First Sunday of Advent
Sermon for First Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Jesus says it is like a man going on a journey when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. Therefore, stay awake. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, what does Jesus mean by this command to stay awake? He surely doesn’t mean that the Christian…
Sermon for First Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. You may be seated. Dear Novak, the baptized, and to all the Lord’s baptized children, we rejoice that our Lord Jesus Christ tells us that he is coming in glory to judge the living and the dead. But why do we have that text today? The first Sunday of the church year, the first…
Sermon for First Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] And as he was drawing near, already on the way down the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” Amen. You may be seated.…
Sermon for First Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, the pressure’s on for you guys when the sermon is about staying awake. Jesus wants us to be ready for the last day. His business of staying awake is not a matter of not sleeping; that’s not the point. But being alert, being ready, and in a particular way, the Lord is calling us to a particular…
The King that Rides A Donkey
[Machine transcription] Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you. Amen. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, the season of Advent helps us to meditate on the truth of the Scriptures that Jesus, our Lord, comes to us. Now, this runs counter to all of our intrinsic theological intuition, all of our religious instincts. And we…
Waiting and Looking Forward
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the Old Testament reading from Jeremiah as the text, please be seated. People generally like to look forward to certain things: vacation, parties, births, anniversaries. And of course, this time of year, we’re…
We Are the Work of Your Hand
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Old Testament reading, the prophet Isaiah’s proclamation. You may be seated. It’s always been the temptation of mankind to remove themselves from others who don’t share…
Your King is Coming!
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Please be seated. After that Gospel reading, you may be thinking to yourself, Is this Palm Sunday? Did I go into some sort of time warp and completely miss Lent? Which would sadden most Lutherans, I think, to miss Lent. No, it’s not Palm…
His Words Give Strength and are Near
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be unto you. Amen. The text for this morning comes from the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. Bless you. We begin Advent this season, and Advent is a time of waiting for Jesus’ coming. In fact, the Latin word Advent means coming. But if you listen…