Praising God in Cottonwood

Sermon for Oculi, Lent 3, March 8, 2026 The God of love and peace will be with you.  Amen. Daniel 6:10-24  10Now, when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went to his house.  It had windows on its upper story that opened toward Jerusalem.  Three times each day he would get on his knees and pray and offer praise before his God.  He continued to do that, just as he had been doing before this.  11Then these…

Sermon for Reminiscere, Lent 2, March 1, 2026 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.  Amen. Acts 17:22-29  22Then Paul stood up in front of the council of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that you are very religious in every way.  23For as I was walking around and carefully observing your objects of worship, I even found an altar on which had been…

Sermon for Invocavit, February 22, 2026 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen. The Seed of the woman has covered our shame. Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Our sermon text this morning is the first fifteen verses of our Old Testament reading from Genesis 3.  I reread just two verses at this time: “The Lord God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all…

Sermon for Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Mercy and peace to you all, for the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.  Amen. Matthew 26:36-46  36Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane.  He told his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.”  37He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and he began to be sorrowful and distressed.  38Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful,…