Media on Worship (Page 2)

Media on Worship (Page 2)

Christmas Eve 2025

Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. In the days of God’s own choosing. At just the right time. God sent us His Son. As we have confessed, the world is filled up with darkness. The curse of sin and it’s sorrows and thorns have truly infested the creation. We see it everywhere around us. Oh yes, sometimes we successfully ignore the brokenness of this world. We have lots of…

Re-claimed by Immanuel

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2025 | FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT YEAR A Isaiah 7:10–17 | Psalm 24 | Romans 1:1–7 | Matthew 1:18–25 Re-claimed by Immanuel (Matthew 1:18-25) — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. There’s a fancy Greek word that’s used to describe the appearance of God. It’s called a theophany.  And throughout the Old Testament, a theophany, especially a sudden, unexpected theophany, is considered a frightening and deadly…

Re-Claimed and Transformed

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025 | THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT YEAR A Isaiah 35:1–10 | Matthew 11:2–15 Re-claimed and Transformed  (Matthew 11: 2-15) — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. In our Gospel reading for today, John the Baptist is in prison. Herod has jailed John at the request of his wife, Herodias. Herodias was furious because John had criticized her marriage to Herod. Why? She was already married to…

Re-Claimed through Baptism

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2025 | SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT YEAR A Isaiah 11:1–10 | 2 Kings 16:2-8 | Psalm 1:1-3 | Matthew 3:1-12 Re-Claimed Through Baptism Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. — The image that we begin with in Isaiah’s prophecy is the image of the stump. Think of a mighty tree, with a huge trunk and great branches, with beautiful leaves. And then think of it being…

Our Humble King Re-Claims Us

November 30, 2025 – FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT – YEAR A Isaiah 2:1–5 | Romans 13:(8–10) 11–14 | Matthew 21:1–11 Our Humble King Re-Claims Us Grace mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. Today is the first Sunday in Advent and the beginning of a new church year. In the church we begin our year with a time of preparation and expectation for Christmas. We call this season Advent because during…

Re-Claimed for Paradise

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2025 | LAST SUN. of the CH. YEAR; 29 C Luke 23:27–43 Re-Claimed for Paradise — Grace mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The text for today’s message is the Gospel reading from Luke 23, where we hear from the thief on the cross next to Jesus. He says: We are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man [Jesus] has done nothing wrong.” 42…

Re-Claimed from Judgement

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025 | PENTECOST PROPER 28 C Malachi 4:1–6 | Luke 21:5–28 (29–36) Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Every good story comes to an end…there is resolution of the conflicts and a final state of rest. In the ancient Greek tradition, expressed by Aristotle, that final state of rest was either a rise in fortune for the central character…or a tragic downfall. Which way will it…

Re-Claimed by I AM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2025 | PENTECOST 27C Exodus 3:1–15 | Psalm 148 | 2 Thessalonians 2:1–8, 13–17 | Luke 20:27–40 Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. In the beginning, mankind belonged to God. We were made in Him image, His likeness. We were meant to reflect His goodness and love in all that we thought, said, and did. But when sin entered into the world we rejected God’s image…

The Church Triumphant

ALL SAINTS’ DAY (OBSERVED) The Church Triumphant Revelation 7:13-14 — Grace, Mercy and Peace to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear people of God, there is tension between God’s ultimate promise in Christ and the struggles and suffering we face in this present life.  We are pulled between the realities of this life and of the life of the world to come. Pulling in one direction, is the reality of our lives in this…

Here I Stand

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2025 | REFORMATION DAY (Observed) Revelation 14:6–7 | Romans 3:19–28  | John 8:31–36 Here I Stand — Grace, Mercy and Peace be to you from God our Father and the Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. There are moments when Jesus says things that offend us. And our Gospel reading describes one of those times. To the Jews (and to you and to me), Jesus says, “You are slaves.” And whenever we feel like we’re being attacked and accused,…

Persistent, Humble Prayer

PENTECOST PROPER 24 C Luke 18:1–14 — Grace mercy and peace be to you from God, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. You can’t serve two masters. Jesus has made this clear. In Luke 16-18, He has told us a series of stories that illustrate this point. And today in Luke 18, we hear the Lord instructing us in prayer, which reflects this truth. This truth that He alone is our master. The Gospel reading includes the first…