Sermons (Page 83)
Mary’s Example of Believing Loving Service
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Okay, think about what you just got through hearing sung by our younger children’s choir. Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane, right? Every one of the figures that we’re going to look at through this season of Lent all take place in…
Cry Unto the Lord
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be upon you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this morning is from the Gospel reading, The Temptation of Our Lord Jesus Christ for You. You may be seated. Before you get comfortable, don’t put your hymnal away. Turn with me to page 324 in the front part of your hymnal.…
Ash Wednesday
Grace, mercy,
and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ. Amen.
In 1985, Paul
Simon, of Simon and Garfunkel musical fame, released an album entitled, “Graceland.” In the title song of that album, a
mournful Simon sings of a man, lost and lonely, struggling to make sense of life
in the midst of his…
Listen to Him
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. It can be said of our culture, or for that matter, it really could be said of all of us, couldn’t it? We’re pretty self-centered when everything is said and done. In fact, the fancy word to refer to it is that we’re…
Are We Willing?
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
I think we can all agree that God the Father wants us to talk about Him, to believe in Him, and to trust in Jesus Christ, God the Son, as our only Savior. Scripture repeatedly supports this position. As an example, look to Acts 1:8: “But you will receive power when…
Fulfilled in Your Ears
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The last three Sundays of this month prior to today were all the beginning and a continuation of a season that we call in the church the season of Epiphany. Epiphany is an aha moment, a manifestation, a revelation of something that was, as it…
Wounds of Love
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Family and friends of our Christian sister, Grace, welcome. Our dear Christian brother, Kenley: We gather here in this holy place today to celebrate your mother’s life in Christ, and to rejoice in the new life she now already enjoys in the comfort and glories…
The Wedding Miracle
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
It didn’t happen in front of a great crowd of devout pilgrims on a high feast day, where Jesus could have rapidly spread His fame as Prophet and Priest throughout Judaism, like the miraculous proclamation of the Gospel on the Day of Pentecost. It didn’t happen…
You Are My Beloved!
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “Daddy, why am I so different?” “What do you mean, son?” “Well, so many of my classmates think that I’m quirky.” “I don’t think you’re quirky or different, son.” “Yes, I…
Hurry, Hurry
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
One of the many things that I think makes life interesting, and if I daresay, even fun, are its contrasts, disparities, and incongruities. If everything were too consistent, too regular, too bland, I think we’d cease to experience any surprise, any sense of wonder,…