Sermons on Luke 24:44-53
Sermon for the Ascension of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] When Jesus had said these things, as they were looking on, He was lifted up, and a cloud took them out of His sight. You may be seated. Christ is risen. He has risen indeed, hallelujah. Risen and ascended in all for us, that’s what we delight in tonight, dear saints, on the 1,991st anniversary of the Ascension. But, I think that the important…
He Lives and Reigns to Eternity
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, on this celebratory day, the text is from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. That was the last thing that those apostles saw as their Lord ascended into heaven. In fact, you can scour the texts of the…
Sermon for Ascension
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, brothers and sisters in Christ, and thanksgivers for the gospel reading. As that hymn said, Oh, to feel the Son’s embrace. Can’t even imagine what it will be like to feel God touching me and my skin with His skin. Warm flesh pressed against warm flesh. Remarkable…
Open Our Minds
Grace, mercy, and peace be
upon you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
Amen.
In Bible class this morning, the four confirmands gave a short
profession of their faith. I reminded you all that confirmation is not
a Lutheran invention. It’s been a part of the Christian Church since…
Onward and Upward
Grace, mercy, and peace to you this day from God our Father, and from our ascended Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Back when I was starting my professional career as an industrial engineer, a significant portion of my work was comprised of developing processes and procedures. Some of these procedures might tell a person how to operate a piece of equipment. Other…
