Sermon for Sunday February 11th, 2018 Quinquagesima Sunday The Lessons: Ps. 50:1-6; 2 Kings 2:1-12; 2 Cor. 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 The Text: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Topic: Let the light of the glorious Gospel shine in your life! INTRODUCTION When I was a student at Harvard Divinity School, I learned Read more
Sermon for Septuagesima Sunday, January 28th, 2018 The Lessons: Ps. 111; Deut. 18:15-20; 1 Cor. 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 The Text: Mark 1:21-28 Topic: The Lord Jesus Christ uproots the evil within. INTRODUCTION What impressed the congregation of the synagogue at Capernaum when Jesus first taught there on the Sabbath Read more
Sermon for Sunday January 14th, 2018, the Second Sunday after Epiphany The Lessons: 1 Samuel 3:1-10; John 1:43-51 Text: John 1:43-46 Topic: Bringing people to Christ INTRODUCTION Today’s Second Lesson illustrates how disciples are called to follow Christ as Lord, and how they call others to follow Him. All Read more
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
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
Sermon for Sunday November 12th, 2017, The Twenty-second Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 78:1-8; Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25; Matthew 25:1-13 The Text: Matthew 25:1-13 The Topic: Be ready for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ! INTRODUCTION When the telegraph was the fastest means of long-distance communication, a young Read more
Sermon for Sunday October 22nd, 2017, the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Psalm 99; Exodus 33:12-23; Matthew 22:15-22 The Text: Matthew 22:15-22 The Topic: Rendering to God and to the State what is due to each INTRODUCTION Cheating is a prominent feature in just about every human endeavor. Read more
Sermon for Sunday October 8th, 2017, the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity The Lessons: Isaiah 5:1-7; Ps. 80:7-15; Matthew 21:33-46 Text: Matthew 21:33-46 Topic: Produce the fruit of God’s kingdom with which the Church has been entrusted. INTRODUCTION The Parable of the Vineyard (Matthew 21:33-41), or Parable of the Wicked Read more