Sermons on Mark 10:2-16
Sermon for Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. When at the first wedding ceremony in this world’s history, the Lord God himself led the bride to the altar and gave her to her bridegroom, there was nothing but joy. This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh, Adam exclaimed. There was his newly wedded wife,…
Sermon for Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
[Machine transcription] Jesus says, “What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Jesus is reflecting this morning for us on his gift of marriage. The Pharisees came and asked him, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” And Jesus asks what Moses has written. Then…
A Helper Suitable For Us
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Sermon text mostly from the Old Testament lesson, but also pulling from the other two readings. Please be seated. Adam was walking around in the Garden of Eden, feeling very lonely. So God asked him, “Adam, what’s wrong?” And Adam…
The Matters of Marriage
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading and the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. And so it began. It began with these words: “The woman, the woman you gave to me.” And ever since those words fell on…
The Perfect Relationship
The words from the Old Testament Reading and Holy Gospel appointed for today have a very familiar ring to them. Perhaps better said, a double ring. You see, these words that the Holy Spirit gave Moses to write in Genesis 2 and as He inspired St. Mark to pen in his Gospel account, together with a passage from Ephesians 5, are among the recommended readings from Holy…