Sermons (Page 71)
It Shall Accomplish My Purpose
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the gospel reading as it has been carved in the front of our pulpit about the parable of the seed and the sowers. May be seated. He who has ears, let him hear. Our Lord…
Learn From Me
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. It was St. Augustine, somewhere between the late 300s and early 400s A.D., who said this: “You, O God, have created us for…
God Makes No Distinction
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the first reading, the 15th chapter of the book of Acts. You may be seated. Peter and Paul, as you know, were not perfect men. The scriptures record their sins very…
25th Anniversary of Ordination Celebration
[Machine transcription] Grace to you and peace from Christ our risen and ascended and ruling Lord. On this very exciting and happy day, the anniversary of the ordination of your wonderful pastor, Pastor Knuckles, whom I’ve known for many years. And by the way, before I begin, I bring you greetings from your fellow saints up in Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,…
Worship: The Work of the Trinity
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from the blessed Trinity into whose name you were baptized: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
This Trinitarian name which we consider today on this Trinity Sunday is the heart of Christian worship. It saturates the divine service from invocation to benediction. It is the essence of baptism and our object of praise in the Gloria in…
The Spirit of Truth Dwells in You
[Machine transcription] Today is a celebration, as I mentioned earlier, the third most important celebration in the entire church year: the gift of the Holy Spirit being given to all flesh. But it’s more than just that event that happened where people were given the ability to speak in other known languages without ever having to spend the time studying vocabulary…
Willing Witnesses
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.
Yes, not only is He risen, He is ascended into heaven, as we confess in the creeds. This past Thursday was Ascension Day the 40th day after Easter, the day on which the Scriptures tell us Jesus left this earthly…
The Spirit of Truth Dwells in You
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading and also the first paragraph of the Epistle reading. I believe, teach, and confess that this world and all of creation was created by God by speaking…
Take You to Myself
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the gospel reading, especially the statement or question that Thomas had and how Jesus handles it. There are many things that we’re not good at. But one of the…
The Shepherd Always Leads
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for Good Shepherd Sunday is from the Gospel reading, but we will also refer to the Epistle reading. You know, there’s some really good folks out there in this world. They’re very moral.…