Sermons (Page 79)
Christ Has Added All These Things to You
Lillie Mae, Carolyn, all of Walter’s family and friends, brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
By no small coincidence, our Gospel lesson this day, from Matthew, chapter 6, concludes with Walter’s confirmation verse: “Seek first the kingdom of God and His…
Abiding in Him and He in You
The Will of Him Who Sent Me
We Choose, God Chooses
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
August begins. Summer has reached its zenith, and soon our routines will resume their more normal rhythm. Not exactly the same rhythm as the last time around, of course, because nothing endures forever but God and His word. Children will move to new grades in…
Jesus In the Boat
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Today’s Gospel picks up from the account of the Feeding of the Five Thousand that was in last week’s Gospel. You may remember the Jesus and the disciples attempted to go to a deserted spot on the other side of the Sea of Galilee for a little bit of R&R. The…
Follow Jesus, Our Shepherd-King
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Sheep are not the brightest of creatures, which is probably why we in the church are often called by that name. As I’ve mentioned a couple times before in sermons, years ago a fine pastor taught me that sheep are “dirty, smelly, stubborn, and stupid.” Sounds a lot…
Is That It?
Grace, Mercy and Peace be unto you from God Our Father and from Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
The text for this morning comes from the Gospel reading, as well as the Old Testament.
Every Sunday on the front of your bulletin, at the top, is the Collect of the Day. The Collect of the Day is kinda the main prayer, or summary prayer, of what’s going on…
What is This Wisdom?
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
How do you like being embarrassed? Not many people do, I suspect. It can hurt deeply to get criticized in front of a group. The old advice, “Give praise in public and criticism in private” is really just a secular conversion of the 8th Commandment and the biblical…
