December 9, 2018
Grace to you and peace in the name of our Messiah, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Today we light the second candle on the Advent Wreath. This candle is called, by some traditions, the “Humility Candle.” That is a fitting name for the topic of this message. Today we continue looking at Old Testament prophesy… Read More »
December 5, 2018
Grace, peace, and mercy be yours in the name of the coming Messiah, Jesus our Lord. Amen. Zechariah is a man we really don’t know very much about. We do know he was of the tribe and lineage of Levi because he was a priest, and all priests are to come from the tribe of… Read More »
December 2, 2018
Grace to you in the name of the Babe of Bethlehem, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Advent is the season of anticipation. We are waiting, expectantly, for a very special day. A day we celebrate with the giving of gifts, the gathering of family, and special foods. It is a time of year with many… Read More »
November 26, 2018
May God’s grace rain down upon you, with His peace, in the name of the Babe of Bethlehem, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. That grace, that I just prayed would be upon you, is a grace that is needed by all of us. That grace was of utmost importance to Marvin a few days ago.… Read More »
November 25, 2018
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. On this the Last Sunday of the Church Year, Jesus tells us “Be careful! Watch out!1” because faith can fade. No one becomes a Christian expecting to fall away, or expecting to stop going to church, or expecting to become weak in their faith. Yet the… Read More »
November 21, 2018
May God’s grace, peace, and mercy be given to you always in Jesus’ name. Amen. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day! We will eat too much. Watch too much TV. (Most likely some football.) We will sleep too much. (Most likely during the football game.) We will be thankful! Which is what we should be on Thanksgiving… Read More »
November 19, 2018
Sermon Title: Standing Forgiven Before God Grace, to you and peace in the name of Jesus, the Savior born in Bethlehem. Amen. We are nearly in the Advent season. The Advent season of the Church Year is that time before Christmas that we use to prepare for and anticipate the birth of the Christ Child.… Read More »
November 18, 2018
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ holy name. Amen. With Reformation, All Hallowed Eve1 and All Saint’s Day behind us we are winding down to the end of the Church Year. Only Thanksgiving and one more Sunday remain ahead of us for this year. Then with the onset of December a new Church Year… Read More »
November 11, 2018
Grace, and peace to you in Jesus’ Holy name. Amen. Jesus sat down and watched. You should always be careful when Jesus sits down to watch! You see He sees things that we can’t see. He sees things that, quite frankly, we sometimes don’t want to see. When Jesus sits down to watch you know… Read More »
November 4, 2018
Grace, peace, and mercy be your in the name of our risen Savior, Jesus the Holy Christ, the Lamb of God. Amen. We are coming to the end of another Church Year. As we wind things down our focus changes from daily life in anticipation of our life to come, to one that centers on… Read More »
