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  • Christopher Martin

    Contributing sermons since Nov 22, 2005
Christopher's church

Hope Lutheran Church, Ladysmith, Wisconsin & Glen Flora Lutheran Church, Glen Flora, Wisconsin
Ladysmith, Wisconsin 54848

About Christopher
  • Experience: 2020-Present Senior Pastor, Hope Lutheran Church, Ladysmith, WI & Glen Flora Lutheran Church, Glen Flora, WI 2018-2020 Pastor, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church-Vilmar, rural Greene, IA 2017-2018 Interim/Supply Pastor, Bethel Lutheran Church-Vinje, rural Scarville, IA 2013-2018 Pastor, Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, MN 2010-2012 Pastor, McConnellsburg Lutheran Parish, McConnellsburg, PA 2007-2010 Pastor, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Audubon, IA 2005-2007, Mission Developer for Iowa & Adjacent States, Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America
  • Comment to those looking at my sermons: Some of the material has been borrowed from other sources. I have tried to give credit where it’s due, but over the course of time, I may not have cited some things properly. I pray these sermons from a young pastor will be of use to others.
  • Sermon or series that made a difference: I can't really say one particular sermon has made a difference. I have had many sermons over the years where afterward, someone in the congregation has said "Pastor, I could have sworn you wrote that sermon just for me. Thank you." Each time I proclaim God's Word from the pulpit, wherever I am, the Holy Spirit uses that word to work on someone where they are at. Keeping that in mind reminds me why I do this.
  • Family: I married my wife, Lindsay, in October, 2005. We are the parents of three children.
  • What my parents think of my sermons: They think they’re wonderful, sometimes a bit too long though.
  • What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: You’d have to ask her. :-)
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: Don’t put yourself down over your own perceived lack of ability in the pulpit. We are all unworthy servants, using God’s Word, not ours. When it becomes about you, you have lost your focus.
  • Books that have had an impact: The Bible "The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel" C.F.W. Walther "Joining Jesus on His Mission: How to Be an Everyday Missionary" Greg Finke
  • Hobbies: History, Sight Seeing, Family, Baseball
  • If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: Everyone has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. But because of the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, all of our sins have been paid for and through Christ, you are set free from sin and are now a redeemed child of God!
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  • Unlikely Preachers Of The Gospel

    Contributed on Apr 14, 2022
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    This is a sermon I preached on Tuesday of Holy Week, 2022, to a gathering of Lutheran pastors for our monthly fellowship meeting.

    I’d like for you to join with me in thinking back to your high school years for a moment, and in doing so, how many of you at your high school had a poll asking for who in your graduating class was most likely to do certain things? What was yours? I graduated from Garner-Hayfield High School in ...read more

  • Farewell-Reformation Style

    Contributed on Oct 7, 2021
     | 3,325 views

    This is a sermon for Reformation Sunday, 2020. This was also my Farewell Sermon, as I had accepted a call to another parish and this was my last Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church-Vilmar of rural Greene, Iowa.

    The first farewell sermon I remember hearing from a Pastor was Easter Sunday, 1996. Dr. James Lamb was preaching his last sermon as Senior Pastor of my home church, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garner< Iowa, as he had accepted a call to become Executive Director for Lutherans for Life. I will ...read more

  • The Need Of Repentance And Forgiveness

    Contributed on Mar 22, 2013
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    A Sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, Series C preached 3/3/2013 at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minnesota. This was my first Sunday as Pastor at Emmons Lutheran Church.

    It’s not uncommon for natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other such forces of nature to make news headlines. Ranking right up there are stories of tragedy, such as building and bridge collapses, car accidents, aircraft crashes, and other such unfortunate ...read more

  • The Parable Of The Wicked Servants

    Contributed on Mar 22, 2013
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     | 8,385 views

    A Sermon for the 5th Sunday in Lent, Series C preached 3/17/2013 at Emmons Lutheran Church, Emmons, Minnesota.

    I don’t watch a whole lot of television anymore, but when I do get a chance to watch, one of the shows I get a kick out of are shows that talk about what we would call “dumb criminals.” Usually these are stories about people who commit crimes for rather unusual or illogical ...read more

  • A Lenten Catechesis-Holy Communion

    Contributed on Mar 22, 2013
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    The last sermon in the Lenten Catechesis series, this sermon focuses on the sacrament of Holy Communion.

    One of the things I discovered very quickly in my earlier years as a parish pastor is the joy that Pastors have, and the special relationship that they develop with homebound members of the congregation. In many cases, these dear older saints are people who because of their advanced age and lack ...read more

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