Sermons from January 2022
Who Do We Obey | Sermon on Galatians 1:6-10
Our first scripture reading this morning comes from the book of Exodus, the first chapter beginning at verse 15. The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shifra and the other Pua, ‘When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, she shall live.’ But the midwives feared God and did not…
True Gospel or Anathema
For our scripture this morning, we continue with the first chapter of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, beginning in verse 6. Paul writes, “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and who want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach…
God’s Gospel | Sermon on Galatians 1:1-12
Amen. Our first scripture reading this morning may sound a little familiar. Yes, it is a repeat. It comes from Acts chapter 9, beginning in the first verse. But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he went…
“Blessed Be the Name of the LORD”
Today, as we prepare for our message, we turn to the book of Job, chapter 1, verses 20 through 22. Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshipped. And he said, ‘Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.’ In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with…
An Apostle of Christ | Sermon on Galatians 1:1-5
[Music] This morning our first scripture reading comes from the book of Acts, chapter 9, beginning in the first verse. If you join me in your Bibles: But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he went on…