Sermons by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor
The Bread IS My Flesh
[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, the text is from the Old Testament as well as the Gospel. You may be seated. When I was a young boy, or I should really say it’s the same for you, when you were a young boy or a young girl, you and I were all carefree…
The Father Gives You the True Bread
[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 for this morning’s sermon is based on the Gospel reading from John 6. You may be seated. One of the first great statements by our Lord Jesus recorded in Scripture is His dialogue with Satan in the…
Guards You in the Boat
[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. Will you pray with me? Entrust your days and burdens to God’s most loving hand. He cares for you while ruling the sky, the sea, the land. For he who guides the…
One Who Fears the Lord
[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 texts come from the Gospel reading, but also the Old Testament reading. You may be seated. Of all the New Testament women, Mary Magdalene is mentioned the most. Interesting. One of the most prominent parts…
Go, Proclaim Me to the World
[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 is the story of Amos in the Old Testament reading with references to the epistle and gospel. You may be seated. So what do you think about this saying? Our Lord delights to call the humble to high…
It is Good to Wait Quietly
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for this morning comes from the prophet Jeremiah’s Old Testament reading of Lamentations. Will you pray with me? In the midst of utter woe, when our sins oppress us, where shall we for refuge go? Wherefore grace to bless us, to…
…into the Way of Peace
[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 is the gospel reading, especially the part called the Benedictus, or that which was sung just now, and that which Zechariah proclaimed by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. You may be seated. The very last…
What We Are is Known to God
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Beloved, the text for this morning comes from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, the epistle reading. You may be seated. Paul said, what we are is known to God. Well, if what we are is known to God, what are we? And Paul summarized the very…
His Binding of the Strong Man
[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, the texts are primarily Old Testament readings with a few verses from the Gospel as well. You may be seated. So in that last stanza of the last hymn we just sang, it says, “Take our worthless self-made garments, clothe our…
His Gift of the Sabbath
[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. You may be seated. So, what day of the week is the Sabbath? The day of the week that really is the Sabbath is Saturday. So the whole reason we don’t worship…