Sermons (Page 78)
Grace Upon Grace
[Machine transcription] Merry Christmas, just in case you didn’t hear that. We are glad you’re with us this morning. Welcome home to the place where God nourishes you, where his holy manger lies, and we feed upon the bread from heaven, our Lord. Bells have been ringing for hours around the world, joyful celebrations of Christians gathering either in homes,…
Sympathy for the Sinner
Grace, mercy, and peace to you this holy night, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who has had sympathy for the sinner. Amen
Please allow me to introduce myself;I was sent from heaven above.I’ve been around since before mankind,An expression of God’s love.
I came around when AbrahamTrusted God over doubt and pain.Made sure the…
Jesus: He is Immanuel
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
The wait is almost over. It will soon be the big day. All the plans are falling into place. Everything is proceeding just as it is supposed to. Just a little more time of waiting.
Suddenly, there’s a problem. It’s not just a minor nuisance or…
Waiting with Joy
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Christmas is only a week away, but you can already sense the anticipation building. In spite of the secularization of American culture, there is something about Christmas that remains deeply embedded in our national consciousness. In a very real sense,…
This Doesn’t Look Right!
[Machine transcription] God, our Father, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ be yours. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, as well as some parts from the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. You know, this doesn’t look right. We’ve got two blue candles, in fact three blue candles, and we’ve…
Waiting with Comfort
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this evening comes from the first reading, the prophet Isaiah. The words, comfort. The same words from which the hymn is based. The theme for this evening, as you remember, is waiting with comfort. Teachers in school, as well as…
The Paradise of the Church
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our coming Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The sermon today comes from our Old Testament Lesson, from the prophet Isaiah, chapter 11.
If you want visual evidence of the world’s Fall into sin, just turn on your television. You don’t need to find a trashy, trampy Miley Cyrus video. You don’t have…
Waiting With Prayer
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
On Sunday, we gathered here at St. Paul to observe the beginning of the season of Advent. With Advent, we begin a new Church year. God was present with us that day to dispense His gifts to us, as He always faithfully does—not just at the start of new Church…
Peace on the Mountain
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Our meditation this morning is based upon the Old Testament lesson, from the prophet Isaiah, chapter 2.
Time marches on, moving us forward into a new Church year, a new Advent season. Soon the secular year of 2013 will be behind us, too.
But Jesus shifts…
Remember to Thank God
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Tomorrow we celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It’s not—strictly speaking—a church holiday, but rather a day the United States sets aside, purportedly to remember to give thanks. Much of our culture now denies the existence of a creator and sustainer of life, and many more…