Rogate John 16:23–30 sermon "Ask, and You Will Receive"

Episode Description

On Rogate Sunday, Christ commands His Church to pray boldly in His Name because the Father Himself loves those who believe in the Son. In this modernized and abridged sermon inspired by Martin Luther’s Rogate preaching, we examine the Lord’s Prayer petition by petition while confronting the false gods and antichrists of the modern age.

This sermon addresses the collapse of truth in church and society, prosperity religion, political idolatry, technological utopianism, moral confusion, and the spiritual warfare surrounding Christian families and children. At the same time, it proclaims the comfort of Christ for weary consciences burdened by sin, suffering, financial hardship, temptation, and fear.

What does it mean to pray “Hallowed Be Thy Name” in an age that mocks God’s Word? What does “Thy Kingdom Come” mean when the world seeks salvation through politics and power? Why does Christ teach us to pray daily for bread, forgiveness, protection from temptation, and deliverance from evil?

This sermon calls Christians away from despair and back to repentance, faith, Word, Sacrament, and prayer — not as empty ritual, but as holy warfare against the devil, the world, and the flesh.

“Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.” — John 16:24