Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Today we have something maybe out of the ordinary, somewhat of an anomaly, whatever you want to call it, as this is the fourth Sunday in Advent, but it’s also Christmas Eve, and my math tells me this happens about seven years, every seven years or…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, the problem is bigger than you think and the solution is smaller than you think. That’s what I want to talk about today. But I want to look at the text to get there. Matthew chapter 1 is an amazing, amazing text, amazing bit of history of salvation. It’s when already Mary, the mother of our Lord,…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints of God, we rejoice today in hearing the Holy Scriptures, and most especially in hearing the name of Jesus brought to Elizabeth when the Virgin Mary delivered her. I want to focus on the Epistle text from Hebrews chapter 10, but just on our way there, I want to notice this, both about Mary and Elizabeth, and I…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear Saints of God, we rejoice today in hearing the Holy Scriptures, and most especially in hearing the name of Jesus brought to Elizabeth when the Virgin Mary delivered her. I want to focus on the Epistle text from Hebrews chapter 10, but just on our way there, I want to notice this, both about Mary and Elizabeth, and I…
Sermon for Fourth Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Saints, rejoice, Emmanuel will come to you. We rejoice particularly this morning in hearing the sermon that the angel preaches to Mary. Gabriel sent from heaven to reveal to Mary what was going to happen to her and what it meant. In fact, this sermon that Gabriel preaches to Mary is quite stunning in its theological…
The Obedience of Faith
[Machine transcription] The text for today’s sermons are found in the readings appointed for this day, the fourth Sunday of Advent. Let us pray. Lord Jesus, you are the light of the world. Grant us patience, wisdom, courage, and strength in order to press on in this life and to prepare for your coming. Help us to understand the trials that we have in life and how…
It's the Little Things
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the Old Testament reading from the prophet Micah for the text, please be seated. In a TV show years ago called Kids Say the Darnedest Things, kids were asked questions. They would usually say something silly and people…
