Forgiven & Corrected

Exodus 24:8-18; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Luke 9:28-36; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The liberating work of God through Moses and the plagues which culminated in the Passover that spared God’s people from death and released them from the yoke of Egyptian slavery is nothing to us until it finds its fulfillment in the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the Cross. “...

Isaiah 60:1–6; Ephesians 3:1–12; Matthew 2:1–12; Psalm 72:1–15 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (John 1:5). In the early chapters of John’s Gospel, Jesus is described as the light of men (John 1:4), the light that shines in the darkness (John 1:5), the true light which gives light to ev...

Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-18, Psalm 2 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Christ, the Savior is born! Merry Christmas! Almost everything we know about the circumstances of Jesus’ birth comes from the Gospel accounts written by Matthew and Luke. Luke records how the birth of our Lord was announced to Mary by the Angel Gabriel. Gabriel says, “Do no...

Hebrews‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬-‭4; Hebrews‬ ‭2‬:‭5‬-‭10‬; Psalm 45:1-7 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Christ is King . Everything was put in subjection under Christ’s feet. Everything is under Christ’s control (Hebrews 2:8). Christ commands the morning and causes the dawn to know its place, Christ has seen the storehouses of the snow and the hail, Christ provides the ra...

Leviticus‬ ‭16‬:‭1‬-‭5‬, ‭30‬-‭34; ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭14‬-‭16‬; Psalm 110 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This Advent we are considering Christ as our Prophet, our Priest, and our King. And with guidance from the book of Hebrews, we are considering Christ in His threefold office by comparing Him to various types given in the Old Testament. Last week, our type...

Deuteronomy‬ ‭18‬:‭15‬-‭18; Hebrews‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭14‬; Psalm 95 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Do you remember the “war on Christmas?” In the first decade and a half of the 2000’s, not that long ago, the media was buzzing about the “war on Christmas.” Is it a “Christmas Tree” or a “Holiday Tree?” When greeting strangers in public during this time of the year,...

Mal 3:13-18; Psalm 46; Col 1:13-20; Luke 23:27-43 Today is the Last Sunday of the Church Year. At the end of the church year, it is customary to think about the end. Whether our own death or Christ’s return to judgment, we set our minds on the coming last day that begins the rest of eternity. Just a few weeks ago on All Saint’s Day, we heard John’s vision of the heavenly throne room—the great mult...

Genesis 32:22-30 ; 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5; Luke 18:1-8 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Remember that really big mistake that you made all those years ago? That foolish thing you said, that faithless thing you did? Just the thought of it sinks your heart down into your stomach for shame. What is left in the wake of your foolishness? – anger and broken relationsh...