Sermons from April 2022
Faith or Works | Sermon on Galatians 3:1-9
Amen. Our scripture reading this morning we turn back to Paul’s letter to the Galatians, beginning with the third chapter, the first verse. If you’ll join me, please: ‘Oh foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you…
Resurrection Sunday The Servant Songs 06 The Interceding Servant
You may be seated. Our first scripture reading this morning comes from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 34, beginning in the first verse: ‘But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb taking the spices that they had prepared, and they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. But when they went in, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men…
Good Friday 04 15 2022
[Music] So [Music] you [Music] so [Music] good evening and welcome to Mansfield First EPC. Just a few minor housekeeping things to let you know for this evening’s service. First off, if you have never been to a Tenebrae service before, you will notice that during a portion of the service, the lights will be going down. Yes, we have paid our bills; this is intentional. The lights will be going down. Second, we will be having communion this evening,…
Behold The Servant Your King is Coming!
If you’ll turn with me in your Bibles this morning, our first scripture reading will come from Matthew chapter 21, beginning in the first verse. Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says…
The Servant Songs 04 The Steadfast Servant | Sermon on Isaiah 50:4-9
Amen. If you would please turn with me in your Bibles to Isaiah chapter 50, beginning with the fourth verse. The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught that I may know how to sustain with the word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. I…