Christ The King Free Lutheran

Sermon for Trinity 18. The Scripture readings are Deuteronomy 10:12-21; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; and Matthew 22:34-46.The God of gods and Lord of lords is your God. He has chosen you. He could have chosen anyone, but He chose you. He has not chosen you because you were bigger, stronger, smarter, more obedient, or more faithful than others. He has not chosen you because of anything you have said, done, or thought. You, dear saints, are, according to 1 Pet. 2:9, His chosen people, His royal priesthood, His holy nation, and a people for His own possession. You are these things because the LORD God of heaven and earth has chosen you and set His heart in love on you. He is your God because He has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. And the LORD your God has done all of this because of what Jesus has done for you.Jesus, your Savior, lived a perfect life. He was perfectly obedient to God. He took all your sin to the cross (1 Pet. 2:24) where God poured out all His wrath and punishment upon your sin. Now