Sermons (Page 110)
You Belong to the One Flock
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Fellow redeemed in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel Reading but also the First Reading and the Epistle Reading. This morning is Good Shepherd Sunday, which is always the fourth Sunday after Easter. And Good Shepherd Sunday always has a theme of Christ…
A Real Touching Story
Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! Alleluia! Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The sermon text for this 3rd Sunday of Easter is from the Gospel according to St. Luke, Chapter 24. “If Christ is not raised, then I am a liar!” That’s pretty much what the apostle Paul writes in 1st Corinthians, chapter…
The Peace of the Resurrection
Grace, mercy, and peace to you this day, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. It must have been quite a scene. It was evening, and the heat of the day had dissipated somewhat. The frightened sinners huddled together. They were out of sight—they hoped—from the powerful governing authority. If they were discovered, they knew the…
Called You by Name
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, the Victor over death, your Victor and mine. Amen. When the children of Israel were being led out of Egypt, out of slavery, out of death, without any hope, they were brought by a great mountain, Mount Sinai, a mountain that they could not touch nor any animal placed its…
The Whole Package
Greetings and peace to you this night, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: How wonderful it is to be gathered together here in the Lord’s house this night, once again celebrating in prayer and praise the blessed assurance that our Lord and Savior has indeed passed from death into life. Jesus’ resurrection—following…
Good Friday Readings and Meditations
First Reading: John 18:1-11 (Jesus is Betrayed by Judas) When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the grove, guiding a…
The Gift of the Supper
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our text for today is a portion of the Gospel lesson just read, from St. Mark, chapter 14. Reflection. Contemplation. Repentance. It’s part and parcel of the entire Christian life, of course, but it’s what the Lenten season is particularly focused upon. Never more so than…
The Road to Glory!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, “Hosanna to the Son of David.” Part of the reason of the children being involved in this morning’s service and the pomp and circumstance of the music and the proclamation of the Gospel…
Not Worth Believing
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This morning when we had the day school kids here and I was preaching this, it struck me almost at the moment of being spoken that how completely unapplicable it seemed for these kids, at least for the little ones, because when you were little, you remember how nothing in…
Doing Whatever is Asked
Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. I suspect that most of you adults here today are familiar with documents known as “job descriptions.” At some point in your life, many of you have probably had a position with the responsibilities listed out in a written document. Some of you may have even been in management…