Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today’s Gospel lesson is the third and final part of Jesus’ so-called Bread of Life Discourse, that is, the teaching he gave the very next day after the miraculous feeding of more than five-thousand people. We’ve been listening to […]
Sermon: What Child Is This? (Who Is Jesus?)
Texts: John 1:1-14; Hebrews 1:1-6
Focus: God became a human being to save us from our sins.
Function: That they would believe and receive God’s gift of Jesus and so be saved.
Sermon: In the Beginning
Text: John 1:1-14
Focus: Jesus is the eternal Word made flesh.
Function: That they would marvel at the miracle of the Incarnation.
Sermon: Testing the Spirits
Text: 1 John 4:1-11
Focus: The Incarnate Word saves us from our sins and false teaching.
Function: That they would “test the spirits” to discern whether preaching and teaching are true.