Sermons on Covenants

Sermons on Covenants

Cutting a Covenant

Link to start of sermon This Sunday’s readings Gospel: Luke 13:31-35 31At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” 32He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. 33Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a…

Coming Clean

Link to start of sermon This Sunday’s readings Gospel: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 15As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his…

Love Thy Neighbor

Due to technical difficulties, the announcements portion of the stream recording is in a separate video from the rest of the service. We apologize for the inconvenience. Link to Announcements only video Special thanks to Dr. David Davidson-Methot for presiding this service! Link to start of sermon This Sunday’s Readings Gospel: Mark 13:1-8 1As he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what large stones and what large buildings!” 2Then Jesus asked him, “Do you…

Immersed. Dipped. Changed.

Link to start of sermon This Sunday’s Readings Gospel: Mark 1:4-11 4John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.6Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. 7He proclaimed, “The one who…

Foundations of Community

Link to start of sermon This Sunday’s Readings Old Testament: Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 1Then God spoke all these words: 2I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;3you shall have no other gods before me. 4You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 7You shall not…

The Better Baptism

First Sunday After Epiphany Sermon starts at 15:22 in the recording All Readings Service Booklet Gospel: Mark 1:4-11 4John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.6Now John was clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts…