Send Me (Sermon based on Isaiah 6:1-8)
Sermon: “Send Me!”
Text: Isaiah 6:1-8
Focus: God makes us holy by his Word of forgiveness.
Function: That they would be sent by God with the message of his holiness and grace.
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Known by God (Jeremiah’s Call and Yours)
Sermon: Known by God (Jeremiah’s Call and Yours)
Text: Jeremiah 1:4-19; 1 Corinthians 12:31–13:13.
Focus: God knew everything about us even before we were born.
Function: That they would rest in the wonder of God’s intimate knowledge of them.
Jesus Goes to Church
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The Word of God before us is our Gospel lesson, especially this verse: “And [Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath […]
Sanctity of Life
Baptism of Our Lord
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. There is a tomb in this room, a kind of mass grave in which dozens of people have been killed. Do you know where it is? No, there aren’t hidden Indian burial mounds beneath the floor. And as […]
The Good Son
Grace, mercy, and peace be unto you from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas! There are few things as exasperating in the life of a parent as the moments when your children mouth off to you. Such disrespect and blatant refusal to submit to your authority can be […]
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today’s Old Testament lesson is from Micah, chapter 5. I have been teaching on the Book of Micah for the past two months in adult Bible class, so I’m glad for the opportunity to preach on this splendid, […]
The Voice in Prison
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. On November 21, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to a friend from Tegel prison in Berlin: “Life in a prison cell may well be compared to Advent; one waits, hopes, and does this, that, or the other—things that are […]
Who Was John the Baptist
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. John the Baptist is one of the most important people who ever lived. Revered by numerous religious traditions, including Christianity, Islam, and Bahai, he is also one of the most instantly recognizable characters from the stories of Scripture. John is […]
400 (Four Hundred)
Sermon: 400
Text: Malachi 3-4
Focus: Even when God seems silent and far away, he still speaks to us by his Son.
Function: That they would seek Jesus in the Word.