Series: Easter

Sermon Date: May 9, 2021

Gospel without borders; mercy without borders; grace without borders; salvation without borders!
Read Acts 10:34​-44 to see God at work in the lives of all. To this end the Church still goes out into the world sharing hope of Jesus to all.

Sermon Date: May 2, 2021

The Gospel of Saint John 15:1-8 describe life connected to Jesus and placed in His vineyard = the world. In this vineyard we are the people cleaned by pruning and strengthened by the daily sustenance of God’s Word. Those who disconnect from Jesus, who is the vine, will find themselves removed and destroyed.

Sermon Date: April 25, 2021

A basis for today’s Church; the people of God is to take the time to reflect on what we’re doing with Christ’s work that He has called us to share as His under-shepherds.

Matthew 25:31-46 forms the picture of the Church in action by true and false shepherds (sheep and goats) who live in the world.

Sermon Date: April 18, 2021

Based on Luke 24:44-48. The disciples in fear concealed themselves from the world. Jesus, the Living Word found them and brought them out into the open. He continually reassured them of His resurrection power, peace, hope, love and forgiveness. He commissioned them to “open-carry” this word of hope to the world.

So, as Christians today do we open carry (the Word) or conceal it? Why would you if it is the only eternal hope for humanity?

Sermon Date: April 11, 2021

Sermon Reference: John 20:19-31

Christ’s post-resurrection journey takes him to fear filled disciples hiding in a locked room. The Gospel of peace that Jesus offers to them is the same Gospel we take into the world to fearful people hiding in their metaphorical rooms of fear, despair, anxiety, lovelessness, and hopelessness. We offer the gift of love, compassion, peace, hope and forgiveness of sin.

Sermon Date: April 4, 2021

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!

The Easter Gospel with comment: Mark 16:1-7

[the sadness] When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they could go and anoint him. Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they went to the tomb at sunrise.

[the dilemma] They were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us?”

[the surprise] Looking up, they noticed that the stone — which was very large — had been rolled away.

[the fear] When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; they were alarmed.

[the beginning of restoration and mission] “Don’t be alarmed,” he told them. “You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they put him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there just as he told you.’”

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah!