Psalm 32:1-5 Blessed

On this Sunday of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, the focus will be on “Believing Humility,” which the Tax Collector displays in the Gospel Lesson. He recognizes his immense sin and turns to Jesus for full and free forgiveness. This is the Christian life of repentance, worked in our hearts by the Holy Spirit through Word and Sacrament. In the sermon text from Psalm 32, we will see David inspired by the Spirit write about being convicted of his sin and the forgiveness the Lord shared with him through Nathan.