“The kingdom of God has come near!”
Sermon for Epiphany 3, January 28, 2024 To all those loved by God…called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Mark 1:14-20 14After John was put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. 15“The time is fulfilled,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near! Repent, and believe in the gospel.” 16As Jesus was going along the Sea of Galilee, he…
Give thanks and pray for fellow believers.
Sermon for Epiphany 2, January 21, 2024 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Amen. 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 13But we are always obligated to thank God for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation by the sanctifying work of the Spirit and faith in the truth. 14For this reason he also called you through our gospel so that you would obtain the…
God’s Servant is our Savior.
Sermon for Epiphany 2/Baptism of Jesus, January 14, 2024 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Isaiah 49:1-6 Listen to me, you coastlands. Pay attention, you faraway peoples! The Lord called me from the womb. When I was inside my mother, he mentioned my name. 2He made my mouth like a sharpened sword. He hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me a polished arrow. He concealed me in…
Home at peace where glory dwells.
O Lord, we are gathered in sorrow, yet not as those who have no hope. We thank You for all the blessings bestowed on our brother, now fallen asleep and for all the blessings given through him. But most of all, we thank You for making him Your dear child by faith in Jesus Christ. Give us to have that same trust in Jesus always. We ask this all in His holy name. Amen. Grace and peace to you from…
God reveals His Savior Son to the Gentiles.
Sermon for Epiphany, January 7, 2024 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Amen. Matthew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, when Herod was king, Wise Men from the east came to Jerusalem. 2They asked, “Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” …
Live thankfully in the peace of Christ.
Sermon for Christmas 1, New Year’s Eve, 2023 Mercy and peace to you all, “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.” Amen. Colossians 3:12-17 12Therefore, as God’s elect, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13Bear with one another and forgive each other if anyone has a complaint against anyone else. Forgive, just as Christ forgave you. 14And, in addition to all these things, put on love, which ties…
The Shepherd of Peace is here.
Sermon for Christmas Day, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Micah 5:2-5 2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, from you, will go out the one who will be the ruler for me in Israel. His goings forth are from the beginning, from the days of eternity. 3Therefore the Lord will give them up, until the time when the woman who is in…
The signs were there for you.
Sermon for Christmas Eve morning, December 24, 2023 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward mankind.” Amen. Luke 2:1-20 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3And everyone went to register, each to his own town. 4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judea, to the…
The God of peace sanctifies for blameless living.
Sermon for Advent 3, December 17, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, in truth and love. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 16Rejoice always. 17Pray without ceasing. 18In everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 19Do not extinguish the Spirit. 20Do not treat prophecies with contempt. 21But test everything. Hold on to the good. 22Keep away from every kind of evil. 23May…
God comforts His people in Christ.
Sermon for Advent 2, December 10, 2023 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. He gave himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call out to her. Her warfare really is over. Her guilt is…
Sing praise for the Lord’s salvation.
Sermon for 1st Mid-week Advent, Our Savior’s Belview, 12-6-2023 Grace, mercy, and peace be with you from God the Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. Amen. Luke 1:67-79 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: 68 “Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, for He has visited and redeemed His people, 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the…
Be watching as the Lord returns.
Sermon for Advent 1, December 3,2023 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Mark 13:26-37 26Then you will see the Son of Man coming on clouds with great power and glory. 27At that time he will send out his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of the sky. 28“Learn from this illustration of the fig tree: Whenever its…