Pastor David Balla
Episodes
13 episodes
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...
Sermon: The Treasure Worth Everything
What do the Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Price really teach? In this Christ-centered Lutheran sermon, Pastor David Balla proclaims the biblical distinction between Law and Gospel, revealing that these parables a...
Sermon: Wheat/Weeds The Church in the World
In this Lutheran sermon on the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds (Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43), we explore why the visible Church on earth is always a mixed field of wheat and weeds, and why Christ calls us to patience rather than premature judgme...
Sermon: Led By The Spirit, Not Driven By The Flesh
Led by the Spirit, Not Driven by the Flesh — a confessional Lutheran sermon on Romans 8:12–14, preached in the tradition of C.F.W. Walther's Law and Gospel distinction. In this LCMS (Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod) sermon, Pastor David P. Balla...
Sermon: What the Wise Cannot See
What does God hide from the wise — and reveal to little children? In this Lutheran sermon for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 9A), Pastor Balla preaches from Matthew 11:25–27 on the stunning truth that salvation is not discovered by hu...
Sermon: Welcoming Christ in the Least
Where do we find Jesus? In this expository Lutheran sermon on Matthew 10:40–42, Pastor David Balla explores Christ’s surprising promise that whoever receives His messengers receives Him. Discover how Jesus hides His saving gifts in Hi...
Sermon: From Shame to Eternal Life
In this Lutheran sermon on Romans 6:21–23, Pastor Balla of Peace Lutheran Church preaches on the devastating wages of sin and the free gift of eternal life in Christ Jesus. What does sin actually produce? Shame. Death. Bondage. But God does not...
Sermon: A Treasured Possession in Christ
What if God’s commands aren’t a ladder to earn His love, but a lamp for those He has already saved? In this Third Sunday after Pentecost sermon (Proper 6 A) from Exodus 19:2–8, we explore the breathtaking truth that redemption comes before the ...
Sermon: The Physician for Sinners
In this powerful Lutheran sermon on Matthew 9:9–13, discover the comforting truth that Jesus Christ is the Great Physician for sinners. When Jesus called Matthew the tax collector and ate with tax collectors and sinners, He revealed the heart o...
Sermon: The Word That Creates All Things
The Word That Creates All Things | Holy Trinity Sunday Sermon | Genesis 1:1–2In this Holy Trinity Sunday sermon, Pastor David Balla explores Genesis 1:1–2 and the biblical truth that the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is ...
Sermon: Would That All the Lord’s People Were Prophets
In this Lutheran sermon from an LCMS perspective, Pastor Balla proclaims the powerful truth of Numbers 11:29: “Would That All the Lord’s People Were Prophets.” This Christ-centered sermon explores the work of the Holy Spirit, the calling of eve...