Sermon

The Second Sunday after Epiphany January 15, 2017 John 1:29-41 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!  This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’  I myself did […]

The Baptism of Jesus January 8, 2017 Matthew 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John.  But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”  Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all […]

New Year’s Day January 1, 2017 Luke 2:21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. (NIV1984) Dear fellow worshipers of the Christ-Child, What’s in a name?  In our modern-day American culture there usually isn’t a great deal of significance attached […]

The Fourth Sunday in Advent December 18, 2016 Romans 1:1-7 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God—the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his human nature was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of […]

The Third Sunday in Advent December 11, 2016 James 5:7-11 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming.  See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.  You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.  Don’t grumble against each other, […]