Be joyful in HOPE,
patient in affliction,
faithful in prayer.
Share with the Lord’s
people who are in need.
Romans 12:12-13
HE SPEAKS HIS “EPHPHATHA” – BE OPENED! – TO YOU The book of the prophet Isaiah is a guide to seeing how it’s true that Jesus is the Christ, the promised Messiah. When people questioned whether Jesus was who He claimed to be, often He pointed them to something Isaiah said as a prophecy, a…
WHAT’S INSIDE In Genesis 6, it says that “the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Gen 6:5). This is right before God declared that He would send a flood to destroy life on the earth…
FALSE DOCTRINE PRODUCES EMPTY WORSHIP Sermon Text, St. Mark 7:1-13. 1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. 2 Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the…
FALSE DOCTRINE PRODUCES EMPTY WORSHIP Sermon Text, St. Mark 7:1-13. 1 Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes came together to Him, having come from Jerusalem. 2 Now when they saw some of His disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. 3 For the Pharisees and all the…
ESUS TAKES AWAY FALSE CONFIDENCE Here at the end of Mark 6, first I should tell you what we’re skipping over: the feeding of the 5,000. We heard that sermon back in Lent. It’s followed in Mark 6 by these verses. How impressive it was to make five loaves of bread and two fish into…
Mark 5:25-34. JESUS’ POWER TO CLEANSE We’ll hear now about a woman whose problem had to do with one of the laws in the Old Testament book of Leviticus, in this case, it’s Leviticus 15. The laws in Leviticus are sometimes called the “holiness code.” A better way to say it rather than being…
Trinity 8, on Mark 4:35-41 (There were some technical issues today with the video. The sermon is provided below.) “PEACE, BE STILL” The prophet Jonah went the opposite direction from where God wanted him to go, to preach repentance to the people of Nineveh. Jonah got into a boat and the Lord sent a storm.…
Sermon: St. Mark 1:40-45 A COMPLETE PICTURE OF WHAT GOD IS LIKE Dear people loved by God in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit. Amen. In Isaiah 6, we are confronted with God’s glory. The prophet Isaiah is brought into the throne…
Sermon: St. Mark 10:13-16 THE HOLY SPIRIT, BAPTISM, AND JESUS’ BLESSING Dear people loved by God in Christ: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. In Isaiah 32, God’s prophet addresses the women of Israel with a warning, out…
Sermon Text: Mark 1:32-39
