Sermons (Page 46)
Go, Proclaim Me to the World
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text is the story of Amos in the Old Testament reading with references to the epistle and gospel. You may be seated. So what do you think about this saying? Our Lord delights to call the humble to high…
It is Good to Wait Quietly
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this morning comes from the prophet Jeremiah’s Old Testament reading of Lamentations. Will you pray with me? In the midst of utter woe, when our sins oppress us, where shall we for refuge go? Wherefore grace to bless us, to…
…into the Way of Peace
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text is the gospel reading, especially the part called the Benedictus, or that which was sung just now, and that which Zechariah proclaimed by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. You may be seated. The very last…
What We Are is Known to God
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Beloved, the text for this morning comes from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, the epistle reading. You may be seated. Paul said, what we are is known to God. Well, if what we are is known to God, what are we? And Paul summarized the very…
His Binding of the Strong Man
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, the texts are primarily Old Testament readings with a few verses from the Gospel as well. You may be seated. So in that last stanza of the last hymn we just sang, it says, “Take our worthless self-made garments, clothe our…
His Gift of the Sabbath
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. So, what day of the week is the Sabbath? The day of the week that really is the Sabbath is Saturday. So the whole reason we don’t worship…
Lord and Christ
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from Isaiah’s vision, the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. Although you and I may have difficulty necessarily explaining that we believe in a trinity, three persons, one God, God…
Guiding You Into Truth
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. As Christians who believe in and trust and confess in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, which you and I sang glory to in that last verse of that hymn,…
My Joy Fulfilled in You
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from those nine verses from the Gospel of St. John, the prayer in the garden. You may be seated. Now that Jesus has ascended into heaven and lives and reigns to all eternity, he constantly…
A Witness of Christ
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Epistle reading this evening. You may be seated. That last stanza of the hymn about yearning for the Son’s embrace is the beautiful aspect of His ascension bodily. Already His…