Third Sunday of Advent
Sermon for Third Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] There was a man sent from God whose name was John. He came as a witness to bear witness about the light that all might believe through him. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear Zach and Laura, about to confess your faith here before the Lord’s Altar. To all of you who are confirmed confessors of the Christian faith, to the…
Sermon for Third Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, among those born of women, there has arisen none, no one greater than John the Baptist, yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.” Please be seated. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. So imagine that you’re a Galilean, and…
Sermon for Third Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Calling two of his disciples to him, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, I think this sermon has three parts. Part one. I remember talking to a group of pastors a few months ago, maybe a couple of years ago now,…
Sermon for Third Sunday of Advent
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Please be seated. During the Advent and Christmas seasons, we hear a lot from the prophet Isaiah. Especially we hear about his prophecies about the coming Messiah, the chosen, anointed one of God to come into our world to free it from the oppression…
Go Tell John
[Machine transcription] Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see.” You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear saints, as we were praying the prayer of the church last week, there’s a particular sentence that jumped out at me like it never had before. I don’t know how many times I’ve prayed this prayer, and yet it…
Rejoice. Be gentle. Don’t be anxious. Pray
[Machine transcription] Praise, mercy, and love to Him, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, using the reading from Philippians as our text today, please be seated. I was talking with a student at University of Lutheran about their concern over the political climate of the world and even the possibility of a World War III they were…
He Comes to Cover Me
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text comes from the Old Testament reading, the prophet Isaiah. You may be seated. Quite a conversation that John the Baptist got into with those Pharisees. He clarified it again to them that he is not Elijah and…
What Do You Hear and See?
[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. Our Lord made a very interesting comment, and he made it to John’s disciples before they went back to talk to John. And you’ve got to…
The Purpose of God for You
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be upon you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. You may be seated. So allow your life to have uncertainty or allow your life not to have the comfort zone it once had. And the question arises then in…
