Sermons (Page 35)
Law and Gospel
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians, this morning is the text. Please be seated. I doubt that anyone likes to have unnecessary burdens put on them, and that’s what was going on in the Galatian church that…
Born of a Woman
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God, our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at Paul’s letter to the Galatians for the text today, please be seated. And kind of actually, I’m only looking at three words from Paul’s reading today. There are some parts of the Bible that seem to be…
What to do When Your Heart Hurts
[Machine transcription] Mercy and peace to you from God, our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the second reading from Acts today for the text, please be seated. Yeah, I know it’s Trinity Sunday, but actually I’ve chosen not to preach on that. Just avoid it altogether. I can’t understand it anyway.…
Communication: Broken and Restored
[Machine transcription] May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. This morning’s meditation draws from all three readings that we read this morning. You may be seated. The ability to communicate, I would say, is an important aspect of being a human being. We need to communicate…
That They May All be One
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at the Gospel reading today for the text, please be seated. Musicians are an interesting bunch. No, I’m not talking about our Minister of Music candidate in particular, so relax, Jonathan. I’m talking about…
Sermon for Ascension
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Brothers and sisters, this is Ascension Day. Talking about the Ascension, please be seated. And Ascension Day is often overlooked in the church year calendar, even though it’s really one of the oldest and most recognized holy days, dating back to…
Take Heart!
[Machine transcription] Take heart. Good morning. The end of the gospel reading is the message of today’s sermon. After describing about his going home, Jesus had said, take heart. There are so many worries coming before you. There are so many struggles throughout your life, but always remember, Jesus said, I am not alone but with my Father. Dear beloved, today on…
Be Ready
[Machine transcription] Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at that second reading today from St. Peter’s first letter as a text, please be seated. Maybe you remember your Confirmation Day, those of you who’ve been confirmed in your faith. I remember mine back in 1973. I…
The Shepherd’s Voice
[Machine transcription] Christ is risen. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, our rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Our text comes from this morning’s gospel lesson, especially verses 27 and 28. Jesus says, my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never…
Paul – from Prosecutor to Apostle
[Machine transcription] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen. Brothers and sisters, looking at that first reading from the book of Acts, the conversion of St. Paul for the lesson, please be seated. Wow, a church named after me. Interesting. My name, first of all, was Saul, but anyway, there I was, minding my my own business and taking a little trip to Damascus. Well, okay,…
