.Preached at Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rocklin, California on the Fourth Sunday After Pentecost, Sunday, June 16, 2013 by Pastor Todd Peperkorn.

Sermon Text: Luke 7:36 -- 8:3
Sermon Theme: "Divine Hospitality"

Old Testament Reading: 2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13--14
Epistle: Galatians 2:15--21; 3:10--14
Holy Gospel: Luke 7:36—8:3

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

It is not by works of the Law that we are justified, for "the righteous shall live by faith" in Christ (Gal. 3:11). He "redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us" (Gal. 3:13) through His death on the tree of the cross. Though we have "despised the word of the LORD" (2 Sam 12:9), He has pity on us and calls us to repentance. He lays hold of us in mercy and grants us peace. He takes our sin upon Himself, so that we shall not die but live (2 Sam 12:13). And so we worship Him — like that woman who anointed His feet, washing them with her tears and drying them with her hair. We love Him much because our "sins, which are many, are forgiven" (Luke 7:47).