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…
Our end is without end in the living Jesus.
Sermon for Last Sunday, November 26, 2023 Now may the God of hope fill you with complete joy and peace as you continue to believe, so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you do not grieve in the same way as the others, who have no hope. 14Indeed, if we believe that Jesus…
Give thanks with meekness and trust.
Sermon for Thanksgiving, November 22. 2023 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and excellence. Amen. 2 Samuel 7:18-22 18Then King David went and sat before the Lord and said: Who am I, Lord God? And what is my house that you have brought me…
Hear the Lord say, “Well done good and faithful servant!”
Sermon for Pentecost 25, November 19, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. Matthew 25:14-30 14“You see, the kingdom of heaven is like a man going on a journey. He called his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. 15To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to still another one talent, each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey. 16The servant who had received…
Live in the light of Jesus.
Sermon for Pentecost 24, November 12, 2023 Grace, mercy, and peace from the eternal God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Concerning the times and dates, brothers, there is no need to write to you, 2for you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3When people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will suddenly come on them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they…
Salvation comes by the blood of the Lamb.
All Saints’ Day, November 5, 2023 To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His own blood and made us a kingdom and priests to God His Father—to Him be the glory and the power forever. Amen. Revelation 7:9-17 9After these things I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people, and language, standing in front of the throne and of the Lamb, clothed with white…