Faith is a spiritual trust in Christ... Not mere knowledge or cognition. Not our human willpower or decisive resolve. Not personal emotions that run the spectrum. Rather faith comes from the Word outside of us, enters in, engages and involves them all...granting peace in Christ Jesus, for you. Hear the full audio of "We Have … Continue reading We Have Obtained Access by Faith
Does Your “One Lord” Sign His Covenants on Infants?
PART TWO of the “All Who Believe and Are Baptized” Lent Series for 2018 Hear the full audio of "Does Your 'One Lord' Sign His Covenants on Infants?" A sermon on Genesis 17:1-14 / Colossians 2:6-15 Midweek Lent Service / 21 Feb. 2018 (Genesis 17:1-14) When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to … Continue reading Does Your “One Lord” Sign His Covenants on Infants?
Show My Weakness
A sermon on 2 Corinthians 11:19-12:9 (ESV) Sexagesima / 4 February 2018 Hear the full audio of "Show My Weakness" 2 Corinthians 11:19-12:10 (ESV) 11:19 For you gladly bear with fools, being wise yourselves! 20 For you bear it if someone makes slaves of you, or devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, … Continue reading Show My Weakness
Something More Sure
Hear the full audio of "Something More Sure" A sermon on 2 Peter 1:16-21 (ESV) Transfiguration of Our Lord / 21 January 2018 2 Peter 1:16-21 (ESV) For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of … Continue reading Something More Sure
Now Draw Some Out
Hear the full audio of "Now Draw Some Out" A sermon on John 2:1-11 (ESV) Second Sunday after Epiphany; 14 January 2018 (Marriage at Cana by Giotto, 14th century) The alcoholic's favorite miracle--and the first "sign" by which Jesus manifests His glory, such that His disciples believed in Him... John 2:1-11 (ESV) On the third … Continue reading Now Draw Some Out
He Will Come and Serve: The Passage
Initial thoughts on the text for "He Will Come and Serve" A sermon on Luke 12:35-40 (ESV) New Year's Eve, 31 December 2017  Most of our popular English translations use the same word "master" in verses 36, 37 and 39. The ESV, NIV, NKJV and NASB all translate in these three verses with "master." … Continue reading He Will Come and Serve: The Passage
Born of the Virgin Mary
Hear the full audio of "Born of the Virgin Mary" A sermon on Luke 2:1-20 (ESV) Christmas Day, 25 December 2017 "Unto you is born this day...a Savior, who is Christ the Lord!" So the proclamation rings out from Heaven "which shall be for all people." Beginning with the Shepherds in the fields, word of … Continue reading Born of the Virgin Mary
Conceived by the Holy Spirit—for You
Hear the full audio of "Conceived by the Holy Spirit" A sermon on Matthew 1:18-25 Nativity of our Lord, 24 December 2017 Early Christians codified a handful of details central to the faith in the Apostles' Creed. Among those lines, Christians confess the Apostolic faith saying: "And [I believe] in Jesus Christ, His only Son, … Continue reading Conceived by the Holy Spirit—for You
Children of the Day: The Sermon
Hear the full audio of "Children of the Day" A sermon on 1 Thessalonians 5 Midweek Advent Service IV, 20 December 2017 By Baptism, God our Father gives us the life and new birth of water and the Spirit. We are called His "Children of the Day." That glorious title is given by grace to … Continue reading Children of the Day: The Sermon
The Least in the Kingdom
Hear the full audio of "The Least in the Kingdom" A sermon on Matthew 11:2-11 (ESV) Third Sunday in Advent, 17 December 2017 Christ fulfills what the prophets foretold. In caring for John the Baptist, Christ grounds John’s faith outside of his own thoughts and imagination, back to sure ground in the Words and Deeds … Continue reading The Least in the Kingdom
Isaiah 50:4 Blues 