Sermons by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor (Page 28)
Dysmas, A Brand from the Burning
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Pretend that you were taking your family to Jerusalem, and as you were trekking up the hill to Jerusalem, because it sits on a hill, you notice that nearby were three crosses, three evil people that had been crucified there. And your son or…
Mary’s Example of Believing Loving Service
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Okay, think about what you just got through hearing sung by our younger children’s choir. Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, right? Every one of the figures that we’re going to look at through this season of Lent all take place in…
Cry Unto the Lord
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be upon you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this morning is from the Gospel reading, The Temptation of Our Lord Jesus Christ for You. You may be seated. Before you get comfortable, don’t put your hymnal away. Turn with me to page 324 in the front part of your hymnal.…
Listen to Him
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. It can be said of our culture, or for that matter, it really could be said of all of us, couldn’t it? We’re pretty self-centered when everything is said and done. In fact, the fancy word to refer to it is that we’re…
Fulfilled in Your Ears
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The last three Sundays of this month prior to today were all the beginning and a continuation of a season that we call in the church the season of Epiphany. Epiphany is an aha moment, a manifestation, a revelation of something that was, as it…
You Are My Beloved!
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “Daddy, why am I so different?” “What do you mean, son?” “Well, so many of my classmates think that I’m quirky.” “I don’t think you’re quirky or different, son.” “Yes, I…
The Glory of God Revealed
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Merry Christmas, dear brothers and sisters. Welcome home. Welcome home to the only place in this time and in this earth where heaven and earth meet, where eternity and time come into unison, in this place where Christ has deigned to dwell among…
He Shall Be Your Peace
[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. You may be seated. Every day of every week, you and I, whether we realize it or not, and whether we want it or not, get schooled by the world in the…
Priest for You
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This is a sad story, the story of Eli. But it’s an interesting story in that Eli was a faithful priest as far as his priestly duties went. Meaning prayer, encouragement, interceding before God for the people. Exactly as the book of Hebrews describes…
Good News for 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 in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel meeting primarily, that we will quote the Old Testament and the Epistle as well. You may be seated. This morning is the transition, the transition from the Old…