Seeing how this is the last day of the calendar year, it seems only fitting that the sermon is on the true and final Last Day.
Through the earthly authors of the Bible, God has communicated to mankind some details about the events that will take place leading up to and during the Final Judgement. Typically, this topic would lead the faithful to dissect the text of the Revelation or as it is titled in the Greek text, The Apocalypse of John, to find information and answers to their questions.
That is not a bad place to start your study. In fact, it would be the correct choice in many cases, considering how Revelation largely focuses on this subject. However, the Final Day is spoken of elsewhere in Scripture, including but not limited to our Gospel and sermon text for today from the Gospel of Luke the Evangelist. …For more, click on the title above.
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The Word
Christ is born!!! The Savior prophesied about in ages past has arrived, born of the virgin in Bethlehem. But now what? What did Jesus do?
There are multiple excerpts from Scripture that give an outline of this what Jesus did. One of the best known examples of this would be John 3:16 where we are told why Jesus came, what He did, and the result. It is nice, quick, and to the point. …For more, click on the title above.
Who are you?
Before Jesus started His incarnate earthly ministry, the attention of the 12 Tribes of Israel was focused on someone else—John the Baptizer. John whom some of us heard about on Advent II Wednesday, was the son of Zachariah and Elizabeth and had a special role to play in God’s plan for salvation. In our Gospel reading we see John talk about this role. John also answers the question: Who are you? …For more, click on the title above.
The magnificat
Welcome to the first midweek service of this Advent season. Our theme for this year’s sermon series is “The Songs of the Saints,” and as I’m sure you may have guessed, the sermon text for this week is the Magnificat. Out of context, it makes sense to study the Song of Mary during Advent considering how the song was sung during Mary’s pregnancy. It is also found in the first chapter of Luke, where the Gospel is building up to our Savior’s birth. However, today we will be examining the canticle from a slightly different angle. …For more, click on the title above.
Giving Him thanks
The Holiday of Thanksgiving was made on October third, 1863, by Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln issued the Thanksgiving Day proclamation in hopes that it would help to bring together the divided people.
In the proclamation, President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be treated as a National Day of Thanksgiving. The holiday was explained as being in remembrance of a peaceful exchange between the native American tribe of Wampanoag and the settlers of Plymouth who they made a strategic alliance with in hopes of using them for their own gain. This peace would be short-lived, and conflict would lead to the downfall of the Wampanoag. …For more, click on the title above.
Faith heals
But deliver us from evil
He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear.
Over time, the Church has heard a number of things. In its first days, the Church heard
the public preaching of Peter, Paul, and the other Apostles, as well as the cries of glee and horror as they were martyred. It heard Constantine end it’s persecution. It listened closely as the Church Fathers fought over confessing rightly the Trinity and the divinity of the Son of God. The Church
listened as Islam threatened to wipe the Truth and Word of God away, all the while seeking to replace it with lies, hatred, and the worship of an idol. The Church heard the ground rumble from the marching of boots and hooves as armies advanced under the banner of the Faith as they
waged wars across the land in the crusades. ”
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Dining With the Pharisees
Our Savior took the plans of the prideful who attempted to honor themselves and brought them down, putting them to shame. At the same time, Christ took a man who was low and suffering and raised him up.
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Freed in Christ to not be anxious
The life of sinful man is plagued by numerous conditions, struggles, and troubles. How widespread these different undesirable things are or how much of an issue they are may wax and wane like the moon in the night sky as the years and decades go by but nevertheless, they persist. …For more, click on the title above.