Sermons (Page 32)
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…
Sermon for Advent Midweek 3
[Machine transcription] The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and bloom like the crocus. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Dear saints, it’s amazing to consider that the Bible begins with God building a garden garden, and putting in the midst of it our Father and our Mother, Adam and Eve, giving them the whole of…
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 just sort of…
Sermon for Advent Midweek 2
[Machine transcription] In the name of Jesus, amen. Dear saints, we’ll turn our attention to this Old Testament prophecy, Isaiah chapter 11, and ask first, what does it mean? And then, what does it mean for us? The picture is of a tree stump, the stump of a particular tree, the stump of Jesse. Now, the key to simply understanding this prophecy is remembering that…
The Voice of the Crier
[Machine transcription] In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, repent. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear saints, how can we be ready for Jesus to come? That is, after all, what we talk about in the season of Advent, right? The coming of Jesus, the threefold coming of Jesus, how He came in humility to save us from our…
Sermon for Advent Midweek 1
[Machine transcription] And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. O house of Jacob, come let us walk in the light of the Lord. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Isaiah’s gospel, Isaiah the prophet’s book, Luke is sometimes called the fifth gospel, and the reason for this is because Isaiah, perhaps more…
The King that Rides A Donkey
[Machine transcription] Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King is coming to you. Amen. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, the season of Advent helps us to meditate on the truth of the Scriptures that Jesus, our Lord, comes to us. Now, this runs counter to all of our intrinsic theological intuition, all of our religious instincts. And we…
Lord, Have Mercy
[Machine transcription] Brothers and sisters, looking at the Gospel reading tonight, the healing of the lepers, please be seated. And especially on Thanksgiving, when this Gospel lesson is read, the usual focus is on the one thankful leper, fitting with the Thanksgiving theme. But my focus tonight, I want to look at that request that the lepers made of Jesus, Lord Lord…
I.N.R.I.
[Machine transcription] The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine and saying, if you are the king of the Jews, save yourself. There was also an inscription over him, this is the king of the Jews. Amen. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus. Amen. Amen. Dear saints, there are glimpses of the throne of Jesus throughout the Scriptures, the prophets…
The End is Not Yet
[Machine transcription] You will be hated by all for my name’s sake, but not a hair of your head will perish. You may be seated. In the name of Jesus, Amen. Dear Saints, at the end of the church year, we consider what we say every day in the Creed. I believe that Jesus will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead. We say it all the time, but we want to…
