The Sermon for Sunday, February 18th, 2024, the First Sunday in Lent The Lessons: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:3-9; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-13 The Text: Mark 1:9-13 INTRODUCTION Our short Gospel Lesson today puts together two apparently contrasting but highly significant events in the life of the Lord Jesus Christ. Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, February 4th, 2024, Sexagesima & World Mission Sunday The Lessons: Genesis 12:1-3; Psalm 86:8-13; Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 28:16-20 The Text: Matthew 28:16-20 INTRODUCTION: WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Following an exhilarating performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall, classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma went home, slept, and awoke the next Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 21st, 2024, the Third Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Jeremiah 3:19 – 4:4; Psalm 130; 1 Corinthians 7:17-24; Mark 1:14-20 The Text: Psalm 130 INTRODUCTION Upon the death of Pope John Paul II, Rogers Cadenhead, a self-described “domain hoarder,” registered www.BenedictXVI.com before the new pope’s Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, January 7th, 2024, the First Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 89:21-30; Acts 10:34-38; Mark 1:7-11 The Text: Acts 10:34-38 The Topic: The Anointing of the Holy Spirit to do good deeds INTRODUCTION Leo Tolstoy, known for his classic work War and Peace, also Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, December 24th, 2023, the Fourth Sunday in Advent The Lessons: Psalm 132:8-19; 2 Samuel 7:1-17; Luke 1:26-38 The Text: Luke 1:26-38 INTRODUCTION Bible teacher A.T. Pierson tells of a new convert to Christ who had a strange dream in which he was trapped down a very Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, November 19th, 2023, the Twenty-fourth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; Psalm 90:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10; Matthew 15:14-30 The Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 INTRODUCTION The following conversation was heard between an old farmer in the country and the new parson. “Do you belong to Read more…
Sermon for Sunday, November 5th, 2023, All Saints’ Day (celebrated) The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14; Psalm 149; Revelation 7:9-17; Matthew 5:1-12 The Text: Matthew 5:1-12 INTRODUCTION There was once a man named Samuel Scull who settled on a farm in the Arizona desert with his wife and children. One night a Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, October 22nd, 2023, the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 96; Malachi 3:6-12; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 The Topic: Exemplary Faith INTRODUCTION Robert Browning once wrote a poem entitled “Pippa Passes” about an Italian girl. Because of her poverty and destitute Read more…
Sermon for the Festival of St. Luke the Evangelist on Sunday October 15th, 2023 The Lessons: Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14; Psalm 147:1-11; 2 Timothy 4:1-13; Luke 4:14-21 Text: Luke 4:14-21 INTRODUCTION One of the most famous musicians of the nineteenth century was a Norwegian violinist named Ole Bull [Ola Bulle] (1810-1880). He Read more…
The Sermon for Sunday, October 1st, 2023, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-14; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:28-32 The Text: Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 INTRODUCTION In The Grace Awakening, Charles Swindoll recalls the sense of freedom he had when as a teenager he first received his Read more…