First Sunday of Christmas
Sermon for First Sunday of Christmas
[Machine transcription] In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Dear baptized believers in Christ’s church, the Holy Spirit has called you by the gospel, enlightened you with His gifts, sanctified and kept you in the true faith. God’s Word, connected with water, worked in you through holy baptism. Because of God’s…
Sermon for First Sunday of Christmas
[Machine transcription] Simeon took up the child Jesus in his arms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace according to your word.” Amen. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, I think the first time I was able to connect a liturgical dot, it was with this song of Simeon, which we sing after the…
Seeing Jesus
[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 gospel reading today, especially about the prophet Simeon, please be seated. Speaking of Simeon, it would be no surprise if you’re jealous of him. Because in that gospel reading today, he not only saw baby…
Speaking of Him to All
[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 Gospel reading. You may be seated. Today is the city of destiny in the text, and the city of destiny for our Lord Jesus is Jerusalem. This is the first of many times that our Lord ends…
Putting My Name Upon You
[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 all three texts that are used this morning. You may be seated. Probably one of the Sundays that you won’t forget because it’s most of the shortest readings ever. The Gospel…
Appointed for the Rising and Falling of Many
[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 third day of Christmas, the text for this morning comes from that gospel reading. You may be seated. This was an interesting event indeed. Forty days after Christ’s birth, because that was the…