Advent Midweek 1
Sermon for Advent Midweek 1
[Machine transcription] And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. O house of Jacob, come let us walk in the light of the Lord. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Isaiah’s gospel, Isaiah the prophet’s book, Luke is sometimes called the fifth gospel, and the reason for this is because Isaiah, perhaps more…
Sermon for Advent Midweek 1
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text comes from the Gospel reading. There are three parts to this three-week Advent. The first part is tonight about the promise. And the promise is tied directly into, as you heard, the birth or the conception as well of the one forerunner of…
Sermon for Advent Midweek 1
[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 comes from the Gospel we have received. We’re in the Advent season, looking at God’s portrayal of His power and His purpose—in various people’s lives. Tonight and next Wednesday…
Waiting With Prayer
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
On Sunday, we gathered here at St. Paul to observe the beginning of the season of Advent. With Advent, we begin a new Church year. God was present with us that day to dispense His gifts to us, as He always faithfully does—not just at the start of new Church…
Past Imperfect Prophet, Future Perfect
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Imagine for a moment that you have no food or water. Here in Texas, we’ve been in a drought for a few years now. There’s been very little rain. We got a little sprinkling yesterday, but none at all last month. Since I moved here almost six years ago, Lake Travis,…
The Witness, The Martyr
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
For a little over a year now, there’s been a new emphasis on what our church body is all about. The phrase that has been chosen to communicate this emphasis is: Witness, Mercy, Life Together. As we begin our Advent midweek services in this new Church Year, Pastor…