Sermons on Mark 10:17-22
Sermon for Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] And Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You lack one thing.” You may be seated. Dear Hosanna Bell and all the baptized, we hope to leave this place today rejoicing in all the gifts that the Lord Jesus gives to us. And that will be a stark contrast to the young…
Sermon for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, you lack one thing. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints of God, this is a beautiful but difficult text that we have in the Gospel of Mark chapter 10, as we continue to read through the Gospels. I have two things that I want to give you by way of preface to warm up to the…
What must I do?
[Machine transcription] May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Our text for this morning is the Gospel lesson. Hear it again: “And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before Jesus and asked him, Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus…
Having the Good Thing
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Would that all of you be like this man in this morning’s gospel reading. Would that we all share the same attributes and same humility that this man has in this morning’s gospel reading. I mean, consider this man. He is humble,…
Be Freed From the Cares of the World
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Sisters and brothers in Christ, the text comes from the Gospel reading. “Disheartened by the saying, he went away sorrowful for he had great possessions,” and all of you, in hearing that Gospel proclaimed, the obvious is “possessions.” But the mere concern for possessions…