Second Sunday of Easter
Sermon for Second Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. I think the main temptation with today’s readings, especially the gospel lesson, is for us to really only talk about what’s going on with Thomas because, after all, let’s admit it, he’s kind of an easy target to focus on. And we will talk…
Sermon for Second Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Hallelujah. In the name of Jesus. Amen. The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground in the garden, and then he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being. That was the first gift of life. Life, the gift that Adam and Eve squandered in the garden when they ate the…
Sermon for Second Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] How blessed are they who have not seen, and yet whose faith has constantly been, for they eternal life shall win. Amen. Christ is risen. Alleluia. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Don’t be such a doubting Thomas. Odds are you’ve heard this said, maybe to you before. I…
Sermon for Second Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He has risen indeed. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints, it’s evening on the first Easter and ten of the twelve are gathered in the upper room and they’ve locked the door. They’ve barred it shut because they are afraid. They are afraid that what happened to Jesus will also happen to them. They’re afraid…
Sermon for Second Sunday of Easter
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He has risen indeed. Alleluia. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints of God, we have before us today this most beautiful text from John chapter 20, which tells us both of the first Easter evening and then one week later, both times Jesus appearing to his disciples as they were locked in the upper room. And both incidences are…
Rise up in Peace
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking mostly at the gospel reading today for the text, please be seated. Yeah, I’m one of them. I’m one of those disciples of Jesus that you heard about today who locked themselves in a room and were hiding because we…
Peace Be With You
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Sermon today will be looking at the gospel reading. Please be seated. And I love this gospel reading because it has so many options for preaching in it. And I don’t like this reading because it has so many options for preaching in it. So…
…So That You May Believe…
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who has risen just as He said. Amen. Sisters and brothers in Christ, the text is the glorious resurrection account given to us by the Gospel reading. You may be seated. A riddle for you. What is the most hardest thing in the world? What is the most…
Forgiveness Is Bestowed
[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 that Gospel reading. You may be seated. Last Sunday was Easter, and our text picks up the day, that evening of the first Easter, as the disciples gathered in the upper room where they…
Found by the Lord
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. You may be seated. Hopefully, you’ve heard of the expression that fear does two things, the flight or fight syndrome that comes along with fear. In other words, when someone has fear welling up within them, they either shut down and kind…
