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Sermon for Ordination and Installation of Pastor Ross Davis
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He has risen indeed, alleluia. Dear Carrie, Sarah, William, dear brother pastors, especially Circuit Visitor Brinstead, dear family and friends of the pastor-elect, Ross Davis, dear saints of God of St. Paul Lutheran Church, dear friends of Jesus, and dear…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 3
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The Gospel readings are the text for this evening. Be seated. Every one of you have the innate ability to sniff out false religion. And all false religion really is, is a disconnect between what we say and what we do and who we are. Amen. It was…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning, or this evening, comes from that gospel reading regarding Nicodemus and Joseph. You may be seated. There was a great deal of goings-on that Friday. Now you have to remember the Jews…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 4
[Machine transcription] Praise, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Gospel of the New Testament. It’s all about those who revile our Lord, wagging their fingers, shaking their heads, and crying out, “If you are the Son of God.” This evening…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 3
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from that gospel reading, but we will also be referring to the psalm. You may be seated. There are basically two kinds of folks who revile the Christian faith. The first kind is the ignorant…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 2
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, the text comes from the Gospel reading regarding the four people gathered around the cross while Jesus died. You may be seated. All of the other apostles and disciples had fled from Jesus. Fled, really, from…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 1
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning, for this evening, comes from both readings. You may be seated. All that Matthew’s gospel says is they crucified him. That’s it. Not a lot of details. But the details…
Sermon for Ash Wednesday
[Machine transcription] First, the Antichrist, the remodeled world’s Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this evening comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. I, a poor sinner, plead guilty before God of all sins. I have lived as if God did not matter, and as if I mattered most. My Lord’s name I have not…