Sermons (Page 83)
The Great Feast of Restoration
[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 morning comes from the Gospel reading about the prodigal son. You may be seated. Isn’t it ironic how the world views you as a Christian? The world views you as a Christian as the greatest hypocrite. The world views the…
Dysmas, A Brand from the Burning
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Pretend that you were taking your family to Jerusalem, and as you were trekking up the hill to Jerusalem, because it sits on a hill, you notice that nearby were three crosses, three evil people that had been crucified there. And your son or…
Learning by Example
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The decades of the 1960s and 70s were times of upheaval and great change in America. Institutions that had been the bedrock of our society were being called into question and even actively rejected by many. Some of the changes were undoubtedly good and…
Carrying the Burden
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Imagine, if you will, being on a journey, a long way from your home. You’ve traveled for many days, perhaps even weeks, to reach your destination. You’re looking forward to participating in a special event, one that’s very important to you. Your family is with…
I Will Be With You Always
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
For those of you still in school, whether that be pre-school, elementary school, middle school, high school, college, or even graduate school, it may seem as though your education will never be complete. “When,” you might ask, “will I get to go out and start…
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…