Sermons on Mark 14:12-26
Sermon for Good Friday Tre Ore 1
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. Jesus’ first words from the cross are an inaccessory prayer given up to his Father, but who were these words meant for? Was Jesus crying out on behalf of the Roman soldiers, the ones who flogged him mercilessly, who mocked and ridiculed him and then drove the nails into…
Sermon for Maundy Thursday
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen. I’m not entirely sure how long this has been going on, but in recent years it seems like there’s been this fascination among certain groups of Christians with the observance of a Passover meal. And maybe you’ve got friends who do this, and maybe you’ve…
Sermon for Maundy Thursday
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, 3,466 years ago tonight, the Lord commanded Moses to go to the people and celebrate a meal, the Passover meal. They were to kill the lamb and keep the blood. They were to roast it. They were to cook bread unleavened. They didn’t have time to let the bread rise, and they were to put the blood on…
As It Is Written of Him
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I don’t think any of us would put up with it or we would be shocked out of our skin. Did you hear what Moses did with half of the blood that had been gathered from all of the animals that were sacrificed? We know half of it went against the…
The Gift of the Supper
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is a portion of the Gospel lesson just read, from St. Mark, chapter 14. Reflection. Contemplation. Repentance. It’s part and parcel of the entire Christian life, of course, but it’s what the Lenten season is particularly focused upon. Never more so than…