Sermons (Page 87)
They Were Amazed at His Teaching
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
“The people were amazed at His teaching.”
We sometimes miss the fact that Jesus was a Rabbi, or teacher. But unlike most rabbis of His day, Jesus traveled around to various places and went to teach. But where did He usually go first? He usually went to the…
Thankful Service Bestowed
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The first stanza of that sermon hymn, please allow me to read it to you again. Listen. O Christ, who called the twelve to rise and follow you, forsaking old familiar ways, for ventures bold and new, grant us to hear your call to risk security.…
Joined Into Faithful Love
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, baptized for us, Jesus Christ. Amen.
This morning we continue our journey through the month of January. Our consideration of God’s Word is centered on our theme of “His Faithful Love; Our Thankful Response.” Last week, Pastor Nuckols taught us about God’s faithful love being revealed…
His Faithful Love Revealed
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. As Pastor mentioned in the opening announcements, this month we’re going to focus on a theme of His faithful love, our thankful service. As it culminates with a wonderful celebration luncheon on the last Sunday of the month, which by the…
The Child, The Gift
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
There are some great things about having a church year, a liturgy, a lectionary of readings, Collects, and other Propers of the day. That is, in having those things that—with an ever-changing dynamic of variety—put a predictable framework around our gathering in…
God Heals What the Passage of Time Cannot
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
You’ve heard it. You’ve probably said it once or twice, or lots of times. You may even believe it to a certain extent, and to our earthly way of thinking, it does have a certain calming, reassuring ring to it, I suppose. The phrase is oft repeated, almost to the…
O Come, Let Us Adore Him
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from the Savior incarnate and born for us, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Christ is born, and the angels sing. They blend their voices in heavenly harmony, resounding in joyful praise and exalting His glory. All creation wonders at such mercy. God is born of a woman for the sake of hateful and ungrateful men. Heaven…
All For Your Benefit
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. A blessed Merry Christmas to you all. Thank you, family choir members, for giving us the song and the words that put this season in perspective, the birth of God in the flesh. And for you, brothers and sisters in Christ, welcome home. This…
How Will This Be Since I Am a Sinner?
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. You know those times in your life when God seems the furthest away? Typically, it’s whenever you’re going through a difficult time, and we scamper around kind of like chickens with their heads cut off, like the proverbial type,…
Sometimes Better to Receive Than to Give
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen
Our sermon text for this morning is the Old Testament lesson, from Isaiah, chapter 61.
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me two turtle doves and a partridge in…