Sermons from 2019 (Page 5)
Be Ready
[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 that second reading today from St. Peter’s first letter as a text, please be seated. Maybe you remember your Confirmation Day, those of you who’ve been confirmed in your faith. I remember mine back in 1973. I…
The Shepherd’s Voice
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Our text comes from this morning’s gospel lesson, especially verses 27 and 28. Jesus says, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they…
Paul – from Prosecutor to Apostle
[Machine transcription] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at that first reading from the book of Acts, the conversion of St. Paul, for the lesson, please be seated. Wow, a church named after me. Interesting. My name, first of all, was Saul, but anyway, there I was, minding my own business and taking a little trip to Damascus. Well, okay, I…
Rise up in Peace
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking mostly at the gospel reading today for the text, please be seated. Yeah, I’m one of them. I’m one of those disciples of Jesus that you heard about today who locked themselves in a room and were hiding because we…
An Easier Life
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. If there’s a title for the sermon today, it’s Having an Easier Life. I think it’s safe to say that most people want to have an easier life. I mean, who really wants to have a hard life? And in our culture in the United States these…
It is Finished
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The focus of our Lenten services this year at St. Paul has been the seven words of Jesus as he was on the cross. They are words of life even in his death. Tonight we conclude fittingly with his words, “It is finished.” But what is…
The Betrayer
[Machine transcription] Some people are just poster people for certain characteristics. When you hear the word traitor, usually Benedict Arnold comes to mind. Or you hear the word liar, and people think most politicians. But consensus is really easily reached with the term betrayer. In fact, if you look up betrayer in the dictionary, there’s probably Judas’…
A Most Confusing Day
[Machine transcription] May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Amen. Our text for this morning is the Gospel Lesson, the Palm Sunday story from John chapter 12. You may be seated. I’m confused. Now, to some of you who know me, that may not come as much of a surprise. The…
Can’t Someone Else Do It?
[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 reading from St. Paul’s letter to the Philippians as the text today, please be seated. The New Testament part of the Bible was originally written in the Greek language. And in Greek, there are certain words…
Sermon for Lent Midweek 5
[Machine transcription] Central Texas, we really know about thirst, especially in summer. If you’re outside working or exercising, it’s thirst that makes your lips and throat so dry; thirst that makes you crave relief; thirst that it seems like no amount of iced tea or Gatorade, or even water, can quench. So, we can kind of relate to Jesus’s words from…