Pastor David Balla
Episodes
11 episodes
Sermon: The Rest He Gives
What if the rest you're longing for isn't something you have to earn by clearing your schedule?In this sermon on the Third Commandment, Pastor David Balla asks what it really means to keep the Sabbath holy — not as a rule about a day off...
Sermon: The Name Above Every Name
The Name Above Every Name | Exodus 20:7 | Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost | LCMS SermonWhat does it really mean to take God's name in vain — and why would a holy God ever hand sinners the right to call Him by name at all?Most o...
Sermon: The Idol Factory
The Idol Factory | Romans 1:21–25 | Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19A) | LCMS SermonWhat does your heart turn to first when life feels unsafe — money, relationships, control, or reputation? In this sermon on Romans 1:21–25, Pa...
Sermon: The Shepherd Who Bears the Millstone
The Shepherd Who Bears the Millstone | Matthew 18:1–20 | Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 18A) | LCMS SermonWho is truly the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven — and what happens when we lead one of Christ's little ones to stumble...
Sermon: Get Behind Me
Get Behind Me: The Cross We Cannot Avoid — Matthew 16:21-28 — Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17) — LCMS SermonHave you ever wanted Jesus to be your Savior, but only on your own terms? In this sermon on Matthew 16:21-28, Pastor Da...
Sermon: The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail
The Gates of Hell Shall Not Prevail | Matthew 16:13–20 | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost | LCMS SermonWho do you say that Jesus is — and does your answer actually change anything when life feels uncertain?In this sermon on Matth...
Sermon: The Faith that Cries Out
What do you do when you cry out to God and heaven seems silent?In this sermon on Matthew 15:21–28, we meet a Canaanite mother pleading for her demon-oppressed daughter — met at first with silence, and then a hard word, from Jesus Himself...
Sermon: Where Were You When I Laid the Foundations?
What do you do when God doesn’t answer your “why” questions? In this LCMS sermon on Job 38:1–11, Pastor David Balla explores God’s powerful response to Job’s suffering and reveals how our deepest need is not an explanation, but th...
Sermon: The Bread That Satisfies the Hungry
What do you do when you're standing before a hungry crowd with nothing in your hands but five loaves and two fish?In this sermon on Matthew 14:19–20, we look at how Jesus took what little the disciples had, blessed it, broke it, and gave...