in Advent
Hesham Shehab: 1st Sunday of Advent… God’s “Dream” Comes True
Sermon text preached by Rev. Hesham Shehab Sunday, November 27, 2022 St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Whiting, IN Text: Isaiah 2:1-5 Yes, today marks the first Sunday of a new church year and the first Sunday in Advent. Today, we begin a time of waiting. Waiting is something all of us experience. In many ways, one could say our whole life is spent waiting. We wait for all kinds of things. Information puts us on hold as we wait on the phone while our ears are pumped with thin, irritating music.Read More