Sermons (Page 96)
Christ’s Peace Comes
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you, from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The hymn that we just sang has a call act right after. And the main prayer of that call act goes like this: Grant us courage to take up our cross daily and follow Him wherever He leads. This morning’s Gospel reading is one of those…
For My Name’s Sake
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Now, some women say that we men are simple creatures, easy to understand and handle. And some of us guys say, no, we’re more like Shrek, the cartoon character. We’re a multi-layered onion that you must peel back one layer at a time…
The Right Enthusiasm
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and especially this Pentecost day from the Holy Spirit, our Helper and Comforter. Amen.
How often have you heard it: “If you just pray harder, or pray more often, or pray in the right way, or get more people to pray, your friend or relative would get better.”?
Or, “If…
Witnesses to His Resurrection
Note: The structure of the following sermon is that of a four dialogs between pairs of individuals as they each discuss the meaning of Jesus’ ministry, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Each column indicates the words of a particular individual.
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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An Easter Life
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.
As we near the end of the Easter season and approach the Ascension and then Pentecost, it’s good to think about the Easter life: The eternal life that Jesus promised that God’s children will have in Him. Even…
You Do Know Him, Don’t You?
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. Hallelujah. We continue to celebrate the resurrection. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The words, “let not your hearts be troubled,” unless you and I are going through a tribulation or trial, those words do not have the deep meaning as when we are going…
The Voice of the Shepherd
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen! Hallelujah! We continue to celebrate the glorious resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Today, on this fourth Sunday after Easter, or of Easter, typically always the Scripture readings center around a theme that is referred to often as the Good Shepherd Sunday. The Scripture readings, the hymns, all of it comes together. And what an…
Eyes Were Opened
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. He’s risen indeed. Hallelujah. We continue to celebrate the glorious season of Easter for the next several weeks before we celebrate His ascension into heaven. Eyes were open, weren’t they? Opened indeed to see something they had never seen before. Adam and Eve, that is. Recall that Adam and Eve’s eyes, prior to…
But it is From God
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
I beg your indulgence this morning, and perhaps your forgiveness. You see, in my own weakness, I just couldn’t face another sermon about “doubting Thomas” today. Please don’t get the wrong idea. I firmly believe that John’s account of the evening visits of Jesus to…
Christ’s Resurrection Makes Us Different
[Machine transcription] He is risen! Grace, mercy, and peace to you on this glorious day of our victory. Brothers and sisters, this is our day of victory. And this day of victory, of which we mark and celebrate as a feast, sets us apart from the rest of the world. But where we come into contact with it most is here in this country. It sets us apart from the people with…