Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. The Word of the Lord comes to us from the prophet Isaiah: “Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees. Say to those who have an anxious heart, ‘Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God…will […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek” (Heb. 6:8, ESV).[1] Last week in our sermon series we learned that the Hebrew word messiah (and its Greek equivalent christ) both mean “anointed one.” We understand there are […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit” (Isa. 11:1, ESV).[1] 15 miles west of Woodland Park, Colorado, on US Highway 24 is a fascinating and underrated […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. This is the first sermon in our Advent, in which we will come to understand what we are saying when we call Jesus the Messiah. The Hebrew word messiah and its Greek equivalent, christ, both mean “anointed one.” There […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. “Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and […]
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. There is an apocryphal saying attributed to Martin Luther about the end of the world. Supposedly, when asked what he would do if he knew that the world was going to end tomorrow, he replied, “Plant an apple tree.” […]