Sermons from December 2024
Christmas Day – 2024
Exordium What an interesting role the angels have played in the history of the world. They were there at the creation of the world (Job 38). They saw Satan rebel against God. They were there barring the reentry into the Garden of Eden after Adam and Eve fell into sin. They saw the wickedness of man and the destruction of the world. Yet, while the angels always behold the face of the heavenly Father in heaven, they were not ashamed…
Christmas Eve – 2024
Hymns & Homilies based on Luke 2:1–7. I. “And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)” Hymn #127:1–2, 4–5 – “I Am So Glad When Christmas Comes” 1. I am so glad when Christmas comes, The night of Jesus’ birth, When Bethl’em’s star shone as the sun And angels sang with mirth.…
Advent 4 – 2024
Rejoice at the Lord’s Great Plans Genesis 17:15–22 15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16 I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.” 17 Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old?…
Midweek Advent III – 2024
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank you for regarding the lowly, showing mercy and remembering your people, for Jesus’ sake. Amen. Luke 1:39–45 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the…
Advent 3 – 2024
A Pleasing Sacrifice to the Lord Genesis 8:15–22 15 Then God said to Noah, 16 “Go out from the ark, you and your wife, and your sons and your sons’ wives with you. 17 Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—that they may swarm on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth.” 18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives with…
Midweek Advent II – 2024
The Announcement of Jesus’ Birth St. Luke 1:26–38 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. 30 And the angel said to her, “Do not…
Advent 2 – 2024
The Lord’s Overwhelming Flood I. Of Judgement II. Of Grace Genesis 6:9–22 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. 10 And Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 11 Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with violence.12 And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt, for all flesh had corrupted their way on the earth. 13 And God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all…
Midweek Advent I – 2024
The Announcement of John’s Birth Luke 1:1–25 Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may know the certainty of those things in which you…
Advent 1 – 2024
“Hope Given—The Savior Promised” Every one of us has sinned. Every one of us has sinned against someone. It may be our spouse, our child, our parent, or friend. When we finally realize our sin and error, one of the worst things you can experience in return is silence. You want to talk with that person, apologize, and reconcile. But if they are not even willing to listen—it can be a terrible thing to experience silence. Adam and Eve sinned…