Sermons (Page 7)

Sermons (Page 7)

Past Sermons

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Exodus, Part II: Wicked Good

Scripture Lesson Exodus 1:15-2:10 5 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiph′rah and the other Pu′ah, 16 “When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live. 18 So the king of…

Exodus: The Road Out of Eden

Scripture Lesson Exodus 1:1-14 The Israelites Oppressed 1 These are the names of the sons of Israel who went to Egypt with Jacob, each with his family: 2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi and Judah; 3 Issachar, Zebulun and Benjamin; 4 Dan and Naphtali; Gad and Asher. 5 The descendants of Jacob numbered seventy[a] in all; Joseph was already in Egypt. 6 Now Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, 7 but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them. 8 Then…

Well Chosen Words

Scripture Lesson Acts 2:1-12 The Coming of the Holy Spirit 2 When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the…

Service for December 13, 2020

Gospel Reading Luke 1:39-56 Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of…

Service for December 6, 2020

Gospel Reading Luke 1:26-38 The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”[a] 29 But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. 30 The angel said to…

Service for November 29, 2020

Gospel Reading Luke 1: 1-25 Dedication to Theophilus 1 Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, 3 I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first,[a] to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been…

Service for November 22, 2020

Background Information Before moving into the season of Advent, we can conclude our journey through the Hebrew Bible with the intriguing stories of Daniel and Esther. Daniel’s story begins at the start of the exile as he interprets the dreams of the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel is still around during the Persian conquests of Cyrus, whose leadership is followed later by Darius and eventually King Xerxes. The message in Daniel is one of God’s sovereignty: “The Most High God is sovereign over…

Worship for Nov 15, 2020

Background Information Integrating the books in the latter part of the Hebrew Bible and matching up timelines can be challenging.  Instead of stories about God’s people and their relationship to God, we encounter quite a number of prophets speaking to the people – and even to other kingdoms. As you might recall, the distinction between “major” and “minor” prophets merely refers to the length of their writings. Around 930 B.C., following the death of Solomon and the start of the reign of…

Worship for Nov 8, 2020

Notes Having spent time reading and reflecting on Samuel and Kings, what about the following book(s) of Chronicles, which was also divided into two sections by the Greeks? From a quick glance, Chronicles appears to be repetitive to the earlier books and the story of Israel’s kingship. There’s truth to that, as about half of the writings overlap. Then again, the Greek designation for this section – “paraleipomena” – means “things left out.” The earlier books were written for the exiled…

Sermon for April 26, 2020

Gospel Lesson John 20 The Resurrection of Jesus 20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” 3 Then Peter…