Sermons (Page 82)
Have Love for Each Other
[Machine transcription] Will you pray with me? O grant that nothing in my soul may dwell, but thy pure love alone. O may thy love possess me whole, my joy, my treasure, and my crown. All coldness from my heart remove. By every act, word, thought, be love. In the name of Jesus, amen. Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior…
True Sheep of His Flock
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Three weeks ago, overwhelmed by the Lord’s grace, love, and mercy, what began with the rescuing thunder of Easter Day moved into the great Fifty Days which follow. How consciously…
Being Gracefully Carried by the Lord
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen! Hallelujah! This morning’s text is the last that we’ll hear about Christ’s post-resurrection appearances. We know he was on the earth for 40 days after his resurrection and before his ascension. And then 10 days later, on the 50th day, Pentecost occurred. But today in our pericopal readings, this is the last…
True Peace With God
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Welcome to the 2nd Sunday of Easter, dear friends… or as it is sometimes known in a tongue-in-cheek way, “Bash the Apostle Sunday.” There is certainly much for which we could chide poor St. Thomas.…
The New Creation
[Machine transcription] Hallelujah! Christ is risen! Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this morning comes from all three scripture readings. You may be seated. Today we gather. We gather for the Feast of Victory. The Feast of Victory. For today we celebrate that the One who was slain for…
The Light Shines Once More
In the Name of the Father and of the ( X ) Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
In the beginning, when the Word was with God and not yet made flesh, and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters, the first recorded divine words were, “Let there be light,” and there was. By merely thinking and saying, God creates reality where there was void. He makes the good and…
The New and Better Meal of Meals
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Consider God’s grace in providing us freedom from the bondage of sin. If you explore the Old Testament, you’ll find many texts which speak of the freedom God provided to His chosen people, Israel. In each of these instances, we see how the freedom He granted…
The Glory of the Cross
[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, on this glorious day of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, where we shouted and sang Hosanna, the text for this morning comes from that Gospel reading. Whenever, anytime really, but whenever you and I get involved…
The Centurion, an Illustration of the Power of the Cross
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The centurion saw it all, from the beginning to the very, very end. The centurion was there when they mocked and scourged him and called him king of the Jews in sarcasm…
Obedient Tenants
Grace, mercy, and peace
to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
“To whom shall I compare this generation?” Jesus once asked, rhetorically. He went
on to liken those of that era with spoiled, self-centered children. That is:
Those who had particular expectations of others, but in the end only wanted
things…