Sermons by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor (Page 24)
The Spirit of Truth Dwells in You
[Machine transcription] Today is a celebration, as I mentioned earlier, the third most important celebration in the entire church year: the gift of the Holy Spirit being given to all flesh. But it’s more than just that event that happened where people were given the ability to speak in other known languages without ever having to spend the time studying vocabulary…
The Spirit of Truth Dwells in You
[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 for this morning comes from the Gospel reading and also the first paragraph of the Epistle reading. I believe, teach, and confess that this world and all of creation was created by God by speaking…
Take You to Myself
[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 for this morning comes from the gospel reading, especially the statement or question that Thomas had and how Jesus handles it. There are many things that we’re not good at. But one of the…
The Shepherd Always Leads
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for Good Shepherd Sunday is from the Gospel reading, but we will also refer to the Epistle reading. You know, there’s some really good folks out there in this world. They’re very moral.…
To Be Loved is To Be Served
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this evening comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. Dearest brothers and sisters, everything about the texts this evening speaks of taking different people, different things, and molding them…
Your Glory Is Revealed
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be upon you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, the text for this morning is the Gospel reading. Not the Palm Sunday text, but the text that was just read in the Gospel procession. You may be seated. The pastor who confirmed me was born in 1918. He was an older gentleman…
God’s Will Done in You
[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 for this morning is of the man born blind who now sees. It was the Apostle Peter who wrote, “You are not your own. You were bought with a price. Glorify God in your body.” Amen.…
Do You Know the Gift?
[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 for this morning comes from the Gospel reading about Jesus’ interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well. Kind of like oil and water, the Samaritans and the Jews, they didn’t get…
Worshiping the Lord Your God
[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 for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. So last Wednesday we began the season of Lent. Forty days until Easter, of course not counting Sundays. There’s Sundays in Lent, not of Lent.…
Commending Yourself to God
[Machine transcription] This has been around for a while, this quip. It goes like this: One’s treasures tell the tale of one’s heart. One’s treasures tell the tale of one’s heart. In other words, your external choices in this world reveal a great deal about what’s on the inside of your bosom. The choices that you make, the things that you…