SERM: Luke 2:19, Christmas Eve, Free Text

2013-12-20 Thread Richard K. Futrell
Intro This is the hour, the place, and the time for pondering. What a wonderful word: “ponder.” It means something like “meditate.” But meditate sounds a bit too active. “Ponder” comes from the Latin word pondus, meaning a “weight.” “To ponder” means “to consider, to weigh, to hold in bala

SERM: The Lutheran Herald for the Friday after Gaudete

2013-12-20 Thread Rev. Dcn. Jerry Dulas
*Scripture: Isaiah 40:18—41:10 (NKJV)* 40:18 To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? 19 The workman molds an image, the goldsmith overspreads it with gold, and the silversmith casts silver chains. 20 Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution chooses a t

SERM: 1 Samuel 7:7-12, New Year's Eve (free text)

2013-12-20 Thread ERIK ROTTMANN
  The Eve of the New Year   Ebenezer   Grace, mercy, and peace are now yours from God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. In tonight’s reading, “Samuel took a stone and set it up… and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, ‘Till now the Lord has helped us.’”   Dear Christian friends,   Word