December 31, 2018
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. It was the final instruction God gave to Moses concerning the building and service of the Tabernacle. “Put My name on them.” Put My name on them, that they never forget whose they are. Put My name… Read More »
December 30, 2018
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. We heard from our Gospel reading: A man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. He lived an honorable and devout life. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel.1 Waiting is something we generally don’t… Read More »
December 25, 2018
Grace to you in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen. Why did Jesus come? Why was He born into such lowly means? I mean really, think about it. He was born in a stable. Nothing but straw to comfort Him. Nothing but a manger, a feed trough, to hold… Read More »
December 24, 2018
Grace to you and peace in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. We know nothing about the inn keeper who was forced to turn Mary and Joseph away that night. We don’t even know his name. There are no traditions telling us anything about him. All we know is… Read More »
December 23, 2018
Grace to you and peace in the name of Jesus who is Christ the Lord. Amen. In today’s Old Testament reading something strange occurs. Reading the whole thing in context clears things up a little bit. The context in which the Old Testament reading takes place is this. Ahaz was not a good king of… Read More »
December 19, 2018
Have you ever wondered what might have gone on in Heaven just before Jesus’ birth? Don’t you wonder what God and Gabriel might have talked about, what preparations might have been made, or how the angels watched in wonder and God stepped up to save His children? Today’s message explores those questions as we learn… Read More »
December 15, 2018
Grace to you from the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. At the Seminary I was was able to fit into my schedule a class where we watched movies and then spent time exploring the Christiology in those movies. In other words we explored the movies to see Christ-like images and themes in… Read More »
December 12, 2018
Grace, mercy, and peace be yours from the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. We don’t really know much about Joseph. We know that he may have been born and raised in Bethlehem. We also know that he was a descendant of King David.1 Though a very distant relative, and had no inheritance… Read More »
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 »
