Sermons on Acts 2:1-21
Sermon for Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, and especially to the dear confirmands, I want to see if I can find you. Ashley, Christian, Allie, I think I saw, there’s Allie. Bailey, I’m preaching to you guys, there’s Bailey. Kay, I saw Kay. Caroline, and you, Yang. We rejoice together with you that you will confess the Lord’s…
Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit?
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Well, I haven’t yet gotten in the habit of giving titles to my sermons. When I read this text, I thought I’d be real smart and come up with something creative. And so I came up with, Who’s Afraid of the Holy Spirit? But if you just do…
Sermon for Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, Jesus says to the disciples, it is to your advantage that I would go away. Again, we wouldn’t believe it unless the Lord had said it and it was written down, inspired by God the Holy Spirit, but how could it possibly be? To our advantage that Jesus has gone away. Wouldn’t it be better if Jesus…
Sermon for Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Abby and Porter, dear Levi, and Tino, where are you Tino? There you are. William, Grace, where’s Grace? Charlie, Taya, where did Taya go? Ah, there’s Taya. Dear Peyton, dear family and friends of the Confirmands, and dear friends of Jesus. God be praised for the gift of His Word and the body and blood of…
Sermon for Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ has ascended and seated at the right hand of the Father, and Christ has sent forth his Holy Spirit as he promised. Now this is good. In fact, Jesus has been telling his disciples and us for the last few weeks and right before his crucifixion that it’s…
The Holy Spirit’s Work in You
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the book of Acts, the second reading. You may be seated. Before Jesus’ ascension, he had told his disciples, his beloved apostles, to wait until you are clothed from on high with…
Into All The Truth
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be upon you from God our Father, and from His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, and from the Holy Spirit, who He poured out upon this day, the Holy Church, throughout all eternity. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. A joyful Pentecost to you all. This…
Hearing the Voice of God
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The voice is a powerful thing. Our culture admires those who have harnessed that gift of God, spending untold millions purchasing the music some can generate with it. Many sit glued to their televisions on certain nights of the week, waiting breathlessly for…
The Right Enthusiasm
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and especially this Pentecost day from the Holy Spirit, our Helper and Comforter. Amen.
How often have you heard it: “If you just pray harder, or pray more often, or pray in the right way, or get more people to pray, your friend or relative would get better.”?
Or, “If…
Waiting for the Spirit
Pentecost. A great and festive day in the church year, to be sure. Yet we often forget that the Pentecost we hear about in our second lesson today was by no means the first Pentecost. The children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had been celebrating it for over 14 centuries by the time of Christ and the apostles. The word means “fiftieth,” and there are 50 days between the…