Sermons from 2024
Christmas Day- 2024
HOW DID THE SHEPHERDS’ GLORIFYING AND PRAISE OF GOD CHANGE? St. Luke 2:15-20 (v. 20). And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Lord, this is Your Word and these are Your words. Sanctify us by the truth. Your Word is truth. Amen. In the name of Jesus, who was born for you, dear fellow redeemed: On Christmas Eve the story ends abruptly, with…
Christmas Eve – 2024
CAESAR, JOSEPH, MARY, AND JESUS St. Luke 2:1-14 (v. 1-5). And it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. So all went to be taxed, everyone unto his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called…
Advent 4 – 2024
WE CONFESS JESUS CHRIST The Text, John 1:6-8, 19-28 (v. 20, 23). He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” … They said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” He said: “I am ‘the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.” Lord, this is Your Word and…
Advent 2 – 2024
Here is a portion of the pastor’s sermon from Luke 21:25-36, about false confidence vs. true confidence. The Coming of the Son of Man “And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring; men’s hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be…
Advent 1 – 2024
IT’S A NEW DAY Today is the first day of a new church year. It’s New Year’s Day for Christians. We begin again. The season of Advent is like being awake at dawn, when night and darkness turn into the light of day. Advent is when we watch for Christ. We join in spirit the Old Testament believers who were waiting for Christ. Isaiah said: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light.” They were looking ahead…
Thanksgiving Service_ 2024
“BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL” The Text, Psalm 103:1-22 (v. 1-2). Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits … Lord, this is Your Word and these are Your words. Sanctify us by the truth. Your Word is truth. Heavenly Father, God of all grace, govern our hearts that we may never forget Your benefits but steadfastly thank and…
Trinity 27 – 2024
THE END OF THE GOSPEL The End of the Gospel. That’s where we are today. After a year of being in Mark’s gospel for the sermons, we come to the last 2 verses. It’s like the end of a story. If the gospels are the story of what Jesus did on earth, isn’t the end of the story Him going back up to heaven? After going through Mark’s gospel, walking along with the disciples seeing all that Jesus did, we…
Trinity 26- 2024
Mark 13:24-37 KNOWING THE TIME As Jesus concludes his sermon to His disciples about “what will be the sign of His coming and of the end of the age” (Mt 24:3.Mk 13:4), He gets into His actual coming, the moment when He appears in “great power and glory.” He speaks about things happening to the sun, moon, and stars that we’ve never seen or heard of. But it wasn’t the first time this was spoken. Through the prophet Isaiah – 700 years previously – God…
Trinity 25 – 2024
GOOD NEWS, WE’RE LIVING IN THE LAST DAYS Mark 13 is one long answer to a question. This is also true of Matthew 24. Same event. This was on Tuesday of the week that Jesus died on the cross. He had just left the temple for the last time. While He thought about these things, Jesus spoke of how the temple would be utterly destroyed one day. This made the disciples think of the end of the world. They asked…
All Saints – 2024
CHRIST HAS CALLED YOU TO BE HIS MARTYR Perpetua was a young wife and mother, with a nursing child, in 203 A.D. Although the Roman emperor forbade conversion to Christianity, she believed in Jesus – with her servant Felicitas. They were arrested leaving church. She and Felicitas were thrown into prison. Her father (an unbeliever) begged her to renounce her faith. He said, “Have pity on us (your parents and brother).” She said, “Do you see that pitcher of water?…