Sermons (Page 107)
It’s a Fact
Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Tonight we gather in Christian fellowship and solidarity, in memory of our departed sister in Christ, Lucy Marie Brelin. Few of us had the opportunity to know Lucy this side of heaven, and we know only a little about her from what her dear son Harvey has provided us.…
All the Prophets Testify About Him
Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Alleluia! Our text this morning is our first scripture lesson, from the book of the Acts of the Apostles, chapter 10. This lesson is a wonderful proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It certainly gives a strong witness to His resurrection, so it is appropriate that we give it our consideration on this Easter morning, even when…
And He descended into hell
+ + + In Nomine Jesu + + + Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. It is good for us to be here this Holy Saturday to keep vigil for the dawn of the day of our Lord’s resurrection, and it is my privilege to proclaim God’s Word to you-all here at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on this…
God in Tension
Good Friday. A term that unbelievers can’t even begin to comprehend, if they ever bother to look beyond the goodness of having a day off from work some time every Spring. Even then, they have to deal with it falling on different days every year, on a schedule that remains incomprehensible unless one knows how that schedule came to be. The world sees nothing good…
Blessed Forgetfulness
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the…
A Mother’s Tears: Mary Watches Jesus Die
Guilty Tears: Jesus is Denied by Peter
Dealing with Death
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our society has become one in which almost no topic is off limits. As so-called “enlightened” people, we pride ourselves on our ability to openly discuss just about any subject. Still, except among those viewed has having rather dreary outlooks on life, there…
Garden Tears: Jesus Grieves over His Suffering
Asking the Right Questions
You’d think the blind man who received his sight from the miraculous intervention of Jesus had been plopped down at Camp X-Ray in Guantanamo Bay. Everywhere he turns, he—and the people all around him—are being vigorously interrogated. You can see this in some of the questions. They are posed to get the answers the questioners want, or to trigger a…
