Sermons

Matthew 3:13-17 13  Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.  14  John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?”  15  But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented.  16  And when Jesus had been baptized, just as he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw God’s Spirit descending lik

Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem,  2  asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come to pay him homage.”  3  When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him,  4  and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.  5  They t

Matthew 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be pregnant from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to divorce her quietly. 20 But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to

Isaiah 35:1-10 1The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad;    the desert shall rejoice and blossom;like the crocus  2  it shall blossom abundantly    and rejoice with joy and shouting.The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,    the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.They shall see the glory of the Lord,    the majesty of our God. 3 Strengthen the weak hands    and make firm the feeble knees. 4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart,  “Be strong, do not fear!  Here is your Go

Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,    and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,    the spirit of wisdom and understanding,    the spirit of counsel and might,    the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see    or decide by what his ears hear, 4 but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor and decide with equ

Matthew 24:36-44 36  “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.  37  For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.  38  For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,  39  and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so, too, will be the coming of the Son of Man.  40  Then two w

Luke 23:33-43 33  When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.  34  Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots to divide his clothing.  35  And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!”  36  The soldiers also mocke

Isaiah 65:17-25 17 For I am about to create new heavens    and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating,  for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy and its people as a delight. 19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem and delight in my people; no more shall the sound of weeping be heard in it or the cry of distress. 20 No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few days or an old perso

Luke 20:27-40 27  Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him  28  and asked him a question: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.  29  Now there were seven brothers; the first married a woman and died childless;  30  then the second  31  and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless.  32  Finally the wom

Isaiah 1:10-17 10 Hear the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom!  Listen to the teaching of our God,    you people of Gomorrah! 11 What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts;I do not delight in the blood of bulls    or of lambs or of goats. 12 When you come to appear before me,    who asked this from your hand?    Trample my courts no more! 13 Bringing offerings is futile;    incense i

Luke 18:9-14 9He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: 10“Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’ 13But the tax collector, standing

Luke 18:1-8 1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. 2He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. 3In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Grant me justice against my accuser.’ 4For a while he refused, but later he said to himself, ‘Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her just

Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 1These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the...

Luke 17:5-10 5The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you...

1 Timothy 6:6-19  6Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; 7for we brought nothing into the world, so...

Amos 8:4-7 4Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land, 5 saying, “When will the new moon be over...

Exodus 32:7-14 7The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted...

Luke 14:1-14 1 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the Sabbath, they were...

Isaiah 58:9b-14 If you remove the yoke from among you,    the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, 10 if you offer your food to...

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14, 2:18-23 1:2   Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 12  I, the Teacher, was...