Sermons (Page 74)
No Need to Doubt
[Machine transcription] Jesus Christ, Amen. There were three pastors who went fishing one day. Two of them were older, experienced pastors. The other was a very young, inexperienced, fresh out of the seminary pastor. Well, they got into their boat and they went out into the lake and they got out there and realized, ah, we forgot the bait. So one of the older pastors…
The Compassion of Feeding Souls
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading about the feeding of the 5,000. You’re very familiar with the feeding of the 5,000, I’m sure. But did you notice the very first few sentences of…
True Treasure
[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 is the parables that Jesus spoke, and the Old Testament and the Epistle give them great illumination. You may be seated. Some of you may have four, maybe even five generations of…
Growing Together by God’s Will
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be upon 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 is from the Gospel reading, the continuation of the parables in Matthew’s Gospel. You may be seated. Truly, one of the most difficult things that you or I learned—well, I guess…
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…