Sermons by Rev. Richard Mittwede (Page 4)
Speaking the Truth in Love
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the Old Testament reading, the first reading from Jeremiah. Please be seated. The Old Testament is full of prophets of God. In fact, 23 of the 39 books of the Old Testament are written by prophets. Four other books in…
Anointed for Death
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the gospel lesson today, those last words of Jesus: truly you will be with me today in paradise. Please be seated. Again, last week’s service, Ash Wednesday, we focused on the first word of Jesus from the cross:…
Seeing Jesus in a Different Light
[Machine transcription] Sisters in Christ, using the gospel reading for the text today, please be seated. As a wedding gift, a young couple received a set of rather hideous looking drinking glasses. The couple thought they were junk, but they kept them for everyday use as they didn’t mind that the glasses would get chipped, cracked, broken, or even thrown away. And…
Loving the Enemy
[Machine transcription] God’s grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the gospel reading today for the text, please be seated. And in that gospel reading, Jesus says some pretty hard stuff. Love your enemy. It’s not an easy thing to do, is it? It’s not an easy thing…
A Pre-Lent Easter
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, looking at the second lesson, St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians for the text, please be seated. He is risen. He is risen indeed. I know Lutherans have kind of routinized that; we do that, and we…
All or Nothin'
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the epistle reading today, the second lesson from Saint Paul’s letter to the Corinthians. Please be seated. Now, even though it’s probably the least favorite musical of Texas Longhorn fans, I have to quote…
A Miraculous Change
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, you’re looking at that gospel reading, the miracle of changing water to wine for our text. Please be seated. There was a picture going around the Internet of a grocery store wine aisle, but the sign that was advertising…
Receiving the Revealing
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, using the Gospel reading, the visit of the three wise men, for the sermon text, please be seated. And that’s what we observe and celebrate on Epiphany Sunday, is the visit of the three wise men. But epiphany is a fancy…
Great Expectations
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the gospel lesson today, we hear words of Jesus about his return. Please be seated. So what are we doing here on a perfectly good New Year’s Eve? Aren’t there better things to do on such a night? There…
Seeing Jesus
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the gospel reading today, especially about the prophet Simeon, please be seated. Speaking of Simeon, it would be no surprise if you’re jealous of him. Because in that gospel reading today, he not only saw baby…