Sermons from the Divine Service
We are the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, a member congregation of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. We believe, teach and confess that Jesus is the Son of God who has purchased and won forgiveness of sins, life and salvation by His precious blood shed for all mankind on the cross.
You are welcome to join us for Divine Service at 36 Cool Street in Waterville, Maine.
Phone: 207-872-5208
Email: info@lcrwaterville.org
Website: www.lcrwaterville.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lcrwtvl
Sunday Morning Schedule:
8:30am – Sunday School
10:00am – Divine Service
11:30am – Fellowship
In Christ,
Pastor Akers
Episodes
85 episodes
2/1/26 - Septuagesima (Matthew 20:1-16)
Grace Alone. The people of Israel departed from the Lord’s provision for them. They were dissatisfied with His provision, and so were sent away from the promised land into exile (Daniel 9:2-10). In the same way, the first laborers in the...
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12:28
1/25/26 - The Transfiguration of Our Lord (Matthew 17:1-9)
Jesus Is Transfigured and Manifests His Glory. The Lord appeared to Moses in the light of the burning bush (Exodus 3:1–14). Later Moses’ face would shine with the light of God’s glory when he came down from Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:29–35)....
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15:39
1/18/2026 - The Second Sunday After the Epiphany (John 2:1-11)
Jesus’ First Miracle Reveals God’s Glory. The coming of the Messianic kingdom means the restoration of creation. The sign of this restoration is that “the mountains shall drip sweet wine” (Amos 9:11–15). When the elements of a f...
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14:53
1/11/2026 - The Baptism of Our Lord (Matthew 3:13-17)
In His Baptism, Jesus Takes His Place with Sinners. Our Lord Jesus is baptized “to fulfill all righteousness” (Matt. 3:13–17). He partakes of a baptism for sinners in order that He might be our substitute and bear the judgment we deserve...
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13:22
1/4/2026 - The Epiphany of Our Lord (Matthew 2:1-12)
The Lord God Is Manifested in the Incarnate Son. The Feast of the Epiphany centers in the visit of the Magi from the East. In that respect, it is a “Thirteenth Day” of Christmas; and yet, it also marks the beginning of a new liturgical s...
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13:49
12/28/2025 - First Sunday After Christmas (Luke 2:33-40)
The Seed of David Comes to His Temple. The Lord foretold that He would make a new covenant with His people: “I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people” (...
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18:00
12/21/25 - The Fourth Sunday in Advent (Luke 1:39-56)
John the Baptizer Points Everyone to the Messiah. The coming of God in all His unveiled power at Mount Sinai was terrifying to the people of Israel. The thundering voice of the Lord puts sinners in fear of death (Deut. 18:15–19). God, th...
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14:27
12/14/25 - The Third Sunday in Advent (Matthew 11:2-11)
John the Baptizer Prepares the Way for the Lord. The voice of the Baptizer cried out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord . . .” (Isaiah 40:1). John called the people to be made ready for the Messiah’s coming through ...
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18:35
12/7/25 - The Second Sunday in Advent (Luke 21:25-36)
The Lord Comes on the Last Day. The day on which our Lord returns will be a “great and awesome day” (Mal. 4:5). For He will come in a cloud with great power and glory. To the wicked and the proud, it will be a Day of judgment th...
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9:10
11/30/2025 - The First Sunday In Advent (Matthew 21:1-9)
The Lord Jesus Comes in Humility to Redeem Us. The new Church Year begins by focusing on the humble coming of our Lord. “Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey”(Matthew 21:5). Even as He was born in ...
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12:58
11/23/2025 - The Last Sunday of the Church Year (Matthew 25:1-13)
By Faith We Are Prepared for Christ’s Return. “The day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night” (1 Thessalonians 5:1–11). The arrival of the bridegroom will be sudden and unexpected. Therefore you are to be watchful and ...
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14:36
11/16/2025 - The Twenty-Second Sunday After Trinity (Matthew 18:21-35
Walking humbly with our God and forgiving one another. With what shall we come before the Lord (Micah 6:6) who forgives all our sins, and how often shall our fellow Christians sin against us and we forgive them (Matthew 18:21)? Our graci...
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14:50
11/9/2025 - The Twenty-First Sunday After Trinity (John 4:46B-53)
God Declares Us Righteous Unsheathing His Word Against All Evil. “In this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all people a feast of choice pieces” (Isaiah 25:6). Though the world is filled with sin and evil, the Lord is at work to restore ...
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13:07
11/2/2025 - The Feast of All Saints (Matthew 5:1-12)
Saints Are Blessed in the Eternal Presence of Christ. “A great multitude … from all tribes and peoples and languages” cry out, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne” (Revelation 7:9–17). Faith-filled saints from every place and t...
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14:14
10/26/2025 - Reformation (Matthew 11:12-15)
The Son of God Has Set Us Free from Sin and Death by His Grace. “Wisdom is justified by her deeds” (Matthew 11:19), and the true Wisdom of God, Christ Jesus, the incarnate Son, justifies us by His deeds. He prepares His way by the preaching of ...
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14:29
10/19/2025 - The Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity (Matthew 22:34-46)
In Life and Death, Christ Fulfills the Law of God. The Pharisees ask a Law question. Jesus asks a Gospel question. The Pharisees seek to test Jesus in His own words. Jesus seeks to “test” them in the saving reality of who He is as the Messiah (...
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15:02
10/12/2025 - The Seventeenth Sunday After Trinity (Luke 14:1-11)
Whoever Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted. “Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence” (Proverbs 25:6–14). Rather, take the lowest position at the table. Humble yourself before Him. For your place is not for you to take but for Him to gi...
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14:12
10/5/2025 - The Sixteenth Sunday After Trinity (Luke 7:11-16)
Jesus Calls forth Life from Death. A large funeral procession carrying the only son of a widow is confronted by another large procession, Jesus and His followers. Death and Life meet face to face at the gate of the city (Luke 7:11–17). Filled w...
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14:07
9/28/2025 - The Fifteenth Sunday After Trinity (Matthew 6:24-34)
Anxious Bondage vs. Confident Trust. “You cannot serve God and money” (Matthew 6:24–34), for they require two contrary forms of service. Worry is the worship given to the false god of mammon, an unbelieving anxiousness and focus on the things o...
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15:41
9/21/2025 - St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Matthew 9:9-13)
St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. Our ascended Lord gives “gifts” to His Church. In particular, He gave apostles and evangelists like St. Matthew, prophets like Ezekiel, and still gives pastors and teachers (Ephesians 4:8, 11). They speak Ch...
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15:54
9/14/2025 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross (John 12:32-36a)
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross. “Sir, we wish to see Jesus” (John 12:21). Then look to His holy cross. For just as Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the wilderness, so Jesus, when He is “lifted up from the earth, will draw all people” to ...
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13:18
9/7/2025 - The Twelfth Sunday After Trinity (Mark 7:31-37)
Faith Comes from Hearing. A man who was deaf and therefore also had an impediment in his speech was brought to Jesus (Mark 7:31–37). In the same way, all are by nature deaf toward God and therefore also unable to confess the faith rightly. Jesu...
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15:03