Sermons on Mark 1:4-11
Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Well, this morning we hear this account from St. Mark of the baptism of Jesus, and maybe it’s just me, maybe I’m the only one that does this, but I think sometimes we might be tempted, often tempted to overlook the importance of it. I mean, we came out of Advent…
Sermon for The Baptism of Our Lord
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen, dear saints of God, we rejoice this day that Jesus sits enthroned as king forever. That’s the words from the gradual, Psalm 29, verse 10, and we should rejoice. It was a tumultuous week this week. It’s been a tumultuous year this year. Things are not always good. There’s a lot of distress, a lot of…
And God Said
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…
Baptized to Death, Baptized to Life
For anybody who is a fan of baseball, or humorous things, or even just of an average-guy-done-good, you’ve simply gotta love Yogi Berra. No, I’m not speaking of the cartoon character with the sidekick named Boo-Boo, who tried to abscond with picnic baskets under the ever-watchful eye of the park ranger. I’m talking about the New York Yankees’ All-Star catcher in the 1940s…
