Sermons (Page 82)

Sermons (Page 82)

God’s Grace Goes With Us

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear family and friends of Robert: In your time of grieving, we who are present here to support you, and especially I on behalf of the St. Paul congregation, offer all of you our deepest sympathy. May our loving God, who fully knows all of your needs, bring you His…

They Were Amazed at His Teaching

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. “The people were amazed at His teaching.” We sometimes miss the fact that Jesus was a Rabbi, or teacher. But unlike most rabbis of His day, Jesus traveled around to various places and went to teach. But where did He usually go first? He usually went to the…

Joined Into Faithful Love

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, baptized for us, Jesus Christ. Amen. This morning we continue our journey through the month of January. Our consideration of God’s Word is centered on our theme of “His Faithful Love; Our Thankful Response.” Last week, Pastor Nuckols taught us about God’s faithful love being revealed…

The Child, The Gift

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. There are some great things about having a church year, a liturgy, a lectionary of readings, Collects, and other Propers of the day. That is, in having those things that—with an ever-changing dynamic of variety—put a predictable framework around our gathering in…

God Heals What the Passage of Time Cannot

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. You’ve heard it. You’ve probably said it once or twice, or lots of times. You may even believe it to a certain extent, and to our earthly way of thinking, it does have a certain calming, reassuring ring to it, I suppose. The phrase is oft repeated, almost to the…

O Come, Let Us Adore Him

Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from the Savior incarnate and born for us, Jesus Christ. Amen. Christ is born, and the angels sing. They blend their voices in heavenly harmony, resounding in joyful praise and exalting His glory. All creation wonders at such mercy. God is born of a woman for the sake of hateful and ungrateful men. Heaven…