Sermons (Page 85)
Blessed Are You Because…
Out of the Darkness
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
“Yea, even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me” (Psalm 23:4). In this world which C.S. Lewis often referred to as the “shadowlands,” we live and walk our daily…
The March of Mercy
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, amen. You may be seated.
There was a beautiful phrase in this hymn where it says, “Christ, the herald of salvation, preaching mercy from the cross.” The reason I find that so profound is that in the midst of death there is mercy being bestowed to those who…
All Will Be Revealed
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our revealed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Today we observe the Epiphany of Our Lord, a feast which follows the 12 days of Christmas and begins the season between Christmas and Lent. Epiphany’s actual date is always January 6.
As most of you know, the word “epiphany” means a revelation of…
Within the Father’s House
Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Brothers and sisters, the text for this morning’s sermon comes from the gospel reading. You know, when your baby gets a little bit bigger, you’re going to be coaxing out of it, “Say mama. Say mama.” And he’s going to say, “Say…
His Word is a Witness Forever
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
There’s a line of thinking, especially outside of the Christian Church, but regrettably also within it, that thinks the Scriptures are time-bound. Some who adhere to such thinking often claim that while the prophets and apostles may have been inspired by God to…
In Us, He Makes for Himself a Glorious Name
Each of us bears a family name and bearing that family name connotes a context into which you have been born. There are stories about your parents, stories about your aunts and uncles, stories about your grandparents and even your great-aunts and uncles that put a context into which you have been placed as their child. There are things about those stories that are very…
Our Life is in Christ
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on this blessed day of His birth. Amen.
Do you remember your first Christmas? Well of course you don’t, but your parents, by golly…your parents sure do remember your first Christmas, for they saw in you the wonder of a child’s eye and that enthralled…
Christmas Trees
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior whose birth we celebrate this night, Jesus Christ. Amen.
They’re Christmas trees. Not Hanukah trees. Not Kwanzaa trees. Not Ramadan trees. And certainly not “holiday trees” or “winter festival trees”, as the politically-correct, dare-not-give-offense crowd seems determined to re-name…
You Shall Call His Name Jesus
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.
It can begin in two different ways. One of the ways is slow, steadily, almost like a nagging drip. With each passing day it creeps closer and closer, culminating in a feeling of overwhelmedness. That’s somewhat like Ahaz in this morning’s Old…
