Sermons (Page 78)
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…
Jesus, Remember Me
[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, the text for this morning, this last Sunday of the church year, Christ the King Sunday, comes from the Gospel reading. Be seated. When the angel Gabriel stood by the side of Mary and told her that she was to have the Son…
Your Redemption Draws Near!
[Machine transcription] Will you pray with me? My Savior paid the debt I owe, and for my sin was smitten. Within the book of life I know my name has now been written. I will not doubt, for I am free, and Satan cannot threaten me. There is no condemnation. In his holy name, Jesus, we pray. Amen. Grace, mercy, and peace to you. From God our Father and from our Lord and…
Comfort while Enduring
[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, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. Let me be seated. It’s kind of hard to miss the fact that we are in the end times. Consider the earthquakes that have occurred and the tsunamis. Consider the…
Blessed Are All the Saints
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Cursed are the presumptuous in spirit, for theirs is the delusion of self-righteousness.
Cursed are the cold-hearted, for they have no empathy.
Cursed are the aggressive, for they take what is not theirs by intimidation.
Cursed are those who hunger…
Return to the Word
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
From the Gospel lesson, from St. John, chapter 8:
34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35 The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you…