Sermons (Page 83)
Jesus Speaks Life into Being
[Machine transcription] Please pray with me. Restrain, O Lord, the human pride that seeks to thrust your truth aside, or with some man-made thoughts or things would dim the words your Spirit sings. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.…
Say the Word
[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 is about the centurion and the healing of the servant of the centurion by our Lord Jesus. Here again, the very words you just finished singing, especially this verse that I’m reading to you:…
The Trinity is to be Worshipped!
In the name of the Holy
Trinity: Father, Son ( X ), and Holy Spirit. Amen.
The words sting, and if
we are honest, when we first hear them, these ancient words set off warning
bells in our minds. They seem too critical, too judgmental, and—in this
age of “anything and everything goes” in our culture—too intolerant.
We would like to find…
Hearing the Voice of God
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The voice is a powerful thing. Our culture admires those who have harnessed that gift of God, spending untold millions purchasing the music some can generate with it. Many sit glued to their televisions on certain nights of the week, waiting breathlessly for…
Gathering Around His Means of Salvation
A New World Coming
Christ is Risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
From the resurrection of Jesus comes hope—hope of everlasting life with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Out of our second Bible reading this morning, from the book of…
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.…