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
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Sunday Morning Schedule:
8:30am – Sunday School
10:00am – Divine Service
11:30am – Fellowship
In Christ,
Pastor Akers
Sermons from the Divine Service
9/21/2025 - St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Matthew 9:9-13)
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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 Christ’s truth in love in order that the Body of Christ might be built up (Ephesians 4:12–13). Christ is not only the head of this body, He is her Good Physician (Matthew 9:9–13). He has come not for the well but for the sick, not for “the righteous, but sinners” (Matthew 9:13) — even notorious tax collectors like Matthew. Christ’s team of spiritual physicians must serve faithfully. Their instrument is “thus says the Lord GOD,” to be spoken “whether they hear or refuse to hear” (Ezekiel 3:11). To those stubborn, rebellious patients who believe they need no physician, the word “of lamentation and mourning and woe” must be fearlessly spoken: God’s Law calls to repentance (Ezekiel 2:10). To those who recognize their trouble and sickness, the salve of the Gospel is to be applied. So Christ works to save us, as Matthew’s Gospel records.
