Sermons on Matthew 3:13-17
Sermon for the Baptism of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] I don’t know how it is, dear saints, in your mind when you picture the baptism of Jesus, but I always think of John the Baptist, this old, grisly man with his big, gray beard and crazy hair standing there in the middle of the Jordan River. I have to remember that he was only 30 years old, maybe 31. Jesus was 30. And Jesus comes down to him as…
Baptized (version B)
[Machine transcription] And behold a voice from heaven said, this is my beloved son with whom I am well pleased. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear baptized, we should, as we hear the account of the baptism of Jesus, I think we should sort of furrow our brows and scratch our heads to try to figure out what exactly is going on here. At least that’s…
The March of Mercy
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, amen. You may be seated.
There was a beautiful phrase in this hymn where it says, “Christ, the herald of salvation, preaching mercy from the cross.” The reason I find that so profound is that in the midst of death there is mercy being bestowed to those who…
The Great Exchange
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s always a bit of a danger in using a movie as a sermon illustration, because it’s entirely possible that only a few people in the congregation may have seen it. Nevertheless, I think most of you are familiar enough with the plot concept that it’s not a huge risk.…