Sermons on Matthew 11:2-15
Sermon for Third Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, among those born of women, there has arisen none, no one greater than John the Baptist, yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” Please be seated. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. So imagine that you’re a Galilean, and…
Go Tell John
[Machine transcription] Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear saints, as we were praying the prayer of the church last week, there’s a particular sentence that jumped out at me like it never had before. I don’t know how many times I’ve prayed this prayer, and yet it…
What Do You Hear and See?
[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 Gospel reading. You may be seated. Our Lord made a very interesting comment, and he made it to John’s disciples before they went back to talk to John. And you’ve got to…
This Doesn’t Look Right!
[Machine transcription] God, our Father, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ be yours. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, as well as some parts from the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. You know, this doesn’t look right. We’ve got two blue candles, in fact three blue candles, and we’ve…
Blessed is the One Not Offended
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Over the past few decades, it’s become standard practice for Hollywood and the news media to portray Christians and Christian leaders for the most part as bumbling buffoons, crazed zealots, crooked con artists, or pathetic wimps. While there’s been no shortage…