Sermons by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor (Page 31)
Thankful Service Bestowed
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The first stanza of that sermon hymn, please allow me to read it to you again. Listen. O Christ, who called the twelve to rise and follow you, forsaking old familiar ways, for ventures bold and new, grant us to hear your call to risk security.…
His Faithful Love Revealed
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. As Pastor mentioned in the opening announcements, this month we’re going to focus on a theme of His faithful love, our thankful service. As it culminates with a wonderful celebration luncheon on the last Sunday of the month, which by the…
All For Your Benefit
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. A blessed Merry Christmas to you all. Thank you, family choir members, for giving us the song and the words that put this season in perspective, the birth of God in the flesh. And for you, brothers and sisters in Christ, welcome home. This…
How Will This Be Since I Am a Sinner?
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. You know those times in your life when God seems the furthest away? Typically, it’s whenever you’re going through a difficult time, and we scamper around kind of like chickens with their heads cut off, like the proverbial type,…
Prepare The Way for The Lord
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. That which the children sang to us is our prayer as well. Come, Lord Jesus. Come. But when Jesus came the very first time, when he began his ministry, he wasn’t received and still isn’t being received with open arms. But when you…
For Those Who Wait for Him
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Haven’t we had the natural disasters as of late? Like in the last five years at least. Think about it. Just recently the tornado tore through east of here, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and destroyed so many homes and businesses, and changed…
Faithfulness Trumps Success
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Most all of us who have any kind of a retirement fund or pension fund know that it’s all connected and interlocked with the stock market. And knowing that investment is going up and going down, it is frightening at times. Now, in…
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…
The Promise of Faithfulness
[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. First things first, this red is not in honor of St. Louis Cardinals. Just thought I’d put it out there for you. Because being a Texan and a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Texas is difficult; you’ve got this draw to St.…
Marvel Not, But Believe
[Machine transcription] Earlier this week, I was reading through some Luther, and I came across a quote that was written or put down in pen sometime in the 1400s before Luther was born. It was surprising how applicable it still is to today because man does not change. He is sinful from the time of his conception, and there is nothing new under the sun. The quote goes like…