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
92 episodes
3/22/2026 - Judica (John 8:42-59)
Jesus Is Our Redemption. In the temple Jesus said, “If anyone keeps my word, he will never see death” (John 8:51). For Jesus came to taste death for us—to drink the cup of suffering to the dregs in order that we might be released from it...
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3/15/2026 - Laetare (John 6:1-15)
The Lord Feeds His People. The Lord provided bread from heaven for His people in the wilderness (Exodus 16:2–21). Now He who is Himself the living bread from heaven miraculously provides bread for the five thousand (John 6:1–15). This ta...
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3/8/2026 - Oculi (Luke 11:14-28)
Jesus Overcomes the Strong Man. Our Lord Jesus is accused of doing evil when in fact He is doing good. He casts out a demon from a mute man so that he is able to speak (Luke 11:14–28). But some said Jesus did this by the power of Beelzeb...
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15:09
3/1/2026 - Reminiscere (Matthew 15:21-28)
Holding God to His Word. Jacob wrestled with God; he would not let Him go until he received a blessing from Him (Genesis 32:22–32). So it was with the Canaanite woman. Though Jesus seemed to ignore and reject her, she continued to call u...
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16:38
2/22/2026 - Invocabit (Matthew 4:1-11)
Jesus Does Battle in Our Place. In the Garden, man exalts himself to be a god in place of God (Genesis 3:1–21). He succumbs to the temptation of the devil, and eating of the forbidden fruit, he receives death. But in the sin-cursed wilde...
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13:09
2/15/2026 - Quinquagesima (Luke 18:31–43)
Faith Alone. The seeing are blind, while the one who is blind can see (Luke 18:31–43). Jesus tells the twelve that He is going up to Jerusalem to suffer and die and rise again, but they cannot understand or grasp what He is saying. The m...
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2/8/26 - Sexagesima (Luke 8:4-15)
Scripture Alone. The Sower sows the seed of His Word (Luke 8:4–15). But the planting of Christ is attacked by the devil, the world, and the flesh. Satan snatches the Word away from hard hearts. The riches and pleasures of this life choke...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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