All Saints Sunday

All Saints Sunday

Sermon for All Saints Sunday

[Machine transcription] Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us, that we should be called the children of God. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, I have three things on our agenda this morning for the sermon. First, I want to get straight what it means to be a saint. Second, I want us to all rejoice in the blessed death of all…

Sermon for All Saints Sunday

[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints of God, behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us that we should be called the children of God. The Apostle Saint John, the beloved disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ, wants to make sure that we do not miss this wonder, that we do not mistake the glory of the love of God for us in Christ that is…

Sermon on Matthew 5:1-12

[Machine transcription] May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Our text for this morning comes from the Gospel lesson from Matthew chapter 5, as well as these words from Revelation 14. And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the…

We Shall Be Like Him

[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. I believe in the one holy Christian and apostolic church. I believe in the communion of saints. I believe in the forgiveness of sins. I believe in the resurrection of the body. And I believe in the life everlasting. Those are the words that you…

Rejoice, All You Saints

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. If you want to have a Savior, you’ve got to go where the Savior is to be found. That’s the lesson of the opening of today’s Gospel lesson, from chapter 5 of Matthew’s account. According to the verses which precede this text, Jesus had been traveling throughout…