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Sermons on Advent (Season) (Page 3)
We move into the second sermon of our “Christmas Calling” series talking about vocation and how John the Baptist clarifies the vocations of the people around him, how our vocations are clarified, and how Jesus’ vocation was ultimately clear – saving us from sin. Sermon Scripture: Luke 3:1–20 In the fifteenth year of the reign…
We kick off both our Annual Focus (Called by the Gospel) and our Advent sermon series (Christmas Calling) with a sermon that really looks at a small line from Jeremiah 33 – “This is the name by which it shall be called, ‘The Lord is our Righteousness’” and how that relates to our vocations. Sermon…
We talk about the commands to rejoice, to pray, and to give thanks – and how those are impossible for us without Christ. Sermon Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:16–24 [16] Rejoice always, [17] pray without ceasing, [18] give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. [19] Do not…
We talked about Advent and what it means for us to repent, in addition to confessing our sins and believing in God’s forgiveness. Sermon Scripture: Isaiah 40:1–11 Comfort for God’s People [1] Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. [2] Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her…
We start off the season of Advent and a new Annual Focus year (“We are the Body”) with a talk about what it means for us to “swap bodies” with Jesus and become the Body of Christ, the Church. Sermon Text: Isaiah 64:1–9 [1] Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that…