Sermons by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor (Page 25)
Loving the Unloveable
[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 this morning comes from the Gospel reading. Be seated. In the document that made the great separation between the British Empire and the country we call the United States of America, the Declaration…
Jesus Defines You
[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, our text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. Having been baptized into Christ Jesus, having been called to a faith relationship with your Lord Jesus, you have been placed in a vocation. Not a vacation. A…
Behold, the Sacrifice
[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, the text for this morning’s sermon comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. I received kind of an unsettling email yesterday afternoon. It was a cry for help. A cry for help for a young man who I…
The King’s Coronation
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you. From God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen. Happy Epiphany to you all. The text for this morning, or this evening, comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. With all of the pomp and circumstance that the choir and the brass choir bring to the service, it is the coronation song of…
An Eternity of Service
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, this text for this evening, the last service of this calendar year, comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. That’s a big concept to grasp as a little boy or a little girl, isn’t it? Whenever the teacher…
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…
Grace Upon Grace
[Machine transcription] Merry Christmas, just in case you didn’t hear that. We are glad you’re with us this morning. Welcome home to the place where God nourishes you, where his holy manger lies, and we feed upon the bread from heaven, our Lord. Bells have been ringing for hours around the world, joyful celebrations of Christians gathering either in homes,…
This Doesn’t Look Right!
[Machine transcription] God, our Father, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ be yours. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, as well as some parts from the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. You know, this doesn’t look right. We’ve got two blue candles, in fact three blue candles, and we’ve…
Waiting with Comfort
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this evening comes from the first reading, the prophet Isaiah. The words, comfort. The same words from which the hymn is based. The theme for this evening, as you remember, is waiting with comfort. Teachers in school, as well as…
Jesus, Remember Me
[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, the text for this morning, this last Sunday of the church year, Christ the King Sunday, comes from the Gospel reading. Be seated. When the angel Gabriel stood by the side of Mary and told her that she was to have the Son…