1st Sunday after Christmas
Sermon for 1st Sunday after Christmas
[Machine transcription] Simeon had been anxiously looking forward to the consolation of Israel. And he knew that he would see the Christ before he would die. The Bible doesn’t actually say how old he was, nor does it say when it is that he died, or how long it was that he was anxiously looking forward to the consolation of Israel. But we can infer, and the church…
You Lead Your People
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Merry Christmas on this fifth day of Christmas. The text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. In and through this child, the one born of the Virgin, the one named Jesus because he would save us from our sin. In…
Salvation Prepared in Your Presence
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
To God’s house they came, God’s righteous people. To the tabernacle. To the temple. To the synagogues. To the private homes and the catacombs. To the churches and to the cathedrals, they came and still do, for that is what God desires of His holy people: He calls us…
The Child, The Gift
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
There are some great things about having a church year, a liturgy, a lectionary of readings, Collects, and other Propers of the day. That is, in having those things that—with an ever-changing dynamic of variety—put a predictable framework around our gathering in…
