Sermons on Mark 1:1-8
Sermon for Second Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Beloved, since you are waiting for these, be diligent to be found by him without spot or blemish and at peace. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, it would be so easy this morning to look at the gospel lesson as only a one-time event in the history so long ago in a country so far away, directed to a specific group of…
Sermon for Second Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sin. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, two quick things this morning. Well, maybe not too quick. Number one, repentance is readiness, and then number two,…
Speak Tenderly to Me
[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 comes from the Old Testament reading, the prophet Isaiah. You may be seated. It is hard not to miss that this is John the Baptist’s Sunday because the hymns and even the gospel…
Prepare The Way for The Lord
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. That which the children sang to us is our prayer as well. Come, Lord Jesus. Come. But when Jesus came the very first time, when he began his ministry, he wasn’t received and still isn’t being received with open arms. But when you…
Baptismal Preparedness
Grace, mercy, and peace be yours from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. The temptation is very much there to take this text and turn it into a fire and brimstone sermon with the arms wailing and the words flailing and loudness abounding in order to bring and…