Sermon for Christmas Day, Monday December 25th, 2017 The Lessons: Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:8-20 Topic: The Christmas Story – from Gospel to worship INTRODUCTION Shepherds in the fields outside Bethlehem, minding their own business, in their case, their sheep, were surprised by the appearance of an Read more…
Sermon for Sunday December 24th, the Fourth Sunday in Advent, 10:00 a.m. The Lessons: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16; Psalm 89:1-5, 20-27; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38 Text: Luke 1:26-38 Topic: The Blessed Virgin Mary’s example of faith in God’s word. “A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes, does various unessential Read more…
Advent and Christmas 2017 Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding; “Christ is nigh,” it seems to say; “Cast away the works of darkness, O ye children of the day.” This opening stanza of Hymn 9 of the 1940 Hymnal is from Edward Caswall’s translation of a Latin hymn Read more…
Sermon for Sunday December 10th, 2017, the Second Sunday in Advent The Lessons: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 The Text: Isaiah 40:1-11 The Topic: God comforts His people INTRODUCTION The transition from Isaiah 39 to 40 is, as one scholar has remarked, like passing from Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday November 26th, 2017, the Festival of Christ the King & Sunday before Advent The Lessons: Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Psalm 100; Matthew 25:31-46 Text: Matthew 25:31-46 Topic: How we treat the least of Christ’s brothers and sisters is important. INTRODUCTION Sally took a seminary class taught by Professor Read more…