Sermons by Rev. Dr. Mark S. Nuckols, Senior Pastor (Page 40)
Good Friday Readings and Meditations
First Reading: John 18:1-11 (Jesus is Betrayed by Judas) When he had finished praying, Jesus left with his disciples and crossed the Kidron Valley. On the other side there was an olive grove, and he and his disciples went into it. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas came to the grove, guiding a…
The Road to Glory!
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, “Hosanna to the Son of David.” Part of the reason of the children being involved in this morning’s service and the pomp and circumstance of the music and the proclamation of the Gospel…
Not Worth Believing
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. This morning when we had the day school kids here and I was preaching this, it struck me almost at the moment of being spoken that how completely unapplicable it seemed for these kids, at least for the little ones, because when you were little, you remember how nothing in…
Being Exposed
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the gospel reading. You can’t read or hear read those five verses from the book of Numbers and not wonder in your mind that people prayed that God would deliver them and send the snakes away, and it was…
See to It Himself
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters, the text is from the gospel reading, Judas’ betrayal. You and I were raised in a way that a standard was kept that said, if you take something from someone, you have to give it back if it’s not yours. You return that which is not yours. If you break…
The Greatest What?
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Listen to the Gospel reading one more time. It’s a short reading. “Jesus said, But behold the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table.” And, of course, it’s referring to Judas. “For the Son of Man goes as it has been determined,” meaning to be betrayed and…
Baptismal Life in the Wilderness
From this assurance of God’s favor, Jesus goes to the wilderness, there to endure a time of testing that readied Him to teach and bless, so we, by water and the Spirit, baptized into Christ’s ministry, are often led to paths of service through mazes of adversity. Grace, mercy, and peace be yours from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.…
All or Nothing
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, we begin this Lenten season with contemplation on the Gospel reading. It is good to visit those who are dying. They have a perspective on this life. For those who are struggling with death, be it cancer or be it living out their last days in…
Our Hope of Glory
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Fellow redeemed in Christ, the texts for this morning come from the Gospel, as well as the Epistle reading. After having been married about a year, the eighteen-and-a-half-year-old and the almost-twenty-year-old were blessed by God with a baby boy. His name was Stephen. But…
Confessions of a Demon
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ, the text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading. The most common form of demonic possession is unbelief. The most common form of demonic possession is unbelief. What you and I are more familiar with is the temptations with which you and…
